Letter of Support Builder

Draft the request email and generate a specific support letter. Supports Habit 8.

The request email

Send this to the person you are asking, with the draft letter and your aims attached.

Recipient name

Funder

One sentence: what the project is and what it will accomplish Their specific connection to the work Their role in the project (or leave blank for a needs-only letter) Your deadline for them (set it several days before the real one)

The letter itself

Supporting organization

Signer name and title

Who they are, one or two sentences The relationship (worked together since, same community, etc.) The need, ideally with a fact or number from their vantage point Their specific commitment (refer participants, share data, advisory board...)

Generated draft letter

Builds from your entries. Copy it into the signer's letterhead and let them edit.

Reminder (Habit 8): never ask for a letter before your aims exist. A letter can only be specific if the request is.