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title: Donation Letter Designer
slug: donation-letter-designer
createdAt: 2026-09-22T19:34:18.064Z
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To create your Donor Letter, go to **Fundraising** (at the top of your account) -> **Letters**. From there, select **+ New Letter**.

*Suggested Article:* [Letters](docId\:K05EGatI_Ddkbo8ZnrReq) 

Under Letter Content, you will click **Select Template **and choose from the **Starter Templates **or** Previous Letters.**

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**Previous Letters** will include any previous Letters you have sent. You can reuse these and edit them to create a new Letter.
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## Create Your Letter

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Select your template:

- Blank Letter
- Starter Template
- Previous Letter
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Similar to Ludus Marketing Campaigns, Letters has a drag and drop letter creator. 

Simply select the **Content**, **Block**, **Body**, or **Image** from the right side of the screen and drag that into the letter.

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When adding text to your Letter, you can choose from 13 different Merge Tags to help further customize your letter.

These include:

- Account Address
- Account Name
- Largest Donation Amount
- Kast Donation Amount
- Letterhead Logo
- Patron Address
- Patron First Name
- Patron Last Name
- Recipient Address
- Recipient Name
- Return Address
- Total Donations Lat Year
- Total Donations This Year

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Once you have added all information, images and anything else needed for your letter select **Save** at the top right corner.

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After your letter has been saved, you can view it under the Letter portion of the New Letter screen. 

You can choose to either **Change Template** or **Edit** it, if further adjustments are needed from here as well.

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Once you are happy with your letter, you can either select Ready to **Send** (if you are using the Automated Mailing) or **Generate Letters** (for Self-Service).
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