About a quarter-century ago, I wrote an article for the (now defunct) Mountain Ear on the subject of fundraising, or philanthropy, which was then a rapidly accelerating phenomenon in our valley.
Back then, there were about 90 non-profits registered in Carroll County, where today there are more than 700. It’s no wonder that this expansive growth in organizations devoted to, and for the most part making life better in our valley, has also spawned greed, debate and donor burnout.
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