Networking Pro Tip: Seeking $

If the last time we communicated was, oh I’d guess, close to 10 years ago and you were at that time, (IMHO) a complete insensitive twat, then lo and behold! suddenly you recall my existence and include me on a group fundraising email, may I say this in all my networking-expertise glory: regardless of how worthy the cause (and how motivated you are to raise money for said worthy cause), a group email seeking donations neither engenders in the recipient the desire to RSVP and reconnect nor sparks in the core of their humanity network-building feelings of goodwill (you know, the feelings which lead to writing a check).