Economic Forces Spur Older Fund Raisers to Reinvent Retirement

August 17, 2010

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Saying goodbye after a long fund-raising career has rarely been easy.

These days, however, a growing number of fund raisers don’t face that challenge, even when they reach retirement age.

Instead, many older fund raisers are taking part-time jobs or volunteering, often at the institution where they held senior positions. And others are continuing to work full-time in new roles that demand less travel and stress.

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Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Time Inc.

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Forty-three percent of charities said they had raised more in 2009 than in 2008, the smallest share in the history of the nine-year survey, which drew responses from 345 American fund raisers and 350 Canadian fund raisers.

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