Humour
August 17, 2020

Get donor attention, guaranteed

Sending out cold emails to philanthropists? Here are 11 subject lines no one will ignore.
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Disclaimer: We would say, ‘try these at your own risk’ but really, don’t try these at all. 

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Change the world without lifting a finger! (Except to sign a cheque)

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Here’s your chance to win a Magsaysay award.

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Two roads diverged in a wood… Join us on the one less travelled by.

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Need a huuuuge tax rebate?

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India has wicked social problems and only you can solve them.

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10 of your business school classmates already fund us. Here’s why.

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Spend 0.02 percent of your wealth and get a lot of praise in return.

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An opportunity for your company’s CSR spends to be higher than your competitors’.

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Donate to us and we’ll update your Wikipedia page to include ‘philanthropist’.

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How much do you actually care about social impact?

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All our donors have been featured on IDR—be one of them.

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