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Mick Aldridge
Mick Aldridge is chief executive of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, a post he has held since 2006.
He became a fundraiser in 1992, initially in telemarketing and since 2000 in the face-to-face field.
He is a member of the Institute of Fundraising, fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing and is on the board at the FRSB.
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Tags: Face-to-face fundraising
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Tags: Face-to-face fundraising | Ethics
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