# Following the US lead?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/01/05/following-us-lead/
- Published: 2001-01-05T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

UK Fundraising has always included coverage of fundraising developments in the 
USA and other countries on the grounds of spreading news of best practice or good
ideas. However, assumptions that the UK voluntary sectors must automatically follow
the lead of the USA non-profit sector are challenged by Margaret Harris at SocietyGuardian.“
This is a simplistic analysis which takes no account of fundamental historical and
sociological differences between the US and the UK,” says the professor of voluntary
sector organisation at Aston Business School.

Read Should charities take a lead from the US? at SocietyGuardian.

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