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Business Letter OUTLINE INSTRUCTIONS: 

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Find a real volunteer position on KIVA (http://www.kiva.org/volunteer) or another opportunity in our community and identify the contact information for the person in charge of the selection process Write a formal business letter to introduce yourself to that person Highlight skills and experiences that are relevant to the position you are applying for.

ALL BUSINESS LETTERS SHOULD INCLUDE… 

Correct Formatting: o Complete addresses for both the sender and the reader of the letter o A polite opening and a complimentary closing o No spelling or grammatical errors (proof-read carefully!)

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Relevant Information: o Skills that you have that are relevant to this volunteer position o Recent experiences connected to the position o Anecdotes demonstrating your capabilities

THIS BUSINESS LETTER SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE… 

A Human Touch: o An explanation of why you want the job  Talk about motivation such as your long-term objectives, post-secondary plans or career goals o The reader should meet the person they will choose for this volunteer position

BUSINESS LETTERS SHOULD NOT INCLUDE…    

Irrelevant details not related to the job Rambling paragraphs or run-on sentences Abbreviations or ambiguous terminology Slang or colloquialisms

GETTING STARTED: The following websites advertise appropriate volunteer postings for this assignment:

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Volunteer Ottawa - (http://www.volunteerottawa.ca/voclean/index.php?/eng/)

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United Way of Ottawa (http://www.unitedwayottawa.ca/English/Give/Volunteer/index.php)

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Volunteer City of Ottawa (http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/volunteerservices/index_en.html)

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Volunteer Canada (http://volunteer.ca/i-want-volunteer/volunteercentres)

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Charity Village (http://www.charityvillage.com/applicant/volunteer.asp)

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Youth.gc.ca (http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/topics/jobs/volunteer.shtml)

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D1. Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of effective business documents and communications.  The student has composed an effective business letter.  Business letter is properly formatted.  The letter is well organized and grammatically correct.

Student has composed a letter that is somewhat effictive. Business letter is not formatted properly and has many grammatical errors.

Student has composed a letter that is effective. Business letter is formatted properly and has some grammatical errors.

Student has composed a letter that is considerably effective. Business letter is formatted properly and has few grammatical errors.

Student has composed a letter that is highly effective. Business letter is formatted properly and has almost no grammatical errors....