Monday, June 17, 2013

The Rich are Irrelevant…and Other Thoughts about the Donor Pyramid - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

The Rich are Irrelevant…and Other Thoughts about the Donor Pyramid - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: The rich are irrelevant,” said Tom the other day. And so started a very interesting conversation.

Tom is my life partner and a donor communications expert. We often talk about our shared experience in philanthropy and fund development. Our respective work takes us down similar paths that often diverge and then reconnect. This philanthropy thing is our life’s work—each of us alone and both of us together.

“The rich are irrelevant,” Tom repeated. “You and I are not interested in the rich people. We aren’t interested in the money and the transaction.”

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