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I have been both a board member and a professional fundraiser for a nonprofit, so I understand the challenge from both sides. When you ask , you’re not asking for yourself “but for Maria, a trafficking victim; Alan, a homeless veteran; Rover, an abandoned dog; or Aiden, a student with cancer.
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