Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Competing for sympathy and money

Competing for sympathy and money: "Competing for sympathy and money

Musings
By MARINA MAHATHIR

There is a mistaken belief that charities must always be run by volunteers, but there is no such thing as a full-time volunteer.

RECENTLY an article appeared in this paper commenting on the rise in the numbers of professional fundraisers for charities. Much justifiable tut-tutting was done at the very idea that fundraising for charity could have a commercial element."

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