[Magdalen] speaking of capital campaigns

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

" Could someone please explain to me why they think what I just suggested
was not a good idea? Because I genuinely don't know."

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 1:38 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> We were having small group meetings, planning & discussing.
>
> I have a little experience with fundraising (both for the church and for
> non-profits), but am certainly not a "fundraiser."
>
> Anywho, I wondered aloud if we might suggest the amount of the annual
> pledge as a yardstick for the capital campaign contribution. And people
> looked astonished. Not really sure why. I do know that a couple of the
> people who looked surprised have teeny tiny pledges, and maybe that was
> part of what drove their response. Bewildering.
> -M
>