# Shortlist announced for IoF National Awards 2013

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/04/12/shortlist-announced-iof-national-awards-2013/
- Published: 2013-04-12T01:05:49+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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)

[www.nationalawards.org.uk](http://www.nationalawards.org.uk)

 

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