Thanks so much you guys! Ian, you really looked into this! Thanks soo much! I'm not very patient as you can see!

Courtney :D

Hi courtney {up}

Matt is right about it taking different size charities varying times to answer.

I am guessing you sent your email to: arizona@jdrf.org right? Unfortunately [b]ALL[/b] the Arizona leg of the foundation's email goes to this one address, so I think that either your email is waiting to be dealt with, or it might have gone astray :?

The International Chairman of the charity is actually Mary Tyler Moore, so I am guessing it is quite a major organisation, and therefore presumably it will receive a [u][b]LOT[/b][/u] of email :P

My advice is to give it another few days, but if you still have no reply I would call them on the one of the following two numbers and actually speak to a real living person :wink:

[u][b]The numbers are: [/b][/u]
Phoenix Office: (602) 808-9548
Southern Arizona (Tucson): (520) 327-9900

The Arizona branch's website is: http://www.arizonajdrf.org/

It is so important to get the backing of your charity, but to be honest (and I speak from experience!!!!) some charities are not all that willing to assist fundraisers (I know it sounds dumb, but unfortunately it is true) :x

If this seems to be the case once you have called them, then I would suggest you cut your losses and chose another charity. I am sure you will be able to find another one along the same lines which will appreciate your efforts more :P

Good luck!

Ian :mrgreen:

sorry but i am unfamiliar with the organisation.

i would give them a fortnight then get in touch again.

Some organisations have more staff in helping fund raising than others.
So bear with them.

Co-operation with charity is vital for the sucess of an auction.

I don't think i would of got half as much as i have for the auction that i am doing for a childrens hospice if i didn't have a letter of intent/introduction to send out with the request letter.

So far we have got over a 100 lots.

So patience and persiverence is the key with this.
Hard as it may sound as like myself you are chomping at the bit to get things started.

But good luck.

Any more questions don't hesitate to ask.

matt {up}

It depends how large the organisation is, the charity I collect for is small and local so it takes a couple of days even hours for a reply, whereas bigger charities like Red Cross or Children in Need would take longer to reply as they probably have loads of people writing for the same reason.

Hope this helps! :mrgreen:

hello!

I emailied the charity i want to collect for (juvenile diabeties foundation), last Sunday. Usually how long does it take to get a response? I sent to the Arizona email address (since that's where i live) and no response yet!
please let me know!

courtney :D