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Know Your Sector

Date: August 30, 2010

Phil Buchanan

President, CEP

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Ignorance of the nonprofit sector — especially its scope and diversity — is rampant and has been a topic of increasing concern to me over the nine years I have been in my role at CEP.  This brief video is the best quick overview of the sector I have seen and I hope it is used to help address this issue:

For a good discussion related to this video, and the criticism of the Giving Pledge that is rooted in ignorance of the sector, check out Tactical Philanthropy.

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