[Nfbc-info] Sample of a fundraising email

[Bryan Bashin]

Mike,

Great effort with the fundraising letters.  One small detail about 
the draft letter is the percentage of blind Americans who are 
unemployed.  You mentioned 85 percent.  Actually the standard figure 
quoted is 70 percent, and if you give a hard look at the best 
research you will find that among working-age Americans who are blind 
and available to work the percentage who are unemployed may drop to 
60 percent plus or minus a couple of percent.  So just so we're not 
challenged on this point it would certainly be safe and conservative 
to say our unemployment rate is between 60 to 70 percent.

Best,

Bryan

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At 01:31 PM 9/30/2009, you wrote:
>Hi all here's what I sent out.  Feel free to use it by taking my and 
>Terra's names out and inserting yours or
>if you want to promote us why not leave it as is and send everywhere!
>Whozit will be very happy to use the money donated I'm sure.
>And blind people will be even happier learning to read braille--in 
>Fact Terra My beloved, is just getting ready to learn grade two--she 
>should have been taught in elementary school but the powers that 
>were decided her sight was to good--only problem Terra has Glacoma 
>and her site has deteriorated now what.
>Whozit and the walkers who will participate and many others here on 
>list can give you the answer.
>Here's the email and as I said before use it as you will to promote 
>the walk for braille literacy!
>Mike
>            Hi everyone. this is a one time request.  Terra and I will be
>walking to increase Braille literacy on October 22 and will walk across the
>golden Gate Bridge.
>Although the form has some set amounts that are suggested you can check the
>"Other box and enter whatever amount you like.
>Currently only about 10% of all blind people can read Braille. This is a
>marked decline from the 1950's when about 65% did.  The reason this matters
>is when blind people decide to go to work reading matters.  It has been
>proven that the majority of blind people who find employment and or remain
>employed can read.
>85% of the blind now are unemployed.  If they  are to find and maintain work
>literacy is very important.
>In addition the ability to read makes a lot of other parts of life much
>easier like writing reminder notes, taking a telephone number when someone
>calls, making a shopping list, or teaching a class. Think of what your life
>might be like if you couldn't read.
>If you want to sponsor me, Michael Peterson or my wife Terra Peterson justGo
>to the website listed below,Than   select our name in the drop down box when
>the form asks you who you want to sponsor.
>the flier says:
>"  Whozit will meet his friends at the Golden Gate Bridge and
>>walk the bridge to bring the message of Braille literacy to the San
>>Francisco Bay Area.  This event will mark the beginning of the
>>California state convention.
>>For more information about
>>sponsoring a walker go to
>www.nfbcal.org
>Thanks for reading
>Michael Peterson
>PS Please feel free to share this with any other interested friends.
>
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