216 | What might be possible if digital fundraising really shoots for the moon?

My conversation today with Howard Lake was a much anticipated one; I recall our first interaction a couple of years ago when he  graciously offered to help promote my new book. I remain very grateful for his help in spreading the word in the UK and beyond. Howard describes himself as a digital fundraising entrepreneur. In 1994, he began publishing UK Fundraising, the world’s first web resource for charity fundraisers; and, in 1996, he a few years later wrote the first book on the subject. Because Howard is able to keep a pulse on where fundraising is headed, I was eager to hear his thoughts about the Captain Tom story and some other events in our space. 

Despite what he has already achieved in our sector Howard is quite convinced that there is far more work to be done and that much of that work will be accomplished in the digital space. It was contemplating these possibilities that was the focus of our conversation today. Howard and I talked about whether perhaps the constraints of consumer theory and institutional control were the primary barriers to achieving what he imagines is possible. I certainly share Howard’s optimism and concur that much of what we have seen as of late is only scratching the surface of what is possible.

Our listeners might want to check out Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms New Power as well as Joshua Cooper Ramo‘s The Seventh Sense. 

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