How to Craft a Near-Perfect Request for Help and Get More People to Support You

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With a heavy heart, I hit the “Back to inbox” arrow in Gmail to take me away from the donation request I had just clicked on.

The request was too vague; “helping orphaned children” was not specific enough. Neither was, “we’re looking forward to your generous…