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

[Victoria Neufeldt]

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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