Alistair McLean

Chief executive, Fundraising Standards Board from 2009

Prior to his appointment as chief executive at the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) Alistair was chief executive of the National Greyhound Racing Club, the self-regulatory arm of the greyhound racing industry, where he dealt with a large and diverse stakeholder group including government, welfare organisations and many related charities.

Before this he worked at an advisory firm and in the professional sports sector in both the commercial and regulatory areas of the industry.

Alistair graduated from Manchester University and initially went into the FMCG sector specialising in marketing and retailing. He also completed a full-time MBA at Bradford Business School in 1990.

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Choose your enemies, and friends, wisely

Andrew Scadding
7 Nov 2011

Tags: Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) | Regulation

Thai Children's Trust's Andrew Scadding has never been a fan of the FRSB's constitution. So what made him change heart and choose to work with, instead of against, the fundraising regulator?

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Alistair McLean's final stretch: the end of the cycle challenge

Alistair McLean
17 May 2011

Tags: Individual giving | Events fundraising

The final stretch of Alistair McLean's epic cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats has arrived. The FRSB chief executive describes the last days, and the multiple inspirations that kept he and his team going.

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Teamwork and tarmac, what keeps the McLean team cycling

Alistair McLean
13 May 2011

Tags: Events fundraising | Individual giving

Facing a 20 per cent gradient hills, FRSB chief executive Alistair McLean ponders what it is that motivates him and his co-cyclists on their epic fundraising ride across Britain.

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Personal goals and sightseeing in lycra, McLean cycles north

Alistair McLean
12 May 2011

Tags: Events fundraising | Individual giving

Dropping in to the Beatles' sights in lycra gear and taking a detour through the Lakes District in memory of a fellow cyclist's father, Alistair McLean describes the progress of his cycle challenge from Land's End to John O'Groats.

I don't think that the FRSB or the PFRA should be part of the IoF. But then I don't think the Institute ever gave a rationale for why they sent them off to be seperate in the first place. Maybe if we understood that, we could understand why Paul thinks it would be a good idea to have them back.

» Paul Amadi suggests PFRA and FRSB should merge back into the Institute

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Putting the 'challenge' back in challenge events, McLean's cycling journey

Alistair McLean
9 May 2011

Tags: Events fundraising | Individual giving

Broken bikes are no obstacle for the FRSB's cycle challenge fundraising chief executive. Alistair McLean blogs about days three and four of his journey from Land's End to John O'Groats.

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Maypoles and ice baths, McLean cycles on

Alistair McLean
6 May 2011

Tags: Events fundraising | Individual giving

FRSB chief executive Alistair McLean is cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats. In the second instalment of his blog chronicling his odyssey, McLean is humbled by generosity and exhausted by hills.

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Alistair McLean goes for a ride 1

Alistair McLean
4 May 2011

Tags: Events fundraising | Individual giving

Alistair McLean is serious about fundraising. The Fundraising Standards Board chief executive is cycling with a group of friends from Land’s End to John O’Groats. He’ll be blogging about his exploits as he traverses the country, about all things cycling, challenge fundraising and the experience that so many volunteers undertake for the charities they believe in.

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Fundraisers must aim for more than legal compliance

Alistair McLean
4 Feb 2011

Tags: Ethics | Law

Fundraising has an obligation to aim for best practice and transparency, not just comply with the precise letter of the law, says Alistair McLean.

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