# Luke FitzHerbert dies in car accident

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/01/09/luke-fitzherbert-dies-car-accident/
- Published: 2007-01-09T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Luke FitzHerbert, the respected voluntary and community sector champion and leading
light at the Directory of Social Change, has been killed in a road accident.**

The Directory of Social Change (DSC) announced his death this afternoon, describing
Luke, senior researcher at DSC, as “of one of our best loved and most respected 
employees”.

Luke, 69, was killed in a road accident on the afternoon of Sunday 7 January on 
the A5 and his wife Kay was severely injured and is recovering in hospital. According
to Northamptonshire Police, the couple appeared to have been “in the road at the
time of the accident.”

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A DSC spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with Luke’s family at this sad time.”

Luke FitzHerbert worked on behalf of the voluntary and community sector for over
30 years. In October 2005 he won the Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Third
Sector Excellence Awards.

He contributed to a number of essential fundraising guides and directories including
a guide to the major trusts.

## In memory fund set up

A fund has been set up in Luke’s memory by the DSC. Cheques payable to “DSC-Luke’s
Fund” can be sent by post care of Debra Allcock Tyler, DSC, 24 Stephenson Way, London
NW1 2DP.

The DSC devoted the front page of its website to Luke today, and began publishing
the first tributes from voluntary sector staff.

UK Fundraising’s Howard Lake said: “Luke was already one of the major figures on
the fundraising scene when I started fundraising in the late 1980s. He was a true
leader in the sector – incisive, committed, well-informed and always willing to 
fight the sector’s corner. His work on the National Lottery funding is just one 
of his lasting legacies to the sector.

“More importantly, he was a kind, decent person, and I know he helped me and thousands
of others in the sector with his honest advice and support”.

Andrew Hind, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission said: “Luke was a delightful
man. He was a truly independent thinker who challenged the status quo. He was passionately
committed to the need for the sector to be transparent and accountable and he really
believed that the sector’s voice should be heard at all times. He will be sorely
missed.”