Comments on: Is Using Mr. and Mrs. in Donor Lists Sexist? http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2007/05/11/is-using-mr-and-mrs-in-donor-lists-sexist/ Written for do-it-yourself nonprofit marketers and one-person nonprofit communications departments. Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:09:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Roni http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2007/05/11/is-using-mr-and-mrs-in-donor-lists-sexist/#comment-7704 Roni Thu, 17 May 2007 03:55:01 +0000 http://www.writing911.com/blog/2007/05/11/is-using-mr-and-mrs-in-donor-lists-sexist/#comment-7704 Yes. And I blogged about it so not to take up all your space here. http://www.veronicas.org/blog/2007/05/is-using-mr-and-mrs-in-donor-lists.html Yes. And I blogged about it so not to take up all your space here.

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]]> By: Erin Sneller http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2007/05/11/is-using-mr-and-mrs-in-donor-lists-sexist/#comment-7591 Erin Sneller Tue, 15 May 2007 18:28:57 +0000 http://www.writing911.com/blog/2007/05/11/is-using-mr-and-mrs-in-donor-lists-sexist/#comment-7591 I was taught in fundraising that a man's first name should never be separated from his last name, so it should either be... Shirley and Sam Smith (woman's name first) or Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith I saw a list recently that had the names: Dr. Sam and Mrs. Sally Smith and this is not correct. It's not Dr. Sam, it's Dr. Smith. It should be Sally Smith and Dr. Sam Smith or Sally and Sam Smith. I was taught in fundraising that a man’s first name should never be separated from his last name, so it should either be…
Shirley and Sam Smith (woman’s name first)
or
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith
I saw a list recently that had the names:
Dr. Sam and Mrs. Sally Smith
and this is not correct. It’s not Dr. Sam, it’s Dr. Smith. It should be Sally Smith and Dr. Sam Smith or Sally and Sam Smith.

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