This is the time of year to put a coat of “new paint” on your thank you letters. Have you tried any of these?
>send a greeting card instead of a business letter…make it friendly and personal;
>include photos of success stories related to the support;
>be transparent about the way the gift is being utilized (like a specific program);
>add an invite that does not ask for more $;
>toss out the old “On behalf of…”invite the donor to something special and tweet about it or chat it up on Facebook;
>share a highlight that informs the donor of how the support helped to creat positive change;
>have the thank you come from one who has really been helped by the support;
>share even seemingly insignificant progress;
>say thank you with a QR Code that links to a clip of you or your clients expressing gratitude.

Please feel free to share some of your creative thank yous with us.