Friend-Raiser (like a "fund-raiser")

[Peter A. McGraw]

Oh, but they do!  They do!

--On Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:32 PM -0600 Victoria Neufeldt
<vneufeldt at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM> wrote:

> Thanks.  And I thought they invited us because they loved us.  Another
> illusion shattered . . .
>
> Victoria
>
> Victoria Neufeldt
> 727 9th Street East
> Saskatoon, Sask.
> S7H 0M6
> Canada
> Tel: 306-955-8910
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, April 26, 2005 11:46 AM, Peter A. McGraw wrote:
>>
>> "Friend-raising" is typically the purpose of events,
>> mailings or other
>> activity designed to dispose the target population (e.g.,
>> in the case of
>> colleges, students who are about to become alumni, parents
>> of current
>> students, etc.) favorably toward your institution without
>> making a direct
>> ask for contributions.  The "friends" thus won for the institution
>> naturally become prospects for future asks, or are already
>> the object of
>> direct appeals on other occasions.
>>
>> Peter Mc.
>>
>> --On Tuesday, April 26, 2005 11:40 AM -0600 Victoria Neufeldt
>> <vneufeldt at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM> wrote:
>>
>> > What is a 'friend-raiser'?  Just a function meant to get people to
>> > join something?
>> >
>> > Victoria
>> >
>> > Victoria Neufeldt
>> > 727 9th Street East
>> > Saskatoon, Sask.
>> > S7H 0M6
>> > Canada
>> > Tel: 306-955-8910
>
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Peter A. McGraw       Linfield College        McMinnville, Oregon
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