# Donation Request Letters: Complete Guide for Nonprofits and Schools

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- Last updated: 2026-10-25
- Author: Tom Kelly

## Facts

- **250,000+:** events completed since 2007
- **$1B+:** raised for charitable causes
- **4.9:** rating on Google
- **50,000+:** nonprofits and schools served

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Last updated: October 2026 · **By Tom Kelly, CEO of CharityAuctions.com**

**Direct answer:** the letters that get responses are specific, personalized, and sent early. Below are copy-paste templates that work. And while you wait for replies, you can lock in your big-ticket items today with $0 upfront.

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$23,200

raised on 4 packages at one recent gala

$7,500

kept by the nonprofit, after package costs

$0

paid upfront, ever

## Letters take weeks. Packages take 10 minutes.

Send the letters. They work. But businesses need 6 weeks to 4 months to reply, and nobody donates a $5,000 trip. While you wait, add 3 to 5 risk-free packages so your catalog already has big-ticket items:

### Donation letters

- 6 weeks to 4 months for replies
- Gift cards and products, rarely big-ticket
- Many no-replies and cause restrictions

### 3 risk-free packages

- 10 minutes to add to your package list
- Trips and experiences worth thousands
- $0 upfront, pay only if they sell

[Request the free catalog](https://charityauctions.com/risk-free-auction-items?ref=donation-request-letters#book-call)

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