# Deadline for Emcees Awards fast approaching

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/07/deadline-emcees-awards-fast-approaching/
- Published: 2018-03-07T07:12:44+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The deadline for this year’s Emcees Awards, which celebrate best practice in arts
and culture fundraising. is on Friday 16 March,**

[=mc](https://www.managementcentre.co.uk/) and [The National Arts Fundraising School](https://www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com/)
are inviting people to nominate their own organisation or another campaign, partnership
or individual in the sector that has impressed them. Now in their third year, [Emcees Awards](https://www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com/the-emcees/)
winners last year included The National Gallery, LAMDA, [Youth Music](https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/)
and [Artichoke](https://www.artichoke.uk.com/).

There are seven categories in this year’s awards:

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 * Award for Best Campaign – £100,000 and above
 * The Brown Creative Award for Best Campaign – under £100,000
 * The TicketSource Award for Best Corporate Partnership
 * Best Supporter/Membership Scheme
 * Best ‘Donor Love’ example (best stewardship)
 * Best Volunteer Fundraiser
 * The National Arts Fundraising School Best Alumni Fundraiser (this award is open
   only to alumni of the School)

Nominations will be judged by Bernard Ross, =mc and National Arts Fundraising School
Founder-Director, Francis Runacres, Executive Director, Enterprise & Innovation 
at Arts Council England, Marina Jones, Head of Trusts & Foundations at Royal Opera
House, Rachel Cockett, Director of Development for Birmingham Museums Trust and 
Michelle Wright, CEO of Cause4.

Winners will be announced at a special event at Ovalhouse, London on 1 May 2018.

Bernard Ross, =mc Director, said:

> “We believe there are some outstanding campaigns as arts organisations become 
> better and better at innovative ways to engage private donors, individuals, companies
> and foundations. This award scheme is our way of identifying and celebrating the
> very best in existing practice and sharing it with the rest of the arts community.”

More information along with the nomination page both are available [here](https://www.nationalartsfundraisingschool.com/the-emcees/).

Image: some of last year’s Emcees winners

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   6 April 2018)
 * **[Arts Impact Fund announces fourth & final round of investments](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/06/26/arts-impact-fund-announces-fourth-final-round-investments/)**(
   26 June 2018)
 * **[£4 million funding programme launches to help communities transform through arts and creativity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/07/24/4m-funding-programme-launches-help-communities-transform-arts-creativity/)**(
   24 July 2018)

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