5 Things to Never Do on Your Telefundraising Calls
Despite new technologies and strategies, raising money via the phone still works — and it relies on good, old-fashioned courtesy and fundraising basics.
The telephone is an interruptive medium. Your call is either coming into the prospect’s home, office or even automobile. You’re interrupting her time, mind and focus. Barging through by telephone is like a door–to-door brush salesman ringing your bell, and the moment you open the door, sticking his foot in the crack and proceeding to make a pitch. Rude!
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