Celebrity charity closes down
Howard Lake | 10 July 2000 | News
Celebrities can bring valuable publicity and clout to charities. Unfortunately, if the charity hits problems, the celebrity link can ensure that those problems get a very public airing.
For example, author Tom Clancy’s support for the Kyle Foundation has ensured that the charity’s demise is aired nationally.
Read Writer’s Dream for a Charity Turns Bitter by Michael Moss and Jim Rutenberg at the New York Times.
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About Howard Lake
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.