HSM Mission Trip Fundraising Information One of the greatest opportunities that come with taking part in a mission trip is the process of trusting God to provide the necessary money to go. Please don’t let money be a reason why you don’t go on this trip! The amount may seem impossible to you, but the process of trusting God to provide can be an awesome faith builder for both you and your family. The primary means of raising funds will be through support letters. These letters will encourage the giving of both prayer and financial support and can be sent to anyone you know who might want to support you and the trip. A good place to start are CCC attenders, family members, friends, etc. Please submit a rough draft of the support letter you would like to send out to elizabethb@cccomaha.org. We will take a look and your letter and reply with approval and any recommended edits. Once you have recieved approval, you can immediately begin sending out your letters. Parents: Use this as a chance to build some ownership of the trip in your student by encouraging them to work and pay for their own trip deposit and/or a portion of the trip. Students may be able to get a job or save money through babysitting, yard work for neighbors, etc. Students can also be encouraged to use birthday money for the trip. As humans, the more we pay for something, the more we value it, and it is no different when it comes to a mission trip experience. The work your student is doing to raise their own money for the trip should be included in the support letter. This helps those who are considering supporting your student see that they are also committed financially to making this trip happen. WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR LETTER 1. A brief paragraph about what God has been doing in your life recently. 2. General information about the trip: • Where are you going and why you desire to go? • What do you hope to accomplish? • How do you hope to see your life changed? 3. Specific info about the trip like who you’ll be working with and what kind of work/outreach you’ll be doing. 4. Instructions on how they can help you: • Prayer support - give them a few specific requests • Financial support • Specify the total amount needed (minus your deposit) • Let them know what you are planning to pay and how (birthday/Christmas, job, extra chores) • Include details about how to give financially towards your trip • Let them know that their gifts are tax deductible. • GIVE ONLINE: In order for people to be able to give online, you have to enabled the “Visible for Public Support” under the preferences on your support account (https://cccomaha.focusmissions.com/public). Then instruct people to go to tinyurl.com/HSMgiveMiami or tinyurl.com/HSMgiveOmaha and your name will appear for them to select and donate. You can also use your personalized trip support link that can be found on your trip dashboard. • GIVE BY CHECK/CASH: Giving online is the quickest and easiest way donate, but cash or check is totally acceptable! Let potential donors know to make all checks out to Christ Community Church and to write your name and the trip in the memo line. If you think someone is likely to donate this way, include a preaddressed and stamped envelope for them to send their gift right to CCC. SOME SPECIFICS TO REMEMBER • • • • •
The letter should be short - no more than one page typed. Edit it - Have parent and/or leader proofread it and then turn it in for approval! Send at least the minimum amount of letters Write a follow-up - After the trip, thank people for their prayer/financial support and let them know how it went! Pray