# Poor telephone manner loses university £1.2 million gift

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/03/08/poor-telephone-manner-loses-university-12m-gift/
- Published: 2000-03-08T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

An American wishing to give £1.2m to a UK university gave it to Glasgow University
after the development office at another unnamed university handled his telephone
enquiry badly. They reportedly suggested impolitely that he look for another recipient
university, so he did.

For the latest reminder that it is all about people, read £1.2m gift follows ‘crank
call’ to university by Kirsty Scott at The Guardian.

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