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(Jan. 30, 2006) More than 400 nonprofit executives and fundraising professionals from 21 different countries attended the Second Hemispheric Congress on Fundraising - Latin America in Mexico City, Jan. 26 - 28.
The congress was co-convened by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and The Resource Alliance.
'Latin America is poised to enter into a golden age of philanthropy,' says Paulette Maehara, CFRE, CAE, president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). 'It is important for those involved in the sector to understand the responsibility and challenges that go along with the exciting growth and development of fundraising and philanthropy. The congress provides that type of foundation and education.' "

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