Luke FitzHerbert dies in car accident
Howard Lake | 9 January 2007 | News
Luke FitzHerbert, the respected voluntary and community sector champion and leading light at the Directory of Social Change, has been killed in a road accident.
The Directory of Social Change (DSC) announced his death this afternoon, describing Luke, senior researcher at DSC, as “of one of our best loved and most respected employees”.
Luke, 69, was killed in a road accident on the afternoon of Sunday 7 January on the A5 and his wife Kay was severely injured and is recovering in hospital. According to Northamptonshire Police, the couple appeared to have been “in the road at the time of the accident.”
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A DSC spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with Luke’s family at this sad time.”
Luke FitzHerbert worked on behalf of the voluntary and community sector for over 30 years. In October 2005 he won the Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Third Sector Excellence Awards.
He contributed to a number of essential fundraising guides and directories including a guide to the major trusts.
In memory fund set up
A fund has been set up in Luke’s memory by the DSC. Cheques payable to “DSC-Luke’s Fund” can be sent by post care of Debra Allcock Tyler, DSC, 24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP.
The DSC devoted the front page of its website to Luke today, and began publishing the first tributes from voluntary sector staff.
UK Fundraising’s Howard Lake said: “Luke was already one of the major figures on the fundraising scene when I started fundraising in the late 1980s. He was a true leader in the sector – incisive, committed, well-informed and always willing to fight the sector’s corner. His work on the National Lottery funding is just one of his lasting legacies to the sector.
“More importantly, he was a kind, decent person, and I know he helped me and thousands of others in the sector with his honest advice and support”.
Andrew Hind, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission said: “Luke was a delightful man. He was a truly independent thinker who challenged the status quo. He was passionately committed to the need for the sector to be transparent and accountable and he really believed that the sector’s voice should be heard at all times. He will be sorely missed.”
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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.