Reader Panel Poll

“Don’t treat donors like an ATM machine. They are real people. Build relationships, and identify their passions. Treat a potential donor like they are your grandmother, and you’ll never go wrong (when discussing gifts as part of one’s estate plan). Paul LeBlanc, who was director of planned giving at the Archdiocese of Seattle at the time, shared this with me over 15 years ago. It has served me well.”
— Richard Bray
director of donor and community relations,
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Seattle/King County