[fundraising] renewal mailing; silent auction

[Maureen Doyle]

it is a good letter. Could we just change the info
about the candidates (update it) and leave the rest
pretty much the same?

in the first paragraph maybe we could mention
something about "these times of large campaign
contributions, billionaires, etc., the GRP is one
place where your donation, no matter how small, is
truly valued". Somehting like that.

just an idea! maureen
--- Daniel Melnechuk <isis at isisdesign.com> wrote:

> 
> On Aug 9, 2007, at 11:38 PM, Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com
> wrote:
> 
> > Dan - if it is easy to put your hand on the text
> of the old renewal  
> > thank you
> > letter and you want to post it to us, maybe some
> of our brains can  
> > start
> > thinking abou tthe re-write - Love, grace
> 
> Here is the text from the thank you letter for
> people who renew (that  
> fits on one side of a sheet):
> 
> Dear ,
> 
> Thank you for your recent financial support for the
> Massachusetts  
> Green-Rainbow Party. Your important financial
> contributions have  
> funded campaigning, operational costs,
> communications, the  
> convention, and much more. We rely on your help so
> much because we do  
> not accept funding from corporations.
> 
> 
> When we invest in the Party, we invest in the
> conviction that we can  
> make this world work for everyone. We build momentum
> to further  
> organize, have issue events, increase membership,
> develop candidates  
> and staff, and make a difference in Massachusetts.
> 
> This year we nominated a diverse slate of candidates
> to run for  
> various commonwealth-wide offices including:
> 
> * Grace Ross for Governor.  Grace is a Worcester
> activist, former GRP  
> co-chair, and longtime low-income organizer.  She is
> the first  
> lesbian to run for governor.
> 
> * Wendy Van Horne for Lieutenant Governor.  Wendy is
> a Lunenburg  
> resident, nurse, and GRP co-chair.  She is also the
> first Asian  
> American to run for any statewide office in
> Massachusetts and at age  
> 22, she is the youngest candidate for lieutenant
> governor in recent  
> Massachusetts history.
> 
> * James O'Keefe for Treasurer and Receiver General. 
> Jamie is a  
> Somerville resident, and ran as our candidate for
> treasurer in 2002  
> and received 8% of the vote.  James is a former
> party co-chair,  
> treasurer and helped found Mystic River
> Green-Rainbow Action.
> 
> * Jill Stein for Secretary of the Commonwealth. 
> Jill was our  
> candidate for governor in 2002 and a legislative
> candidate in 2004.   
> She is also a founder of the Mass. Coalition for
> Healthy Communities.
> 
> We need your continued assistance to make this
> campaign successful  
> and to use it to identify the candidates, activists
> and supporters  
> who will advance our message in the 2007 local
> elections.
> 
> We need more than just your financial support.  We
> also need your  
> time and effort.  Please visit
> http://www.green-rainbow.org/ 
> volunteer.html if you are able to volunteer.
> 
> Also, please consider becoming a sustaining donor
> with a minimum  
> monthly contribution of just $10. Simply fill out
> the accompanying  
> form and send it to: Green-Rainbow Party, PO Box
> 440353, Somerville  
> MA 02144. Make checks payable to "Green-Rainbow
> Party, Federal Fund."  
> Check off the monthly sustainer box to become a
> sustainer.
> 
> We cannot do it without you, please give generously.
> 
> Thank you for your continuing support.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> Brian O'Connell, Fundraising Associate,
> Green-Rainbow Party of MA
> 
> P.S. We are trying to make supporting us easier and
> quicker for you.  
> Simply go to:www.green-rainbow.org/contrib.html to
> contribute on- 
> line.  Please be as generous as you can.  Every
> dollar you give and  
> hour you volunteer moves us closer to creating a
> better world for  
> ourselves, our children and our planet.
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>
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