Shortlist announced for first Emcees awards for arts and culture fundraising
Howard Lake | 11 April 2016 | News
The shortlist for the inaugural Emcees Awards has been announced, featuring 20 arts and culture organisations from across the UK who have been selected for their excellence in fundraising.
The winners of the awards, established by fundraising and management consultancy The Management Centre (=mc) and the National Arts Fundraising School, will be announced on 5th May 2016 at an event held at the Science Museum in London.
The co-directors of the National Arts Fundraising School chose the shortlist, assessing each nomination against three key factors.
=mc Director, Bernard Ross explained:
“In assessing the nominations we were looking for evidence that the campaign was based on a strong underlying strategy. We also wanted to see that the organisation had taken a donor-centred approach – that they understood the supporter’s motivations and put them at the heart of the campaign.
“Finally, we wanted to celebrate the innovation and creativity within the sector and share it with the rest of the arts community. The shortlisted organisations have been chosen because we believe them to represent excellence in art fundraising”.
The winners will be decided by a panel of judges, including:
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- Bernard Ross, =mc and National Arts Fundraising School Founder-Director;
- Philly Graham and David Burgess, =mc Consultants and co-leaders of the National Arts Fundraising School;
- Clare Titley, Director of Philanthropy, Arts Council England;
- Sue Fisher, Director of Development, Science Museum
- Regis Cochefert, Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
2016 Emcees shortlist
The shortlisted organisations are:
The Richmond Associates Award for Best Campaign over £100,000
- Chichester Festival Theatre – RENEW
- Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust – Saving Moat Brae
- Scottish Opera – Building for the Future
- Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums – Hatton Future
- York Theatre Royal – Capital Appeal
The Brown Creative Award for Best Campaign under £100,000
- FATLiPBMYTHICAL – FATLiP Adversity Council
- Red Ladder Theatre – Save Red Ladder
- Royal Opera House – Pointe Shoe Appeal
Best Corporate Partnership
- Artichoke – Lumiere London
- Donmar Warehouse – Barclays Front Row
- Hallé – PZ Cussons
- Hallé – First TransPennine Express
Best use of Digital Channels in a Fundraising Campaign
- Art Happens – Art Happens
- Hearts and Minds – Adopt A Clowndoctor
- Grand Appeal – Shaun in the City
- Norfolk Museums Service – Re-gilding the Paston Treasure
Best Individual Giving Campaign
- Battersea Arts Centre – Phoenix Campaign
- Belgrade Theatre – Making Memories
- Chichester Festival Theatre – RENEW
- Gate Theatre – Major Giving at the Gate Theatre
The National Arts Fundraising School Award for Innovation
- Rambert – for their use of visual art as a way of building connections with a new donor base
- Scottish Opera – for their entrepreneurial approach to fundraising and stewardship as part of their capital appeal
- National Orchestra for All – for their twist on the traditional sponsored event approach to fundraising
- Hallé – for their use of the Corporate Choirs to build connections with potential supporters, building a synergy between stewardship and their artistic work
The National Arts Fundraising School was established by =mc in 1989, since which it has trained staff from over 1,200 museums, galleries, theatres, festivals and dance companies. Alumni say that they have raised over £200m for their organisations as a result of what they have learned at the one-week intensive training course.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.