# International fundraisers debate impact on recession and credit crunch

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/10/21/international-fundraisers-debate-impact-recession-and-credit-crunch/
- Published: 2008-10-21T10:49:17+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Delegates at last week’s International Fundraising Congress in Holland were given
a late addition to their timetable with the insertion of a one-hour debate on the
impact of the current global economic crisis and credit crunch on fundraising.

 [⌊Daryl Upsall and Sean Triner at International Fundraising Congress 2008⌉](http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardlake/2950560540)

Led by [Sean Triner](http://www.paretofundraising.com), [Daryl Upsall](http://www.darylupsall.com),
and [Marcelo Iniarra](http://www.marceloiniarra.com), the 8am session attracted 
over 110 delegates.

The overall message of the session was upbeat. The lessons learned from other fundraisers
who had weathered recessions in the UK, USA, Argentina and other countries made 
it clear that now was not the time to cut back on fundraising. “Avoid recession 
suicide” was the call to action: invest now in fundraising.

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The emphasis was on statistics rather than anecdote. Some charities were reporting
that they were still growing very well and were very positive about next year. Sean
Triner’s [recessionwatch blog](http://recessionwatch.blogspot.com) is gathering 
these statistics, and he welcomes more contributions.

[Bernard Ross](http://www.managementcentre.co.uk) and [Amanda Seller](http://www.wspa.org.uk)
shared the results of a couple of recent polls of fundraisers at international NGOs
and from leading fundraisers in many countries.

UK Fundraising’s Howard Lake videoed the session which is now available in short
sections.

Find more UK Fundraising videos, including more from the International Fundraising
Congress, at:

http://uk.youtube.com/HowardLake

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   22 October 2008)
 * **[Business quiz holds up despite recession](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/10/26/business-quiz-holds-despite-recession/)**(
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 * **[Institute of Fundraising survey on impact of recession](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/10/30/institute-fundraising-survey-impact-recession/)**(
   30 October 2008)