Nominations open for Corporate Philanthropist of the Year in Ireland
Howard Lake | 20 October 2019 | News
Nominations are now open for individuals, organisations and charities to nominate a corporate who has shown a strong commitment to philanthropy and are deserving of becoming the next Corporate Philanthropist of the Year in Ireland.
Nominations can be made by any individual, charity or community group operating in Ireland. Previous winners over the last ten years have included the Kerry Group, AppleGreen, Bord Gais Energy and Xilinx.
Kerry Group won the award in 2019 for their support and commitment to Concern, Special Olympics and many other charities.
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Organised by the Community Foundation for Ireland, the distinctive characteristics of corporate philanthropy are defined as:
- Philanthropy is planned, strategic giving
- Philanthropy focuses on the cause of a problem rather than easing the symptoms
- Philanthropy provides financial capital to non profit organisations, not just expertise, time and engagement
- Philanthropy focuses on outcomes and is focused on the longer term and on sustainability
The nominations can come from corporates whose philanthropy is focused on local, regional or national projects in Ireland or overseas. The Community Foundation asks that nominated companies are contacted to confirm they are happy to have their name submitted.
All nominations must be submitted on the official nomination form on the Community Foundation website. The awards will take place early in 2020. Nomination forms should be emailed to hh*******@********on.ie before 5pm on Thursday 31 October 2019.
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.