Get your nonprofit's special event sponsored by the businesses in your community

If you're throwing a special event for your nonprofit, the businesses within your community can be excellent resources, especially when it comes to fundraising events. But how do you go about approaching a business for sponsorship, especially in a rough economy? Use Nolo's Special Event Sponsorship Kit to take steps toward securing sponsorship, as well as keep the right records to submit to the IRS come tax time.

With this kit you'll get:

• Letter to Business: explains the event you'll be holding and why the business might be interested in supporting it
• Business Pledge: gives the business owner an easy way to say "yes"
• Letter Acknowledging Business's Gift or Donation: serves as both a thank-you and a receipt for tax purposes

Use the complete instructions in this kit to help your nonprofit raise money from the businesses in your community.