Awards

The 2012 Irish Philanthropist of the Year Awards will take place on 12 December 2012 from 12.15 to 14.30 at Number 10 Ormond Quay, Dublin.

The Pennies Foundation has won the Best Not For Profit IT Project Award in the UK IT Industry Awards 2012 for its Pennies microdonations service.

Two charity mobile fundraising providers have been chosen in the Wonga Future 50, which highlights the "50 young UK companies triggering change in their markets".

The European Union is to fund the first pan-European CSR awards scheme in 2013 to highlight best practice across the continent.

The Charity Finance Group (formerly the Charity Finance Directors Group) is offering a prize of £5,000 for an idea that will tackle problems or issues in charity finance.

The campaign that successfully persuaded the Chancellor to reverse his proposals for limiting tax relief on charitable giving last night received an award at the Public Affairs News Awards.

The Young Achievers Trust are inviting nominations for their annual awards which celebrate inspirational young people aged 16 to 25 years old who are engaged in voluntary work.

The winners of this year's National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards were announced in London this week.

The Rolex Awards for Enterprise, which are given every two years, are now open for applications for the 2014 round.

Queens University has won the Outstanding University Fundraising Team of the Year award at the Times Higher Leadership and Management Awards in London.