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Monthly Archives: March 2008

How to Ask For A Major Gift

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

OK, before you get too excited about that title, you have to first read the previous post on How Not to Ask for a Major Gift. This is not a primer on how to do it from the beggining, but the continuation of the story on how I had cultivated a donor for a major [...]

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How Not to Ask for a Major Gift

Monday, March 3, 2008

Everything was working out as planned. I had hired a researcher to identify potential prospects for my client. His name was one of many who were long time board members of a simlar but much more established institution. He had made major gifts including one large enough to have his name on a prominent building. [...]

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