Establish Rapport: The Often-Missed Step That Sets Up Major Gifts
The Fundraiser Coach
APRIL 2, 2025
This is post # 2 of my B.R.I.D.G.E. framework series — a practical, connection-based framework to help fundraisers deepen donor relationships and secure more major and transformational gifts. If you missed the first post on how to Build Connection , you can read it here. Today we’re moving to the second step: Establish Rapport —the one that too many fundraisers rush through, or skip entirely.
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