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What are donors looking for? An Interview with Charity Navigator CEO, Michael Thatcher
Hello Reader!
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the President and CEO of Charity Navigator, Michael Thatcher to dig deeper into the question:
What are donors looking for when deciding to give?
Charity Navigator's scoring of nearly 200,000 nonprofits annually means they've got some great data and insights about this! Check out my conversation with Michael in my latest video:
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