Best you can be: shortlist announced for the IoF National Fundraising Awards 2015

Howard Lake | 23 April 2015 | News

The shortlist for this year’s National Fundraising Awards has been announced by the Institute of Fundraising.

The awards, now in their 23rd year, celebrate success and excellence across the fundraising sector. They will be announced on 6 July at a celebratory dinner during the Institute’s three-day National Convention in London.

The theme of this year’s Convention – ‘Best you can be’ – is of course particularly appropriate to the awards and those who have been shortlisted.

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Refreshed award categories

Kevin Kibble at the 2014 National Fundraising Awards. Photo: Institute of Fundraising on Flickr.com

Kevin Kibble, Chair of the National Fundraising Awards Judging Panel said:

“This year we’ve reshaped the categories to reflect the changing face of fundraising and have once again seen the numbers of entries increase. Charities clearly recognise the value to their brands and to staff morale in being an ‘Award Winner’.”

This year’s 14 categories include a new award for Best Individual Giving Campaign.

Shortlists have been announced for 11 of the categories. The Lifetime Contribution Award and Gill Astarita Fundraiser of the Year Award will be announced on the night. The shortlist for the Best Use of Insight Award will be made up of the winners of the IoF Insight in Fundraising Awards, which have not yet been announced.

National Fundraising Awards 2015 shortlist

Best Business-Charity Partnership (Sponsored by Discover Adventure)

Diabetes UK and Tesco

Leonard Cheshire Disability and Howdens Joinery

Shelter and British Gas

The Royal British Legion and Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd

Best Individual Giving Campaign (Sponsored by Response One)

Canal & River Trust – Towpath Fundraising Campaign

Cancer Research UK – 2014 #Selfie Donor Journey

ShelterBox – Urgent ShelterBox Christmas Appeal

UBS Optimus Foundation UK – Leveraged Giving Campaign

Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign (Sponsored by Tangible)

Cancer Research UK – World Cancer Day

Macmillan Cancer Support – Shave or Style

The Art Fund – Art Happens

Unicef UK – Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Partnership

Best Legacy Campaign (Sponsored by Listen Fundraising)

CLIC Sargent – One Day…

King’s College London – Great moments inspire great actions

Kingston University – When I’m gone, I hope my legacy will be…

PDSA – Bring a smile with your free will

Best Use of Digital

Disasters Emergency Committee – Six Months of Mobile Giving

Oxfam GB – Make a song and dance about poverty

Sightsavers – A Million Miracles Launch

Unicef UK – Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Partnership

Best Use of Events

Anthony Nolan – Virgin Money London Marathon 2014 – Official Charity Partner

Cancer Research UK – Race for Life Pretty Muddy

Save the Children – Christmas Jumper Day 2014

War Child – Passport Back to the Bars

Fundraising Charity of the Year (Large – over £5m annual income)

Alzheimer’s Research UK

Anthony Nolan

Jewish Care

Unicef UK

Fundraising Charity of the Year (Small – under £5m annual income)

Beating Bowel Cancer

Haven House Children’s Hospice

Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund

Best Fundraising Newcomer

Amy Saggers

Francesca Tiller

Annabelle Whipp

Hannah-Polly Williams

Best Volunteer Fundraiser

Stephanie Cheung

Paula and Robert Maguire

Victoria Milligan

Sister Sabina Staff

Best Young Fundraiser

Charlie Doherty

Rhea Kara

Oscar Kashemwa

Rafe Walker

The Gill Astarita Fundraiser of the Year

To be announced on the night

Lifetime Contribution Award (Sponsored by Personal Telephone Fundraising)

To be announced on the night

Best Use of Insight

Shortlist to follow Insight in Fundraising Awards

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.

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