# The McLeans are coming

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/09/28/mcleans-are-coming/
- Published: 2010-09-28T14:03:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The McLean clan has truly arrived in the fundraising sector. Indeed, we now have
A McLeans at the head of two of the fundraising sector’s principal bodies.**

Alistair McLean is chief executive of the Fundraising Standards Board, and Amanda
McLean is the new chief executive of the Institute of Fundraising. No, they aren’t
related.

The surname means “servant of St John”. A quick check of [St John’s patronage](http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-john-the-baptist)
sadly doesn’t reveal any fundraisers under his protection. Instead, he is the patron
saint of tailors, printers, motorways, farriers and lambs. Perhaps of more use in
the world of fundraising is the fact that he is patron against convulsions, spasms
and hailstorms.

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Have I missed any more A McLeans in the fundraising sector?

 * **[Full forenames strongly encouraged but not mandatory on Gift Aid claims](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/15/full-forenames-strongly-encouraged-but-not-mandatory-on-gift-aid-claims/)(
   15 March 2019)
 * **[If they were charity fundraisers…](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/07/29/if-they-were-charity-fundraisers/)(
   29 July 2021)
 * **[What’s in a name?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/08/20/whats-name/) (20 August
   2014)**