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By Elayne Fluker | Published November 9, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

GIVE BACK. My most important contacts professionally have been a result of my philanthropic work. I tend to join the marketing committees of non-profits I work with, and meet other people and collaborate on ideas. They get to see my skills firsthand and evaluate me as a colleague. You shouldn’t join an organization you’re not passionate about just to meet people, because that will backfire. But if you have an opportunity to partner your skills with a deserving organization, generating new business will be a nice result.

GIVE BACK. My most important contacts professionally have been a result of my philanthropic work.…