# Irish fundraising awards winners announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/07/04/irish-fundraising-awards-winners-announced-3/
- Published: 2013-07-04T15:00:46+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

[Fundraising Ireland](http://www.fundraisingireland.ie) has presented its awards
for fundraising excellence last year.

[Twelve winners were selected](http://www.fundraisingireland.ie/whats-new/current-news/irish-fundraising-award-winners-2013/)
from 37 finalists in categories such as Best National Fundraising Campaign, Best
Regional Fundraising campaign and Supplier of the Year .

The top award of **Professional Fundraiser of the Year** was awarded to Lisa Nicole
Dunne of Focus Ireland for her consistent excellence and significant results for
the charity.

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Speaking at last week's event at the Aviva Stadium, which was sponsored by MyCharity.
ie, Richard Dixon, chairman of the judging panel, said the standard was extremely
high this year and it made for a challenging judging process.

Awards were given to:

 *  **Best National Fundraising Campaign**: Children’s Medical and Research Foundation
   for its Fix Crumlin campaign
     
 *  **Best Regional Fundraising Campaign**: Mercy Hospital Foundation-96FM for Living
   Radiothon
     
 *  **Best In-House Marketing Fundraising Campaign**: Concern Worldwide Major Donor
   DM campaign
     
 *  **Best Agency Direct Marketing Fundraising Campaign**: Children’s Medical and
   Research Foundation with Persuasion Republic for Fix Crumlin
     
 *  **Best National Fundraising Event**: Focus Ireland for Shine a Light
     
 *  **Best Regional Event**: North West Hospice for 400 Brides
     
 *  **Best Legacy Campaign**: Merchants Quay 2012 Legacy Campaign
     
 *  **Best Corporate Partnership**: Business to Arts/Fund it and the Arthur Guinness
   Fund
     
 *  **Supplier of the Year**: Total Fundraising
     
 *  **Best Fundraising Team of the Year**: Merchant’s Quay Ireland
     
 *  **Best Emerging**: Join Winners, Kate Conroy, Corporate Partnerships. Focus 
   Ireland and Mary Filan, Concern Worldwide
     
 *  **Professional Fundraiser of the Year**: Lisa-Nicole Dunne, Focus Ireland
     
 *  **Outstanding Contribution to Fundraising**: Mary O’Kennedy, founding board 
   director of Fundraising Ireland
     

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