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From the Ted Talk by Kara Logan Berlin: 3 ways to be a more effective fundraiser
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I literally go through all of these things, right. And you know why? Because guess what I know now. I know they're out of 120 grand a year in schooling for the next 12 years. Right? Spouse is on the board of the kids' school, I know they're out of 100K probably. It's a six-figure. They're both invvoeld in their school anlumi, that's probably 25K. They told me they live on the Upper East Side — I can look up their apartment onilne and find out what their mortgage is. And I know they own a second home in Mexico. Oh, and they own a boat. Which is like fnuny money, right? So what I now understand —
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I literally go through all of these things, right. And you know why? Because guess what I know now. I know they're out of 120 grand a year in schooling for the next 12 years. Right? Spouse is on the board of the kids' school, I know they're out of 100K probably. It's a six-figure. They're both ________ in their school ______, that's probably 25K. They told me they live on the Upper East Side — I can look up their apartment ______ and find out what their mortgage is. And I know they own a second home in Mexico. Oh, and they own a boat. Which is like _____ money, right? So what I now understand —
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- involved
- online
- funny
- alumni
Original Text
I literally go through all of these things, right. And you know why? Because guess what I know now. I know they're out of 120 grand a year in schooling for the next 12 years. Right? Spouse is on the board of the kids' school, I know they're out of 100K probably. It's a six-figure. They're both involved in their school alumni, that's probably 25K. They told me they live on the Upper East Side — I can look up their apartment online and find out what their mortgage is. And I know they own a second home in Mexico. Oh, and they own a boat. Which is like funny money, right? So what I now understand —
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