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Changing Role of Philanthropy Prompts Debate

April 11, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute

As more charities develop business ventures to further their missions and generate revenue, a series of challenges is erupting both for organizations and for fund raisers, according to a panel of fund-raising consultants who met in Baltimore just before the Association of Fundraising Professionals opened its annual conference.

Speakers also debated the role of technology and data analysis in modern-day fund raising. Some panel members said that too many fund raisers are leaning too heavily on those tools at the expense of face time with supporters.

Read the rest of the post on the discussion in Prospecting, The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s blog on fund raising.


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