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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I think the letter in GUIDESTAR below has nailed the questions people ask before donating. Perhaps this will could help us with writing appeal letters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 21, 2012 8:16 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> We Can Help Your Favorite Cause<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We were so excited and humbled to see this blog post from our friend Kate at iOnPoverty.tv that we decided to share it with all of you. We couldn’t agree with her more. There are
a lot of issues—big and small—that people are working every day to solve. As an individual, the best approach may be to pick one or two causes and care passionately and deeply about them. But as an organization, we can take a step back and help
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white">"There are so many ways to make a change in this world that it’s difficult to know where to begin. Even if you have a cause you’re passionate about, like eradicating hunger, it’s
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donate money to a national organization? <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">And if you do decide to donate money, how can you ensure that your contribution is being used as fully as possible to help the people you intend it to go to? The
last question, at least, is easily answered. You can turn to GuideStar."</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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