Sample End Genocide Action Summit Fundraising Letter

Dear Aunt Gayle,

I hope you’re doing well. I’m writing to ask you for help with something that is extremely important to me and to countless numbers of people across the globe.

As you may know, I am a member of STAND, a coalition that empowers student leaders with the tools and resources to stop and prevent genocide. For example, students of STAND are working with fellow students as well as with affected communities to build political will for policies that help end genocide and protect civilians in conflict.

On October 22nd, student and community activists around the country will convene in Washington, DC for the End Genocide Action Summit – a conference designed to educate, empower, and highlight the work of activists who are driving the movement to prevent and stop genocide and mass atrocities. Hundreds of activists and other experts will convene in Washington, D.C. around a common theme and purpose: creating a generation without genocide.

The End Genocide Action Summit will equip me with grassroots organizing and advocacy skills, plus in-depth education on conflicts of concern. Preeminent speakers and experts in the field will lead these discussions by providing their critical perspectives and inviting an exchange of ideas. In addition, I will meet with Insert name of your Senator here! on an October 24th lobby day to push for key genocide prevention legislation. By donating to my school’s STAND Chapter, you can make a tangible impact on our efforts to protect and empower those targeted in Sudan, Burma, and the Congo.

Your contribution, large or small, can make a big impact on my ability to be empowered by this conference!

- $50-100 ß depends when you register covers one student’s End Genocide Action Summit registration fee

- $___ covers one student’s travel to and from Washington D.C.

- $___ covers one student’s accommodations for one night.

I ask you to join me in taking a STAND against genocide and mass atrocities.

Your donation will help my STAND chapter and me participate in this historical conference. Thank you for considering this request. I will call you in the next week to follow up.

Please contact me by phone [your phone] or email [your email] if you have any questions about the End Genocide Action Summit or our anti-genocide advocacy work.

Sincerely,

Your Favorite STAND Student

Checks can be made out to: University STAND Chapter, 123 A Street, Your City, Your State ZIP or your home address in case someone is sponsoring you specifically, rather than your chapter as a whole.