Fundraising Champion Email Guide
You can use these email templates to reach out to your personal network and spread the word about your fundraiser. Just copy and paste the text below into your email client, fill in the placeholders, and add some personal flair to make it your own!
Before Give 250 Connecticut
Subject: Join me in Supporting [MUNCIPALITY NAME]
Hi [first_name],
I am excited to announce that I am supporting [MUNICIPALITY NAME] during Give 250 Connecticut by taking on the role of a fundraising champion. My fundraising will help [MUNICIPALITY NAME] to plan [X] to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026!
[Fundraiser Story: Why are you supporting this municipality? What impact has this municipality had on you/your family/your friends?]
Give 250 Connecticut is [EXPLAIN WHAT Give 250 Connecticut IS], so join the movement by contributing to my fundraiser on July 1-11! Check out my fundraising page here: [LINK TO FUNDRAISING PAGE]
Thank you for supporting me and [MUNICIPALITY NAME]!
Subject: I Need Your Help!
Hi [first name],
Give 250 Connecticut, is only X days away. [MUNICIPALITY NAME] is participating in this celebration and I want to support them on July 1-11. I need you help to make a difference!
Your contributions can make a big impact on [THOSE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY CAMPAIGN]:
[Example - pull from municipality's donation levels:
$25 - Purchases litter for a cat for 6 months
$50 - Feeds a cat for a year
$100 - Vaccinates a cat
$250 - Purchases a room of new cat enclosures]
Together we can [OBJECTIVE]. Visit [LINK TO FUNDRAISING PAGE] to support me and [MUNICIPALITY NAME]!
Thank you!
During Give 250 Connecticut
Subject: Give 250 Connecticut is here - Support [MUNICIPALITY NAME]
Hi [first_name],
TODAY is the day! It’s July 1-11, so the time to give is now. My goal is to raise $[YOUR FUNDRIASER GOAL] in support of [MUNICIPALITY NAME], but I can’t reach my goal alone.
Please join me in helping [MUNICIPALITY NAME] to [OBJECTIVE] by visiting my fundraising page at: [FUNDRAISING PAGE LINK].
If you’ve already donated, thank you so much for your support! I hope you’ll consider sharing my fundraising page with your friends and family on social media to get the word out about [MUNICIPALITY NAME] and the difference they make to our community!
Thank you!
Subject: Only a few more hours left to give!
Hi [first_name],
Can you believe Give 250 Connecticut is almost over? With [$ AMOUNT YOU’VE RAISED] already raised for [MUNICIPALITY NAME], I am proud of my impact as a fundraising champion!
I am so thankful for the support of my community throughout this giving celebration - but the giving isn’t over yet! Visit my fundraising page at [FUNDRAISING PAGE LINK] and make a contribution to help me reach my goal.
You can also show your support by sharing my fundraising page with your friends and family on social media!
Thank you again!
After Give 250 Connecticut
Subject: Thank you
Hi [first_name],
Thank you so much for all of your support during Give 250 Connecticut. Because of you, I was able to raise $[AMOUNT THAT YOU RAISED] for [MUNICIPALITY NAME]! Together, we made an impact on the projects which will benefit our community.
You rock!