Following up

A small simple follow-up could mean the difference between continued support or no future support. When soliciting, looking for volunteers or getting any support it is so important to let those people know that you are grateful and appreciative for all they have done. A simple note for volunteers thanking them and outlining their efforts will be appreciated as they can use that for resume purposes. Thank you letters to donors is key as they may need it to file away or they may like to have them stored for references in the future. For all those individuals who helped you on perhaps a smaller level, or a more personal level, a gracious phone call and/or letter will show them that their time and effort did not go unnoticed. This goes for those who even gave you simple advice, it may have helped you out a lot. So in short, a Thank You goes a very long way.