Bernice Martin Lee Part 3: Recovering and Learning From a Rescinded Verbal Commitment

In this episode Bernice Martin Lee, CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation, discusses how she salvaged a relationship with a donor, after they changed their mind regarding a verbal commitment.  Lee also discusses the importance of building partnerships with corporations that lead to philanthropy and how a lapsed donor list played an important role in her strategic planning.

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00:00 Introduction to Abundant Vision Fundraising Podcast
00:35 Story of Pharma Partnership Success
03:19 Encouraging Strategic Nonprofit Partnerships
04:15 Importance of Post-Donation Stewardship
07:09 Leveraging CRM for Donor Identification
10:20 Optimizing Fundraising through Training
12:24 Handling Donor Retractions and Relationship Management
17:49 Navigating Challenging Donor Situations
18:27 Raising Epilepsy Awareness and Support