Giving Tuesday Templates for Food Pantries

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REAL ZEFFY FORM · GIVING TUESDAY 2025

The Table Florida's Giving Tuesday form, built free on Zeffy

  1. Donation matching: Name your match partners and the amount, so each donation doubles into more rent help for neighbors.
  2. A named need: Name each need, from partial rent to free bus passes, so donors know what keeps people housed.
  3. A real number: Share a real number, like 90+ people at a free dinner, so donors see what they'd keep going.

Re-engage your donors in 3 emails

Start with donors who skipped last year
3 emails, no more
Never two days in a row
7 DAYS BEFORE

Donors who skipped last year

Fresh food boxes for 40 families, starting early

Hi [First name],

Since you last gave, [Name] came through our Thursday pantry line for the first time. Her hours had been cut. She left with a box that had fresh vegetables and eggs.

Next week is Giving Tuesday, and we're raising $1,000 for fresh produce and protein for the pantry line through the end of the year. That's fresh food boxes for 40 families, at $25 per box.

Would you start us off with an early gift? Early gifts build momentum for everyone who gives after you.

[Donation link]

Thank you for caring about your neighbors.

[Your name]
[Org name]

GIVING TUESDAY

Recent donors, plus last week's group

$1,000 for 40 families' fresh food boxes, today

Hi [First name],

It's Giving Tuesday, and today is the day. Our goal is $1,000 for fresh food boxes for 40 families, and we're at [Total raised] so far.

Here's what a gift covers:

  • $15: fresh produce for part of one family's weekly box
  • $50: two full fresh food boxes for two families
  • $100: four full boxes, a month of Thursdays for one family

100% of your gift goes to fresh produce and protein for our pantry line. We use Zeffy, a platform that's free for nonprofits.

Pick the amount that feels right: [Donation link]

Thank you, neighbor.

[Your name]
[Org name]

2 DAYS AFTER

Everyone who gave

Your gift put fresh food on the pantry line

Hi [First name],

Thank you. Together we raised [Total raised], with gifts from [Number of donors] people. That means [Outcome reached].

[Name], who first came through our Thursday pantry line after her hours got cut, will find fresh vegetables and eggs there through the end of the year, thanks to you.

Giving Tuesday is wrapped up, so there's nothing more to do today. Our December appeal is coming soon. If you'd like to keep giving before then, you can here: [Year-end appeal link]

[Your name]
[Org name]

Giving Tuesday Social Captions for Food Pantries

template 1

[Name] came through our Thursday pantry line for the first time after her hours got cut, and left with a box that had fresh vegetables and eggs. Today we're raising $1,000 so [Org name] can keep fresh produce and protein on the pantry line through December. That's 40 boxes at $25 each. $50 covers two boxes for two families. $100 covers a month of Thursdays for one family. Give: [Donation link] Our donation platform, Zeffy, is free for nonprofits, so 100% of your gift reaches the pantry. #GivingTuesday

template 2

Fresh vegetables and eggs for 40 families this winter. Today is Giving Tuesday, and [Org name] is raising $1,000 for the pantry line. $25 = one fresh food box: vegetables, eggs, and protein for a family's week. Tap the link in bio to give. 100% of your gift reaches the pantry because we use Zeffy, which is free for nonprofits. #GivingTuesday #FoodPantry #FreshFood

template 3

I run [Org name], and this Giving Tuesday we're raising $1,000 for fresh produce and protein on our Thursday pantry line.

[Donation link]

More neighbors are stretching tight budgets, and fresh food is the first thing to go. $25 buys one fresh food box, so our goal covers 40 families through December. If you're a business owner or board member, please share this link or consider matching a gift. Every dollar goes to the program because our platform, Zeffy, is free for nonprofits.

Thank you for standing with our pantry.

#GivingTuesday

Giving Tuesday Campaigns Ideas for Food Pantries

📅 Run a five-day giving week

Each day highlights one shelf need, and you share how far you got.

🧺 Let donors fund grocery boxes

Donors pick a box online, from $25 for a week of staples.

🎟️ Raffle a holiday dinner basket

Volunteers pack one turkey and sides, and supporters buy tickets online or at pickup.

📊 Set a goal in family boxes

A live bar fills with each gift until you reach 75 boxes.

💌 Invite lapsed donors back

Send one note to people whose last gift was over a year ago.

📱 Put QR codes on food bins

Donors who drop off cans can also scan to give cash for fresh items.