# National Fundraising Awards 2018 open for entries with new Best Donor Experience category

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/01/26/national-fundraising-awards-2018-open-entries-new-best-donor-experience-category/
- Published: 2018-01-26T07:15:28+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Institute of Fundraising (IoF) has opened nominations for its 2018 National
Fundraising Awards with the launch of new category: Best Donor Experience.**

The new Best Donor Experience award seeks charities or individuals to enter for 
experiences that celebrate putting donors at the heart of fundraising.

The [2018 National Fundraising Awards](http://www.nationalfundraisingawards.org.uk/)
are now in their 28th year. This year’s winners will be announced at the Brewery
in London on Monday 2 July, during the IoF’s [Fundraising Convention](http://www.fundraisingconvention.uk/).

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Chris Washington-Sare, Chair of the Special Interest Group on the Donor Experience
said:

> “The new Donor Experience award will celebrate and applaud truly consistent donor-
> based approaches to fundraising. The award is intended to celebrate those charities
> and fundraisers that have delivered campaigns, or even individual supporter experiences,
> that represent the very best examples of excellent relationship fundraising.”

UK Fundraising’s Howard Lake, Chair of the Awards Judging Panel added:

> “The National Fundraising Awards are simply one of the best ways of sharing fundraising
> success and achievements. What works, how and why: it’s what every fundraiser 
> wants keep up to date with, so that they can apply the ideas for their charity.
> The team of experienced judges gets the privilege of reading the detail of several
> hundred outstanding fundraising campaigns, and then the responsibility of picking
> the very best. It takes a good couple of days of their donated time, and yes, 
> there are long debates.”

More information on the event is available on the dedicated Awards website, including
the [general rules, criteria and how to apply](http://www.nationalfundraisingawards.org.uk/application-process).
The deadline for nominations is **Friday 23 March 2018**.

The other categories, as last year, are:

 * Best Business-Charity Partnership
 * Best Individual Giving Campaign
 * Best Use of Digital
 * Best Use of Events
 * Best Legacy Campaign
 * Fundraising Charity of the Year – Large
 * Fundraising Charity of the Year – Small
 * Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign
 * Best Fundraising Newcomer
 * Best Young Fundraiser (15 years or under)
 * Best Volunteer Fundraiser
 * Most Committed Company to the Sector
 * Gill Astarita Fundraiser of the Year
 * Lifetime Contribution Award

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