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- Peer-to-peer fundraising: Let supporters start a team or fundraise solo, so more neighbors help seals and sea turtles heal.
- What only you do: Tell donors your role: the only permitted center in New York rehabilitating local seals and sea turtles.
- A timely need: Tie the day to what's next: the coming stranding season, when turtles stunned by cold water need rescue.
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Donors who skipped last year
A 4th grade class finally made it to the tide pools
Hi [First name],
Last spring, a 4th grade teacher who had never been able to afford a coast trip brought their class to our tide pools. We covered the bus and the guide, and the students spent the morning learning ocean literacy with their hands in the water.
On Giving Tuesday, we're raising $1,000 to put 100 local students on a guided tide pool field trip. That's $10 per student, with the bus, guide and tide pool gear covered.
Would you come back with an early gift? Early gifts help us build momentum before the day.
[Donation link]
Thank you,
[Your name]
[Org name]
Recent donors and last week's readers
$1,000 to get 100 students to the tide pools
Hi [First name],
It's Giving Tuesday, and today is the day. Last week we told you about a 4th grade teacher who finally got their class to our tide pools. Today we're working toward $1,000 for 100 local students on trips like that, and we're at [Total raised] so far.
Here's what your gift pays for:
- $20: two students' guided tide pool trip, including bus seat and gear
- $50: five students' field trip with a marine educator at the shore
- $250: a full class of 25 students on a guided tide pool trip
100% of your gift goes to these field trips.
Will you give today?
[Donation link]
Thank you,
[Your name]
[Org name]
Everyone who gave
Students are headed to the tide pools, thanks to you
Hi [First name],
Thank you. [Number of donors] donors gave this Giving Tuesday, and together we raised [Total raised]. That puts [Outcome reached] on a guided tide pool trip.
Remember the 4th grade teacher from our first note? Teachers like them can now book spring dates for their classes, knowing the bus, the guide and the tide pool gear are covered.
Our December appeal is coming soon. If you'd like to keep going before then, here's the link: [Year-end appeal link]
With thanks,
[Your name]
[Org name]
🌊 Run a five-day giving week
Share one ocean story each day, ending with a Tuesday ask for school programs.
🐚 Offer tide pool trip sponsorships
Donors choose a bus ride, a set of nets, or a student's seat online.
🎣 Auction a sunrise boat trip
Ask a local captain to donate a trip, then let supporters bid online.
🔬 Fund ten classroom microscopes
Donors watch a live progress bar fill as $50 gifts each cover one.
💌 Reconnect with lapsed donors
Write to donors whose last gift was over a year ago, sharing student photos.
🏖️ Host a pledge-per-pound beach cleanup
Friends pledge a few dollars per pound of trash collected, using a QR code.
Giving Tuesday Social Captions for Ocean Education Services
[Name] is a 4th grade teacher who had never been able to afford a coast trip. Last spring, after we covered the bus and the guide, their class met the tide pools for the first time.
Today we're raising $1,000 to send 100 more local students out at $10 each. $20 sends two students. $250 sends a full class of 25.
Give here: [Donation link]
100% of your gift goes to the field trips, because [Org name] uses Zeffy, a platform that's free for nonprofits.
#GivingTuesday
A 4th grade class, a bus, and their first look at a tide pool. 🌊
Today we're raising $1,000 to get 100 local students to the shore.
$20 = two kids crouched over a sea star with a guide beside them, bus ride and gear already paid for.
Link in bio. 100% of your gift goes to the trips.
#GivingTuesday #OceanLiteracy #TidePools
For many local classes, the bus is the hardest part of a coast trip to pay for.
[Donation link]
This Giving Tuesday, [Org name] is raising $1,000 so 100 local students can explore a tide pool with a guide, at $10 per student with bus and gear covered.
If your business would like to match gifts, or you can share this with your network, I'd be grateful.
Every dollar goes to the program because our platform, Zeffy, is free for nonprofits.
#GivingTuesday