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How Congregation Beth Sholom raised $10,191 on Giving Tuesday with Zeffy
- Gifts tied to impact: Each gift has a job, from Chanukah candles to sidewalks cleared of snow so people can gather.
- A named need: One use is the eternal light in the sanctuary, a gift people can picture keeping lit.
- 100% to the mission: Tell donors 100% of their gift goes to the mission, so all of it reaches the congregation.
Re-engage your donors in 3 emails
Donors who skipped last year
[Name] read the aleph-bet aloud, and 20 kids need books
Hi [First name],
Last fall, [Name] started in our Hebrew school. One Sunday morning, [Name] read the aleph-bet aloud to the whole class for the first time.
Moments like that are why we're writing to you, a friend of our community.
On Giving Tuesday, we're raising $1,000 for Hebrew school books, siddurim and holiday kits for 20 kids. That's $50 per child.
Would you come back with an early gift? Early gifts give the whole day a running start.
Give here: [Donation link]
Thank you for being part of our congregation.
[Your name]
[Org name]
Everyone who gave recently, plus last week's readers
Help us fill 20 Hebrew school kits today
Hi [First name],
It's Giving Tuesday, and today is the day to fill 20 Hebrew school kits for our kids.
Last week we wrote to you about [Name] reading the aleph-bet aloud to the class. We're raising $1,000, and [Total raised] is in so far.
Here's what a gift covers:
- $25: half a child's Hebrew school kit, a siddur and workbook
- $75: a full kit for one child plus a holiday craft pack for the class
- $150: full kits for three children, books and holiday materials included
100% of your gift goes to our Hebrew school. We use Zeffy, a platform that's free for nonprofits.
Will you give today? [Donation link]
[Your name]
[Org name]
Everyone who gave
Thank you: books and siddurim are on their way to our kids
Hi [First name],
Thank you.
[Number of donors] people from our community gave, and together we raised [Total raised] for Hebrew school books, siddurim and holiday kits. That means [Outcome reached].
Next, [Name] gets a siddur and workbook to take home, and the aleph-bet reading continues every Sunday morning.
Our December appeal is coming soon, and we'll share more about what's ahead for the congregation. If you'd like to keep going before then, here's a link: [Year-end appeal link]
No pressure at all. Thank you for being part of this.
[Your name]
[Org name]
🕯️ Run a week of giving
Share one story a day from Giving Tuesday through Shabbat, with one link for gifts.
🍎 Sponsor a Shabbat dinner
Donors pick a dinner, a challah bundle, or a holiday meal box and sponsor it online.
🎟️ Raffle a holiday table basket
Members buy tickets online for a basket of wine, honey, and baked goods before Hanukkah.
📊 Set a Hebrew school goal
Show a live progress bar for new books and supplies, and update it daily.
💌 Invite lapsed members back
Email people who haven't given in a year with a personal note and a short form.
🤝 Ask members to host a table
Each member invites friends to give toward a community meal through their own shareable link.
Giving Tuesday Social Captions for Jewish Organizations
[Name] started in our Hebrew school last fall. On a Sunday morning, [Name] read the aleph-bet aloud to the whole class for the first time.
Today we're raising $1,000 so 20 kids can have their own books and holiday kits. $25 covers a siddur and workbook. $75 gives one child a full kit plus a holiday craft pack for the class.
Give here: [Donation link]
We use Zeffy, which is free for nonprofits, so 100% of your gift reaches our classrooms.
#GivingTuesday
A new student read the aleph-bet out loud to the whole class on a Sunday morning.
Today we want every child in our Hebrew school to have their own books.
$25 = a siddur and workbook, half of one child's kit.
Our goal is $1,000 for 20 kids. Tap the link in bio to give. 100% of your gift reaches our classrooms.
#GivingTuesday #HebrewSchool #JewishCommunity
This Giving Tuesday, [Org name] is raising $1,000 to put books in the hands of 20 Hebrew school children.
[Donation link]
At $50 per child, a siddur, workbook and holiday materials mean each student can follow along in class and celebrate Shabbat and the holidays with the rest of our community. Our Hebrew school budget is small, so supplies are where a gift goes furthest.
Every dollar goes to the program because our platform, Zeffy, is free for nonprofits. Please give, share this with a colleague, or consider matching a gift.
#GivingTuesday