# Northern Ireland fundraising awards open for nominations - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/03/17/northern-ireland-fundraising-awards-open-for-nominations/ - Published: 2015-03-17T07:06:20+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake The Northern Ireland Institute of Fundraising is inviting nominations for its 2015 annual awards, designed to highlight and celebrate excellence in fundraising. Sponsored by Coca-Cola the awards are open to all individuals and fundraising teams across Northern Ireland’s voluntary and community sector. This year the number of award categories has been increased to five, with the introduction of the award for the **Fundraising Direct Marketing Appeal of the Year**. ## Advertisement The five award categories for 2015 are: ·         Fundraising Event of the Year ·         Fundraising Partnership of the Year ·         The Bryan Walliker Fundraising Volunteer of the Year ·         Fundraising Team of the Year and new to 2015 ·         Fundraising Direct Marketing Appeal of the Year The winners will be announced at the Institute of Fundraising Northern Ireland Awards Luncheon which will be held at the Belfast Harbour Commissioners office on 11 June 2015. The Awards will be hosted by Pamela Ballantine with special guest speaker Richard Taylor, Chair of the Institute of Fundraising and Executive Director of Fundraising and Marketing at Cancer Research UK. Nominations for the [Institute of Fundraising Northern Ireland Awards](http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/groups/national-northern-ireland/northern-ireland-awards-2015/) can be made online. **The deadline for submissions is 22 May 2015**.   _Update: the deadline for submissions was amended on 15 May 2015._ * **[Philanthropy Fortnight programme revealed](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/04/14/philanthropy-fortnight-programme-revealed/)**( 14 April 2015) * **[£5,000 anniversary awards available in Northern Ireland](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/04/23/5000-anniversary-awards-available-in-northern-ireland/)**( 23 April 2015) * **[Ulster Bank to provide £220,000 for community projects](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/05/10/ulster-bank-to-provide-220000-for-community-projects/)**( 10 May 2015)