Thank-you note automation

Thank every donor, personally — in seconds.

The thank-you is the email that wins the second gift — and the first one you skip when you're slammed. Tongba drafts a personal note for every gift, naming the amount and the impact. You approve, it sends, the same day.

14-day free trial · works with any CRM, or none · no credit card.

New gift · auto-thanked live
Gift received — Maria S. $120
Subject
Thank you, Maria — that's a week of meals

Your $120 today feeds a family for a full week. It means so much that you chose us

Approve & send Edit drafted in 4s

Thank donors straight from the tools you already use

Salesforce Bloomerang DonorPerfect Blackbaud Givebutter Kindful Neon CRM a spreadsheet Salesforce Bloomerang DonorPerfect Blackbaud Givebutter Kindful Neon CRM a spreadsheet
The moment you miss

A receipt confirms a transaction. A thank-you starts a relationship — and it's the one that never gets sent when you're buried.

First-time donors are the hardest to keep, and a fast, specific thank-you is the cheapest way to keep them. Most teams know this — and still fall behind, because writing one for every gift, by hand, is the work that quietly never gets done.

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of first-time online donors are retained — vs 66% of repeat donors

M+R Benchmarks 2026

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of consecutive decline in the number of donors nationwide

FEP, 2025

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from a new gift to an approved, personal thank-you — not weeks

Tongba

The gap between 24% and 66% is the second gift. The thank-you is where it's won.

A live look

From a new gift to a sent thank-you — in three steps.

Watch one gift get thanked, start to finish.

Tongba — Thank-You Automation
New giftsjust received
M Maria S.$120 today
J James O.$50 today
P Priya K.$500 today
D Dev R.$25 today
Drafting for Maria S. AI draft
To: maria.s@example.org · re: $120 gift
Thank you, Maria — that's a week of meals

Hi Maria — thank you for your $120 gift this morning.

That's a full week of warm meals for a family at our table.

It means a great deal that you chose us today — truly, thank you.

Approval inbox4 ready
Maria S. · $120

Thank you, Maria — that's a week of meals

ApproveEdit
4 thanked today avg. 4s to draft 0 left waiting

A new gift lands

The moment a donation hits your CRM, Tongba picks it up — no list to pull.

The note that works

Anatomy of a thank-you that earns the next gift.

Not a receipt, not a form letter. A real, specific note that names the gift, shows what it does, sounds human, and lands fast. Tongba writes this for every donor, from their real gift.

1

Name the exact gift

“Hi Maria — thank you for your $120 gift this morning.”

2

Translate it to impact

“That's a full week of warm meals for a family at our table.”

3

Be warm, sound human

“It means a great deal that you chose us today — truly, thank you.”

4

Arrive fast

“Sent the same day, while the decision to give still feels good.”

To: maria.s@example.org · re: $120 gift

Thank you, Maria — that's a week of meals

1 Hi Maria — thank you for your $120 gift this morning.

2 That's a full week of warm meals for a family at our table.

3 It means a great deal that you chose us today — truly, thank you.

4 Sent the same day, while the decision to give still feels good.

With gratitude,
Riverside Food Bank

A receipt confirms. A thank-you connects.

Your CRM already sends the receipt. The thank-you is the part that's missing — and it's the part that brings the donor back.

The auto-receipt

  • Notice the gift in a report days later
  • Stare at a blank page for each donor
  • Send a generic, copy-pasted receipt — or nothing
  • Mean to write the real note; never get to it
  • First-time donors quietly drift away

The thank-you, with Tongba

  • The gift lands; a draft is waiting in minutes
  • A specific note for every donor, in your voice
  • Names the amount and the impact, warmly
  • Approve a batch in minutes — none missed
  • Every donor thanked the same day they give
gifts_this_week.csv

86 new gifts · 86 thank-yous drafted · 0 left waiting

Start from what you have

Works from any CRM — or a spreadsheet.

No migration, no new system to learn. Export your gifts as a CSV, or connect the CRM you already run. Tongba reads each gift and drafts the thank-you. Your records stay put.

  • Name, email, gift amount and date is all it needs
  • Drafts a thank-you for every new gift, automatically
  • Your CRM stays the source of truth — nothing migrates

Everything the thank-you workflow includes.

Built for the one person who does the fundraising.

Triggered by the gift

A new donation lands and a draft appears — no list to pull, nothing to remember.

Approval inbox

Nothing sends without you. Read each note, approve or tweak in one click.

Your voice, not a robot's

Tongba learns your tone from a few examples and writes like your team would.

Works with any CRM

Import gifts from Salesforce, Bloomerang, DonorPerfect — or a plain spreadsheet.

Cites amount + impact

Every note names the real gift and what it concretely makes possible.

0% of donations

Flat monthly price. We never take a cut of what your donors give.

Every donor who gave this week gets a real, specific thank-you the same day — instead of a generic receipt and a backlog that never clears.

Illustrative of the workflow. Benchmarks (24% first-time vs 66% repeat retention; 4-year donor decline) are from M+R Benchmarks 2026 and the Fundraising Effectiveness Project.

Thank-you automation — FAQ

Why automate thank-you notes?

Because they're the highest-leverage email you'll ever send and the first one that gets skipped when you're busy. A prompt, personal thank-you is one of the strongest drivers of a second gift — and second gifts are where retention is won.

Will the notes still feel personal?

Yes. Tongba writes each note citing the donor's actual gift, amount, and the impact it had — in your organization's voice. It reads like you wrote it, because the facts are real and you approve every one.

How fast do thank-yous go out?

As fast as you approve them. A new gift can have a drafted, personalized thank-you waiting in your approval inbox within minutes — not the weeks a hand-written backlog usually takes.

Do I have to use Tongba as my CRM?

No. Import gifts from any CRM or a spreadsheet via CSV. Tongba drafts the thank-yous; your existing system stays the source of truth.

Never send a late thank-you again.

Start a 14-day free trial, or send us your gift export and we'll Loom you a walkthrough.