Where are they now? Face-to-face alumni
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Where are they now? Face-to-face alumni

2 Jun 2010 | Rory White

Face-to-face fundraising is often seen as a job taken up between jobs - short-lived and of relatively limited use in terms of career development. Not so, says Rory White, who speaks to a number of former street fundraisers who have moved on to fundraising positions within charities.

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