It's Not Always About Ask

1. Set up shop at a central location. If there are enough phone lines, an organization's headquarters is a good venue. Otherwise, a board member's or active donor's business establishment would suffice.

2. Have volunteers call donors using a script prepared by organization staff, thanking them for their gifts and leaving messages when contact is not made. Volunteers, Sprinkel Grace writes, need not be in the know about the size of a donor's gift. It's at the organization's discretion to choose whether or not to give them that information.