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  1. Sell subscriptions to a personal newsletter about your experience while you are away.
  2. Decide how often you can write the newsletter (weekly, every two weeks, once a month).
  3. Talk to people in person or send out an email/letter explaining what you want to do (See "Sponsorship Letter" attached at the very bottom)
  4. Have them donate $25- $50 per subscription.
  5. Send out the newsletter when you say you will. Make them interesting and appropriate.
  • Time required: one hour per newsletter
  • Amount you expect to raise: $500- $3,000
***Tip: Collect money easily online for this fundraiser using Sponsor an AFSer***

Example
Here's a fantastic example of one AFSer that used this method to raise funds:
(Check out the "Attachments" section below to get a closer look at these documents)

First, Hannah sent out a sponsorship letter to all her friends, family and local businesses she knew:

ScholarshipLetterSponsorship Letter Page 2

Second, Hannah would send all those who donated or subscribed a monthly email newsletter like her
September 2005 edition displayed here:


Email Newsletter Full 1Email Newsletter Full 2

Note: Check out the "Attachments" section below to get a closer look at the Sponsorship Letter and Hannah's
first Email Newsletter sent from the Czech Republic
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For additional info, check out the AFS-USA Website