You have to be persistent and often ask the same people three or four times (and sometimes more). Using the fund raising letter provided by Habitat for Humanity as a template, I wrote my own letter.I did some research on fundraising techniques and found that people respond better when you include a personal story, as Nicole did.

I received a large donation from my gym and will receive one next year from my bank as I missed their fiscal year deadline this year. Banks are required by law to make a certain amount of charitable donations. You may feel that you're being a bother but sometimes you have to be.