# The big business of charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/04/24/big-business-charity-582/
- Published: 2001-04-24T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Charity is big business. Even international consultancies McKinsey and Bain are 
offering services to the non-profit sector.
Charity is big business. Even international
consultancies McKinsey and Bain are offering services to the non-profit sector. 
What are the benefits and disadvantages of adopting commercial sector approaches
in the charity sector?

Read Cash of cultures by Roger Cowe at SocietyGuardian.

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