Winners of JustGiving Awards 2014 announced

Howard Lake | 26 September 2014 | News

The winners of the JustGiving Awards 2014 were announced at a celebratory event last night at the BFI Southbank in London. The awards are the online giving company’s way of congratulating and publicising its most successful fundraisers, teams and charities.

This year they moved from using a panel of judges to inviting the public to nominate and vote for the winners.
The evening got underway with a welcome from Zarine Kharas, co-founder of JustGiving, and from master of ceremonies, John Waddingham, the social and labs product manager at JustGiving.

Young fundraiser award

The shortlisted candidates were Ella and Oliver Freeman, Emma Cope and Erin Walfisz.

Emma Cope won the award. She has a rare kidney disease called FSGS. She raised over £53,000 by organising a sponsored walk to raise funds for the Nephrotic Syndrome trust who are running a study into the disease.

Endurance fundraiser of the year award

The shortlisted entrants were Two Boys in a Boat, Tony the Fridge and Team Ciara.
The winner was Two Boys in a Boat. They were the youngest pair ever to row across the Atlantic Ocean. Luke Birch and Jamie Sparks spent 54 days at sea and raised over £315,000 for Breast Cancer Care.
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Outstanding commitment to fundraising award

The shortlisted entrants for this category were Stephen Sutton, Paul Freedman and Joyce Rothschild.
Appropriately enough, the late Stephen Sutton won the award. His mother accepted it on his behalf. Stephen’s positive campaign as he faced terminal cancer raised £4.3 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Special Recognition award

This award is designed to recognise a fundraiser who doesn’t fit into any of the other award categories.

Anna Wilson won this award. After losing her father to cancer in May this year, Anna decided to take on the 10k Race for Life in his memory. Anna beat her £500 target, raising £10,335 for Cancer Research UK. She also inspired a team of runners who went on to raise a further £18,000.

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Creative fundraiser of the year award

 
The shortlisted candidates were the Huddersfield Marathon Band, Kevin the whippet, and Julian Tan. And the winner was… The Huddersfield Marathon Band.

Fundraising team of the year award

The shortlisted entrants were My house to your house, Paul Holden and Cash & Rocket. The winner was Paul Holden.

Giving app of the year award

 
The shortlisted entrants were the Philippines Typhoon Appeal, Bart’s Bash and H2Only. And the winner was H2Only.

Celebrity fundraiser of the year award

The shortlisted entrants were Charlie Webster, Tom Huddlestone and Jason Manford.

The winner was Tom Huddlestone.
 

Charity of the year award

The winner was Willow:

An evening of celebrating fundraisers

Watch the whole awards ceremony

Missed the event? Went there and want to relive the best moments (including the intro from the Huddersfield Marathon Band)? Now you can watch it at:

[Editor’s note – this video is no longer available – 21 July 2021]

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