# 50 Most Influential in Fundraising announced for 2013

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/07/10/50-most-influential-fundraising-announced-2013/
- Published: 2013-07-10T00:14:19+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Fundraising magazine has published this year’s 50 Most Influential in Fundraising
list, featuring the 50 people whom its readers judge to have the greatest influence
in the sector.

 

Mark Astarita, Chair of the Institute of Fundraising and Director of Fundraising
at the British Red Cross, heads the list once again. He has been joined in the top
ten by a growing number of directors of fundraising at charities.

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The dominance of women in fundraising roles is beginning to be reflected in the 
results, with 19 women and 30 men listed this year, compared with 16 women and 32
men in 2012. Three of the top five spots are taken by women.

 

Given the preponderance of women donors, it could be argued that ‘The Donor’, who
reappears in the list, could increase the number of women to 20.

 

Consultants are still well represented with 15 of them, but charity staff still 
outnumber them at 22.

 

Rob Cope, Director of Remember a Charity, entered the list for the first time and
was voted into second place. This year’s list saw 19 names that were not included
in the 2012 list, although some had appeared in previous years.

 

Given that politicians including Barack Obama and Gordon Brown have appeared in 
previous lists, their influence appears to be waning: only Nick Hurd MP made this
year’s top 50.

 

Five people employed in charity sector media and academia were listed, including
UK Fundraising’s Howard Lake at number 30 and Professional Fundraising magazine’s
editor Celina Ribiero at 33.

 

A record 300 people voted for the 50 Most Influential in Fundraising this year, 
putting forward 348 names, which itself suggests a remarkable consensus given that
each voter could put forward up to 10 names.

 

_Image: [Top 50](http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-46505866/stock-photo-image-with-text-top.html)
by Mile Atanasov on Shutterstock.com_

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