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Bernice Martin Lee Part 3: Recovering and Learning From a Rescinded Verbal Commitment

Bernice Martin Lee Part 3: Recovering and Learning From a Rescinded Verbal Commitment

Update: 2024-12-07
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In this episode Bernice Martin Lee, CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation, discusses how she salvaged a relationship with a donor, after they changed their mind regarding a verbal commitment.  Lee also discusses the importance of building partnerships with corporations that lead to philanthropy and how a lapsed donor list played an important role in her strategic planning.

For more information on epilepsy, visit https://www.epilepsy.com/

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Bernice Martin Lee Part 3: Recovering and Learning From a Rescinded Verbal Commitment

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