Experience

I have been in the fundraising industry for more than 30 years, and have written for over 250 non profit organizations from homeless shelters, to hospitals, to environmental organizations.

Awards

2011 – New England Direct Marketing Association Gold Award for Copywriting

2009 – Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association Package of the Year Award 

2009 – New England Direct Marketing Association Gold and Silver Awards for Direct Mail Fundraising

2009 – New England Direct Marketing Association Gold Award for Copywriting

2008 – Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association Package of the Year Award for Renewal Letter

Creative and Successful Letters, Emails and Web Pages

My letters have won awards.  But the best awards in direct-mail fundraising are results.  My letters consistently get results, as evidenced by the fact that I have written for many non-profit organizations for more than a decade.  I wrote for an international development agency for 11 years, a domestic development agency for 12 years, a school for guide dog training for 15 years, and I have written for a national shelter for runaway teens and a hospital for advanced cancer patients for more than 20 years.

For Agencies

Writers don’t have to be hard to work with.  I have worked in and for direct mail fundraising agencies .  I can help you meet short deadlines, and I know how the agency creative process works.  I’ll fight for my copy when I think it’s important, but I know your priority is to create letters that match the organization as well as get results.

For Non Profit Organizations

I have also worked directly with many non profits as an independent writer.  I can help you make your communications with your donors professional and successful, while protecting your relationship with those who support your organization.  I have also been involved with charitable organizations as a volunteer, an employee, and a board member, which helps me to understand all the pieces that have to come together to create a letter that reflects your organization and raises money.

Samples and List of Organizations

This website contains a few samples of my writing and a list of the types of organizations for which I’ve written.  If you’d like additional samples, a list of specific organizations, or to discuss fees, please call me at 631-569-5552, or email me at tom@tompelletier.com.