# CIOF National Fundraising Awards return for 2024

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/11/10/ciof-national-fundraising-awards-return-for-2024/
- Published: 2023-11-10T08:57:00+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Nominations are open for the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s 2024 National
Fundraising Awards.**

The [National Fundraising Awards](https://ciof.org.uk/awards/home) recognise and
reward fundraising best practice in the charity sector, and provide a platform to
showcase fundraisers and their work.

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This year, there are [12 Award categories](https://ciof.org.uk/awards/categories).

 * Fundraiser of the Year
 * Fundraising Campaign of the Year
 * Fundraising Charity of the Year
 * Fundraising Event of the Year
 * Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year
 * Young Fundraiser of the Year (15 or under)
 * Charity-Business Relationship of the Year
 * Best Supporter Experience of the Year
 * Legacy Campaign of the Year
 * Newcomer of the Year
 * Individual Giving Campaign of the Year
 * Best Supplier to the Fundraising Sector of the Year

Entry is free and open to all organisations, campaigns and individuals working within
the UK. The deadline for submitting nominations online is 5pm on Friday 26 January
2024, and the winners will be announced at an event in July, during Convention.

The [Awards last took place in 2020](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/06/08/noahs-ark-childrens-hospice-rnli-greenpeace-uk-among-2020-national-fundraising-award-winners/),
when they went online along due to the pandemic and were announced on what was then
Twitter. Winners in 2020 included Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice for Building the
Ark, which won Fundraising Campaign of the Year, Greenpeace UK for Major Gifts: 
Protecting the Oceans, which won Fundraising Event of the Year, and UNICEF UK for
its Paddington’s Postcards, which won the Innovations in Fundraising category.

 * **[National Fundraising Award nominees named](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/03/22/national-fundraising-award-nominees-named/)**(
   22 March 2024)
 * **[2026 National Fundraising Awards nominations open](https://fundraising.co.uk/2025/09/16/2026-national-fundraising-awards-nominations-open/)**(
   16 September 2025)
 * **[CIOF launches monthly public giving tracker](https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/09/14/ciof-launches-monthly-public-giving-tracker/)**(
   14 September 2026)