No time to write an end of year appeal? We made a bunch of templates so you can plug & play. (See section 5)
Seek the Lord
Determine an amount
Take your monthly shortfall (support goal - promises) x 15 + backpay OR $10,000; whichever you feel better about setting as your goal.
Gather your names
Take a snapshot of your giving
Choose your method
Build your materials
Templates:
- Letter (can print/mail through ChalkLine)
- Magnet (landscape or portrait)
- Thanksgiving Card
Orders from ChalkLine can be paid directly with your Reliant Fund Number. ChalkLine can also drop-ship printed pieces directly to your recipients.
Scripts:
- 1:1 Invitation to Give
- Follow-up Phone Call/ Voicemail
- Follow-up Email
- Follow-up Text
Enter the contest!
Send a copy of your end of year appeal to MTD@Reliant.org be entered into a drawing for a fabulous prize.
Follow up!
Our MTD efforts are most effective when there's a personal invitation to give, then some follow-up until a decision is made.
Follow-up can include text messages, phone calls, emails, snail-mail letters, greeting cards, postcards, video messages, video calls, and other Creative Ways to Connect.
Thank your donors & praise Jesus
Discover who to thank:
- Compare your giving snapshot to your current giving to see who increased.
- Pull special giving report. Here's how.
Write thank you cards:
Celebrate what the Lord has done! Ps 126:3