Shortlist announced for IoF National Awards 2013
Howard Lake | 12 April 2013 | News
The Institute of Fundraising has announced the shortlist for its National Awards 2013. The winners will be named at a ceremony at the Hilton London Metropole by TV presenter Helen Skelton on the first evening of the Institute of Fundraising National Convention on 1 July 2013.
There are 20 aware categories this year. New awards this year include Child Fundraiser of the Year.
The awards have been running for 21 years. Ruth Moore, Head of Training and Events at the Institute, said: "This year we have created new award categories to showcase excellence, recognise achievement, and to celebrate fundraising successes over the past year."
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Kevin Kibble, Chair of the Awards Judging Panel, and a trustee of the Institute of Fundraising, said: "The record number of entries to the Awards this year highlights how charities value the benefits that acknowledged success brings to individuals and teams."
2013 IoF National Awards shortlist
Campaigns
Best Business Charity Partnership (large charities)
Beanstalk, British Red Cross, Marie Curie Cancer Care
Best Business Charity Partnership (small charities)
Alive and Kicking, The Big Issue Foundation, Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation
Best Donor Development Campaign
RNIB, Royal British Legion, University of Leeds
Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign
British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Natural History Museum
Fundraising Techniques
Best Use of Direct Mail
Emms International, Unicef, WaterAid
Best Use of E-media
Merlin, St John Ambulance, Shelter, 38 Degrees
Best Use of Events
Macmillan Cancer Support, Shelter, The Outward Bound Trust
Best Use of the Telephone
Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Cancer Research UK, RNIB
Best Use of Face-to-Face
Merlin, Shelter
Best Use of Legacy
Macmillan Cancer Support, Save the Children, Will Aid Partnership
Best Use of Major Donor
Aston University, Scope
Teams and Organisations
Most Committed to Learning and Development
Action for Children, Cats Protection
Fundraising Team of the Year
Action for Children, Myton Hospices, THGI (The Hall Get Involved)
Best Fundraising Organisation to Work For
Canal & River Trust, Prostate Cancer, The Outward Bound Trust
Individuals
Best up-and-coming Fundraiser
Jane Bardsley, Susie Smith, Rachel Waldron
Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year
Keith Masdin, Olive McCleod, Barbara Smith, Tracey Taylor
Child Fundraiser of the Year
Jane Dean, Bethany Hare, Jonjo Heuerman
The Gill Astarita Fundraiser of the Year Award and Lifetime Contribution Award will be announced on the night.
The shortlisted nominations for the Insight Award will be announced at the I0F Insight SIG Awards 2013 on 11 June.
Most nominated charities
So, the most nominated charities this year are:
- Shelter (3)
- Action for Children (2)
- Cancer Research UK (2)
- Macmillan Cancer Support (2)
- Merlin (2)
- RNIB (2)
- IoF East Anglia group offers bursary scheme for training (12 April 2013)
- Using an online ‘giving’ tool (14 April 2013)
- Entries open to (15 April 2013)
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