In my last post I shared CEP’s newly adopted strategic plan. In this video, I explain more about the activities we have chosen to undertake and those we have decided to stop doing.
Phil Buchanan is President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
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In my last post I shared CEP’s newly adopted strategic plan. In this video, I explain more about the activities we have chosen to undertake and those we have decided to stop doing.
Phil Buchanan is President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
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