## Abstract A survey describes typical fundraising professionalsβtheir characteristics, histories, and attitudesβand examines four critical issues that challenge the evolution of fundraising to attain a more professional level.
The education of fundraisers
β Scribed by Barbara H. Marion
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Weight
- 576 KB
- Volume
- 1997
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-172X
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
By default, the education of fundraisers was left to fundraisers in the past. By design, that is changing, the author says, because the stakes are too high to leave to chance the education of a profession essential to the American way of life.
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