Create a Guide/Template: How to write a donor acknowledgement

[mmaecruz]

Overview

We need to create a guide to making donor acknowledgement so that projects can thank donors quickly without having to get org approval for each letter.

Action Items

The phases in the guide-making process are listed below. Each phase displayed in blue is linked to a wiki page with instructions on how to complete that phase. Open the wiki page in a new tab, copy the instructions for each part into the section labeled 'Tasks' at the bottom of this issue, and complete each task listed.

• Gather Examples Solo (open in a new tab)
• Gather Examples Collaboratively
• Create a Guide Draft
  • If needed, create a template
• Have your guide peer reviewed
• Present your guide for leadership review

Resources/Instructions

• Google Drive Folder for this Guide’s documents and shortcuts (to documents in other locations) 0103 [DRAFT] Create a Guide/Template: How to write a donor acknowledgement

Projects to Check

Tasks

• This is where you will copy instructions from the wiki page for the step you are currently on.

Resources

Guide How To - Write a Donor Acknowledgement Letter

[Olivia-Chiong]

Discussed with @mmaecruz regarding the next steps, we will draft the letter to Food Oasis donors and include an ask of "Would you like to be informed of upcoming volunteer opportunities including XYZ"

[mmaecruz]

Talked to @ExperimentsInHonesty about taking this guide and using the format in the how-to guide:

[mmaecruz]

@hackforla/fundraising This donor acknowledgement guide has been updated to reflect the standard formatting for H4LA guides!

Find it here

[Aditya23soni]

Prior version of issue

### Overview We need to create a guide to making donor acknowledgement so that projects can thank donors quickly without having to get org approval for each letter.

Action Items

• Gather examples of how other Hack for LA projects have done, adding each example as a link in the resources section
  • Once done, remove the "TG: Gather Examples" label and add the "TG: Draft Template" label
• Create a draft template, either in markdown format in this issue or a google doc in the product management google drive
  • Once done, remove the "TG: Draft Template" label and add the "TG: Create Guide" label
• Create a guide on how to use the template
  • Once done, remove the "TG: Create Guide" label and add the "TG: Review Guide" label
• Review the guide with product management communities of practice
  • Once done, remove the "TG: Review Guide" label and add the "TG: Leadership Review" label
• Present to Hack for LA leadership team for sign off
  • Once approved, remove the "TG: Leadership Review" label and add the "TG: Place Guide" label
• Possibly create an issue template on .github
  • Include link to template under resources if you add it as a template in .github

Resources

• Refer to Create a Guide/Template: How to Format A Guide #106 for how to write a guide and the guide template

[Aditya23soni]

Assignee, Labels, Project Board Placement, and Milestones for this issue in the Revenue Repo:

[fchan218]

@Aditya23soni Please add link to the Google Drive Folder under resources. Use to this issue for reference:

• Create a Guide/Template:Fundraising Project Template #100