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Tom Welsh, MNPL, is a Not-For-Profit consultant and writer in Portland, OR. Since 1989, he and his Resource Development teams have raised millions of dollars for a diverse array of causes throughout the northwest. In 1996, he was awarded a Master's degree in Not-For-Profit Leadership by Seattle University, and has recently become a faculty member of CharityUniversity.org. With his students, clients, and readers, Tom emphasizes that all fundraising success - including yours - is based upon relationship-building!


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The Myth of the “Selfless Volunteer”

Posted on 10 April 2008

Volunteerism is a defining characteristic of the Not-For-Profit sector, in that it sets us apart from the other two societal sectors. It is usually thought of as a virtuous, selfless enterprise on the part of the volunteer….yet my experience, both as an organizational leader and as a volunteer, is that this is not true. [...]

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