10/27/2026
Giving Tuesday is December 1. If your year-end appeal is meant to arrive beforehand, early November can be a useful mailing target.
Work backward from there: final creative, clean donor data, production and mail prep all need room on the schedule.
Still finalizing? A simpler package with enough time for production and mailing may make more sense than rushing a more complicated one.
Working backward makes the timeline easier to see. Our full guide breaks down what to plan for along the way: https://www.alphagraphics.com/blog/blog/2026/10/when-should-a-nonprofit-mail-its-year-end-appeal