# Fundraising Team of the Year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/06/24/fundraising-team-year-985/
- Published: 2008-06-24T15:16:20+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Fundraising uses a diverse range of skills, not always present in the same person.
This award celebrates the principle that often “the whole is greater than the sum
of the parts”. It is made in recognition of outstanding fundraising work by a team.

And the shortlisted entries, in alphabetical order are:

**ActionAid Trusts and Foundations team**

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In the last 12 months the team has raised a total of more than £11m from 50 funders
and secured two grants of over £4m from Comic Relief and the Big Lottery Fund. Once
could be down to luck, but twice is down to teamwork. The team had secured its target
for 2008 by the end of February and was at that point just £50K short of its 2009
target. By the end of 2008 in terms of money received, ActionAid’s annual trust 
income over three years will have grown by more than 100 per cent.

**Penny Brohn Cancer Care**

Through strong teamwork the fundraising team has increased core fundraised net income
by 64 per cent over two years. The team spirit within the department is second to
none and its primary concern is raising the most money for people with cancer regardless
of income crediting. Events work with corporate fundraisers and pass leads on to
other parts of the team. Trusts & Legacies and Events managers support the Major
Appeals manager developing leads. The whole team attends the two annual Institute
of Fundraising SW conferences. The united approach to fundraising has had a profound
effect on team morale and its success is testimony to its effectiveness.

**South Yorkshire Flood Disaster Relief Fund team**

The team was substantially recruited from new after the devastating floods hit South
Yorkshire in June 2007. The team of three was supported by the ceo. chairman and
by a Flood Fund Board. The Foundation’s normal work involves grant giving to community
groups; this team’s remit was to raise and distribute funds for flood victims. The
initial target was £500K, but by November 2007 over £1m had been raised with further
pledges expected to make the fund up to £1.5m. Everyone pulled together with support
from trustees using their connections to great effect. It was the Right thing at
the right time, with the right energy and the right vision, delivered professionally
and with great care. The lessons learned have been shared with the Community Foundation
Network and have been put into a ‘hub’ on their website to be accessed and replicated
by others. The team has learned that everyone’s contribution counts, that you have
to put yourself out to achieve something really worthwhile.

 * **[Best up and coming fundraiser](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/07/04/best-and-coming-fundraiser/)**(
   4 July 2008)
 * **[Volunteer fundraiser of the year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/07/04/volunteer-fundraiser-year-908/)**(
   4 July 2008)
 * **[Fundraiser of the year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/07/04/fundraiser-year-429/)**(
   4 July 2008)