Organizations that are successful at raising major gifts identify prospects with the right capacity and interests that fit their mission. They consider plausibility from the start: Could the prospect enrich his or her life through a relationship with us? Is the prospect over-committed? What do we know about his assets and more liquid wealth? How has the economy affected this?

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