Irish fundraising excellence recognised
Howard Lake | 10 April 2018 | News
The winners were recently announced of the Irish Fundraising Awards organised by direct marketing agency Nexus Direct.
The annual awards recognise fundraising excellence across Ireland, showcasing innovation and best practice. The winners in the eight categories were:
Best Fundraising Event
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· Gold – Focus Ireland
· Silver – Support Your Local Hospice Movement
· Bronze – Cystic Fibrosis Ireland
Best Direct Mail Campaign
· Gold – Merchants Quay Ireland
· Silver – Trócaire
· Bronze – Depaul
Best Use of Donor Journey
· Gold – Dogs Trust
· Silver – Sightsavers
· Bronze – Multiple Sclerosis Ireland
Best Use of Data Insight and Research
· Gold – Trócaire
· Silver – Support Your Local Hospice Movement
Best Use of Digital
· Gold – Irish Cancer Society
· Silver – Focus Ireland
· Bronze – CMRF
Best Individual Giving Campaign
· Gold – Merchants Quay Ireland
· Silver – Concern
· Bronze – Dogs Trust
Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign
· Gold – Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation
· Silver – Focus Ireland
· Bronze – CMRF
Fundraiser of the Year
· Gold – Colin Skehan, Merchants Quay Ireland
· Silver – Ciara Smullen, Sightsavers
· Bronze – Shane Finn, SBHI
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.