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By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

JS: Wow, passionately well put, and I couldn’t agree more.

DG: I just wanted to say that as a former development staff person at both a small organization and a large organization, I couldn’t agree more with Tom’s statement. One organization that I worked with invested heavily in acquisition over the years. They didn’t become beholden to the online watchdogs, and they made a long-term commitment to grow the organization. And today they’re a $40 million powerhouse with a building in Washington, D.C.