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Zachary, John M, Nick Your assignment: respond to a Fundraising Letter. You must say no to their request.

of writing very well which makes this letter very successful.
 * We decided to use the first fundraising sample letter because it was the best at persuading and appealing to the reader to donate to their cause. It exhibits all of the 5 C's

Here is a sample of a fundraising letter that i found. Let me know what you think. ~Nick

This is an excellent letter. it is formatted correctly and the grammar is very good. The language is very clear and concise and there is no problem in determining the intent of the letter. All five "C's" are covered extremely well in this letter. Also as it it a persuasive letter, all persuasive elements are covered rather well. -Zach

After reading this fundraising letter I feel like I should make a donation to this cause. The author is very persuasive in portraying the purpose of the fundraiser. The post script says that if there are not any donors then there will not be sufficient funds to keep the program. This really sways the reader to make a contribution. -John My Sample Letter -Zach

This was a good sample of a fundraising letter is did especially well by appealing to the reader's emotions. It also does a good job exhibiting the 5 C's of writing. The information is clear and flows well but it could be a little more concise. ~ Nick

The author depicts how he has a connection with the disease. This shows how much he cares about the cause. Bill could trim up the letter so the reader does not get bored when reading it. The opeining paragraph does a great job of showing what the letter is about. -John

Fundraising letter sample -John

Overall this is a well written letter, but it is lacking in some areas. Although it is trying to persuade people to donate, it is lacking in some of the persuasive elements; elthos, pathos, and logos. And although the 5 "C's" are covered fairly well, the letter's language could be more clear, concise, and more professional. -Zach

This fundraising letter was written well and supports the claims with evidence to persuade the reader. The letter uses language that is more personal and less professional and it need to be more concise. On a postive note, the format for the letter was good and it provided multiple ways for the reader to contact them.~ Nick