Fundraising Ireland 2013: opening plenary video – The War on Non-Profits
Howard Lake | 29 March 2013 | News
Simon Scriver’s opening plenary at the March 2013 Fundraising Ireland conference is a call to arms to explain better to the public how fundraisers and charities work, why we do what we do, and why it matters.
He argues that “companies and the public have been turning on charities and as fundraisers are in the firing line”, and in his opening plenary set out “the unrealistic expectations and double standards we’re up against”.
Simon Scriver looks at “how companies are taking your income and trying to replace you, and how the public are helping”. He explores “the negative media coverage we receive and what we can do about it”.
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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.