Hi John,

I hope you and your families are doing well on this Friday. Can you believe we are at the end of May already?

I know that things have been very different these past few months, especially when it comes to how we connect with our donors. But let me ask you this...what does a phone, a computer and Dame Judi Dench have in common with building donor relationships in this new virtual world?

Dr. Kathryn Gamble and I have a short video for you today where we are discussing:

• How to be donor-centered over the phone
• Why you don't always have to be face-to-face with your donors
• Three types of important major gift phone calls you can do virtually

and:

Kathryn reveals a successful 6-figure ask she made - over the telephone.

Also, we chatted about this topic on Facebook Live this week - the challenges of working virtually with major donors. The engagement and conversation was quite robust. You can view it here.

Hope you enjoy today's video post - should we do more of these? Hit replay and let me know your thoughts.

And have a great weekend - away from the video camera!

Dedicated to your fundraising success,

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