Imagine, for a moment, that you are a fundraiser. You've just registered for your nonprofit's fundraising event and created a personal fundraising page. Now it's time to send out an email with a link to your fundraising page and ask your friends to donate. But what should you say? Nonprofit organizations, this is your time to shine. Show your fundraisers an example of a great email they can send to their family and friends, like this one:

You will know best how to send this sample email to your fundraisers, but here are some ideas you could try:

• Email your fundraisers and include the sample email in the body of your email or as an attachment.
• Post the sample email on your blog.
• Send it in a message through Facebook or post it as a note to your Facebook fan page.

Strong, compelling emails from fundraisers result in more online donations. Your fundraisers can use an example like this email as a model to start asking their friends to donate to their fundraising pages.

To get all your fundraisers' email addresses, check your reports.