The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Remembering—and Learning From—'the One That Got Away'

Whenever fund raisers gather around the bar, they resemble fishermen. The conversation will soon turn to "the one that got away."

My most-frustrating near miss was caused by a callous donor who for more than two weeks made me feel certain that he would make a big gift.

He planned to donate a 1977 Mercedes-Benz...

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