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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Yes, very important. Can’t stress how important a thank you is, and a timely one at that. Whether for fundraising or donations or participation, members and non-members alike, I send thank yous.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bridgit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Cash-and-Caring [mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Freeman via Cash-and-Caring<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 21, 2016 4:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Fund-raising assistance for Chapters and Affiliates' <cash-and-caring@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Mike Freeman <k7uij@panix.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cash-and-caring] Washington seminar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Patti:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I believe it re the thank-yous.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Cash-and-Caring [<a href="mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chang, Patti via Cash-and-Caring<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 21, 2016 2:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> Fund-raising assistance for Chapters and Affiliates<br><b>Cc:</b> Chang, Patti<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cash-and-caring] Washington seminar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Ramona,<br>Monday morning will pose an issue as many of us need to be in Baltimore. I would very much like to participate in a meeting of this type. Can we pick an alternative day and/or time please.<br><br>I want to say I am very happy at the activity on this listserv. I agree that we all need to have some positive vives here. I would add that statistically donations are up nationwide. So, people generally are giving more. We just need to find the best ways for each of us to tap into that giving. I have been doing a lot of research on fundraising lately and many things I learn should be helpful to all of us. <br><br>Did you know that the biggest correlation with repeat donations is the timely thank you? In other words if we send a quick heartfelt thanks we are most likely to obtain additional or higher donations in future from the same donor. <br><br>Thanks for all you do. <br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Cash-and-Caring [<a href="mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cash-and-caring-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] On Behalf Of walhoframona--- via Cash-and-Caring<br>Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 3:27 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:cash-and-caring@nfbnet.org">cash-and-caring@nfbnet.org</a><br>Cc: Walhof, Ramona<br>Subject: [Cash-and-caring] Washington seminar<br><br>It may not be too late to get a room for a discussion at the Washington Seminar on Monday morning. There will definitely be a meeting at convention, and we can chat online until then. However, if I know that there will be at least a dozen people or more in Washington, I am willing to try to get a place and plan a discussion. I would ask several people to contact the regulatory agency in your states about drawings as an example. Feedback immediately please. I have plenty of other thstings to do!<br>Ramona<br>_______________________________________________<br>Cash-and-Caring mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Cash-and-Caring@nfbnet.org">Cash-and-Caring@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/cash-and-caring_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/cash-and-caring_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Cash-and-Caring:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/cash-and-caring_nfbnet.org/pchang%40nfb.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/cash-and-caring_nfbnet.org/pchang%40nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>