Setting Up Ask Meetings: Individual Donors

Fundraising
Written By Linda Wastyn, PhD, CFRE, GPC
 
 

That dreaded first phone call to engage a donor. I'm sure many put that off as long as possible. How should you approach that first call to start off a relationship on the right foot?

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