# Tony Poderis on "how US-style fundraising can work in your country"

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/02/17/tony-poderis-quothow-usstyle-fundraising-can-work-your-countryquot/
- Published: 2007-02-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

US fundraising consultant Tony Poderis, a regular contributor to the UK Fundraising
forum, has published his latest article on his raise-funds.com website.
In “Greetings
from America: How U.S.-Style Fundraising Can Work In Your Country” he notes that,
while fundraising knowledge around the world has grown immensely over the past few
decades, many fundraisers around the world look more and more to the US experience
to learn how it can be applied to their country.

Poderis attributes this to a recognition that fundraisers in other countries too
have “recognized that government support of charities, cultural bodies and NGOs 
in their countries is rapidly eroding and in danger of disappearing altogether.”

In his article he reports that many fundraisers have applied knowledge of US fundraising“
in dramatic fashion” and enjoyed success. He says his article “is intended to convey
the message that you can make it work in your country, too”.

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OnPhilanthropy has also published an article on the same issue. “American-style 
philanthropy is moving outside of U.S. borders: social entrepreneurialism and corporate
social responsibility are terms you can hear these days around the world”, reports
the latest issue of its email newsletter.

It links to an article entitled “Globalizing Philanthropy: Made in America No Longer
Fits” by Tom Watson.

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