But the museum's inadequacy, which made the move imperative, also made it difficult to persuade donors during an effort to raise $62 million.

It might also be increasingly hard to persuade private donors to give money to opera companies that have effectively merged under one roof.

She persuaded international donors to forgive $4.6 billion of Liberia's debt and has drawn $19 billion in foreign direct investment.

The campaign has also claimed some success in persuading donors and the major multilateral lending institutions, such as the World Bank, to recognise their responsibilities for improving road safety.

The "before and after" presentations at the museum have persuaded potential donors to help.

The question is, will it also persuade big Democratic donors to open their wallets.

One of those aides, Martin Davis, originally proposed the scheme to persuade Democratic donors to give to Mr. Carey.

I congratulate the Commission and I urge it to persuade other donors to adopt the same approach as our team in Brussels and on the ground.

There is an inherent conflict, however: Clinics have a lot to gain by persuading both donors and recipients to go through with the procedure.

Still, Mrs. Clinton said Yemen would have to persuade donors that it would use aid money wisely.