Mashed potatoes, freshly carved turkey, and cranberry sauce. Boy was I stuffed after Thanksgiving dinner last week.

But my pants weren’t the only thing busting from the seams – so was my inbox. Every year, more and more organizations send out “thank you” emails around Thanksgiving. I got at least four emails with the exact phrase, “we’re thankful for you.” While it’s important to thank your supporters, is there something else you can do to make your organization’s Thanksgiving message stand out?

We saw a lot of Thanksgiving emails last week. Most of them were nice – but some of them really caught our attention. Here are the top 4 tactics we saw that had us pondering even when we were down to the leftovers.

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