# Ian MacQuillin to leave Professional Fundraising magazine

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/02/24/ian-macquillin-leave-professional-fundraising-magazine/
- Published: 2006-02-24T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Ian MacQuillin is moving on from editor of Professional Fundraising magazine to
work with Jenny Turner at TurnerPR.**

 

Ian has worked as editor at Professional Fundraising for nearly five years. Under
his editorship the magazine has been transformed to provide thoughtful and well-
informed coverage of all the developments in fundraising in the UK. In particular
the magazine now provides unmatched detailed analysis of key issues, with contributions
from a range of sector practitioners.

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Now published fortnightly, the magazine has maintained a healthy independence, and
is never shy of criticising poor practice or what it sees as poor direction from
sector bodies.

 

He was voted fifth most influential person in fundraising last year by the magazine’s
readers. He was cited for standing up “for fundraisers and fundraising, championing
causes often pilloried in other sectors of the press, such as face-to-face and countering
sometimes hostile national media coverage”. He is “always thought-provoking and 
occasionally controversial, [and] challenges fundraisers to take a wider view of
their sector and a more professional attitude to their careers.”

 

Ian said:

 

“I can honestly say it’s the best editorship I’ve ever had and in the most interesting,
exciting and dynamic sector I’ve worked in (and that’s including waste management)”.

 

He added:

 

“I’ve made more friends in fundraising than in all my other jobs put together.”

 

At [TurnerPR](http://www.turnerpr.co.uk) he will be offering specialist fundraising
PR for charities and suppliers.

 

He explained the focus of his new role: “My view of charity PR is that most of it
concentrates on service delivery and policy work -­ the more glamorous stuff – while
fundraising is neglected. Jenny and I want to do something to put that right.”

 

Ian leaves Professional Fundraising on 28 February 2006 and will be succeeded by
Becky Slack.

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