# Do & Don't Do: Asking for Donations

# Top 10 tips TO DO and NOT TO DO in asking for donations
## Do & Don’t Do

### Set your procurement process up for success with a few thought provoking questions:
 * What businesses will we solicit?
 * How will we divide the task?
 * What is the process for incoming donations?

### Procurement Team
This team is responsible for corresponding with donors and potential donors to secure donation items for the auction. 
 Review Procurement Team duties for each [segment of the auction fundraising](http://www.auctria.com/Web/Articles/overview_key_segments) process.  

Sample Procurement letters:
* [Sample letter for a school](https://s3.amazonaws.com/auctria/documents/ProcurementLetterSAMPLESchoolposted69.pdf)
* [Sample letter non-education related](https://s3.amazonaws.com/auctria/documents/SampleProcurementletterENVIROCARE.pdf)