1. Print the template on letterhead. We've compiled common types of donation requests, plus carefully crafted templates that your team can use to jumpstart your outreach.This document provides a sample format for a letter acknowledging an in-kind contribution or donation. Donors should follow these three steps to put a matching gift in motion: 1. Donor submits donation to be matched to the Oakland Public Education Fund. 2. A simple donation letter sample can start with, "You've been a big part of our organization's fabric over the years. Please fill out this form to request a donated membership. If your request is granted, someone from the Museum will be in touch. Provide your peer-to-peer fundraising participants with a template like this to show them how to solicit these gifts. Checks can be made payable to "Temple Sinai" and mailed to: Temple Sinai 2808 Summit Street Oakland, CA 94609.