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Should Philanthropies Operate Like Businesses? - Wrong Question

Posted November 28, 2011 12:36 PM by Ted Jackson

Today the Wall Street Journal dedicated the Journal Report (section R) to nonprofit organizations. There are a lot of good articles about fundraising and joining a board, but the headliner, or attention grabbing article, is about "operating like a business." The overall question is whether donors should be looking for a return on their investment, similar to businesses? I think this is the wrong question.

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