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Holiday Giving . . . Increase the response rate of your year-end appeal letter 10x!

3:00. It's the holidays and you're buried! You need to send out an appeal letter. No problem. However, what good is it if no one responds to it. The video provides a couple of simple tips that will bring a big holiday smile if you apply them.

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