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• No name is disqualified!
• Do not limit based on who might be able to give.
• Do not limit based on who might have specific interest.

• No need to add contact information - that comes later. It will slow you down now.

• No need to sort or prioritize - that comes later. It will slow you down now.

• Let it sit. Throughout each day, as names come to mind, write them down.

  Download the Namestorm list here.International Program Namestorming.pdf

First Contact: 

Communicate briefly with potential partners about your program and ministry by phone. 
Ask potential partners clearly and confidently if you can send them information about the program you will be attending by mail or email. 

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What to say on the phone call

Download a sample phone call script here to have a template to follow. International program phone script example.docx

Always identify yourself. Acknowledge how you know them as needed. 

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Use the template letter provided (for either a mission trip or an international summer program) below to edit as your own. Please use the highlighted portions at the bottom of the template Word doc in your own letter. 

• Download the Mission Trip Support Letter Template Here.
  Support Letter Fundraising Events.pdf
• Download the extended summer-long program Ministry Team Letter Template Here.Support Letter Fundraising for International LT.docx

When writing a ministry team letter, the personal segments in the sample letter obviously must be rewritten. However, the body of the letter should always include: 

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Reliant's address is 11002 Lake Hart Dr., Suite 100, Orlando, FlFL 32832.

You should have received a HOW TO GIVE link for your donors in an email from Reliant with instructions on How To Give towards the program, including a direct link for online giving. You can print the PDF to include in your ministry letter mailing or attach the PDF or link to an email.

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We suggest sending brief, handwritten thank-you notes the same day you connect with them. 

When to send thank-you notes

• After initial phone call 
• After financial gifts have been received by Reliant
• Send thank you notes within a prayer letter update

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