What It Takes to Be a Good Fund Raiser

Demand for fund raisers continues to be intense as the number of charities in the United States keeps growing, the ambitions of organizations expand, and the economy’s ups and downs lead organizations to look at ways to raise private money to replace government aid.

Dozens of people who want to fill those jobs — or upgrade their skills — gathered at New York University on Saturday to participate in a day-long conference run by the George Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising.

Full-text blog post by Stacy Palmer is available via The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Prospecting Blog, 4.27.08. [Subscription required.]