# Insight in Fundraising Awards 2016 winners announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/06/22/insight-fundraising-awards-2016-winners-announced/
- Published: 2016-06-22T08:30:49+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**[British Red Cross](http://www.redcross.org.uk/), [RNIB](http://www.rnib.org.uk/),
Cancer Research UK, NSPCC, Centrepoint, Macmillan Cancer Support and the University
of Sheffield were among the winners of the fifth annual [IoF Insight in Fundraising Awards](http://insightsig.org/winner-is/)
this month. **

 

The awards recognise charities and suppliers for their work with data and insight
in fundraising. The 2016 IoF Insight in Fundraising Awards took place at the Café
de Paris in London on 8^(th) June, with this year’s Outstanding Contribution Award
going to Professor Adrian Sargeant.

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The winners:

 

**Most Powerful Use of Insight from Traditional Methods of Data Analysis:**

 

Winner: British Red Cross, and Highly Commended: NSPCC

 

**Most Powerful Insight Using Innovative Methods of Data Analysis:**

 

Winner: University of Sheffield, and Highly Commended (2): British Red Cross, and
NSPCC

 

**Best Use of Data & Analysis in Digital Fundraising:**

 

Winner: RNIB

 

**Most Powerful Use of Insight Through Research:**

 

Winner: Cancer Research UK, and Highly Commended (2): About Loyalty, and University
of Sheffield

 

**Most Powerful Example of Insight Sharing:**

 

Winner: NSPCC, and Highly Commended: Cancer Research UK

 

**Most Powerful Use of Insight by a Small to Medium Income Charity:**

 

Winner: Centrepoint

 

**Most Powerful Use of Insight from a Long-term Strategic Project:**

 

Winner: Macmillan Cancer Support, and Highly Commended: RNIB

 

**Team of the Year:**

 

Winner: Macmillan Cancer Support, and Highly Commended (2): Unicef UK, and Prostate
Cancer UK

 

**Supplier of the Year:**

 

Winner: Qbase, and Highly Commended: Pebblebeach Fundraising

 

**Rising Star:**

 

Winner: Jess Bebb – CAFOD, and Highly Commended: Jack Thornton – RNIB

 

**Outstanding Contribution:**

 

Professor Adrian Sargeant

 

Jon Moxham, Insight in Fundraising Awards 2016 lead and business intelligence programme
manager at British Red Cross said:

 

> “In this last year of uncertainty, it certainly feels that insight requires, and
> is starting to take, greater prominence within charities of all shapes and sizes.
> The work seen in this year’s awards goes a long way to furthering this by highlighting
> just what using data and insight can achieve, and in showing how we can monitor
> and evaluate these activities for the greatest effectiveness, as well as develop
> feedback mechanisms to help us better hear the voice of the supporter.”

 

On the night, the shortlist for the [IoF National Awards 2016](http://www.fundraisingconvention.uk/national-fundraising-awards)–
Best Use of Insight was also announced, The shortlist is made up of six award winners
from the core discipline categories of the Insight in Fundraising Awards. The winner
will be announced at the Institute of Fundraising’s National Awards 2016 on 29th
November. The shortlisted charities are: Cancer Research UK, British Red Cross, 
Macmillan Cancer Support, NSPCC, RNIB, and University of Sheffield.

 * **[IoF reveals Insight in Fundraising Awards shortlist](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/05/03/iof-reveals-insight-fundraising-awards-shortlist/)**(
   3 May 2017)
 * **[IoF Insight in Fundraising Awards winners announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/06/13/iof-insight-fundraising-awards-winners-announced/)**(
   13 June 2017)
 * **[IoF Insight in Fundraising Conference issues call for speakers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/15/iof-insight-fundraising-conference-issues-call-speakers/)**(
   15 August 2017)

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