Awards

For the best campaign to persuade current supporters to renew and upgrade their giving, using any or several fundraising techniques.

The shortlisted entries in alphabetical order are

For any non-profit organisation that provides an outstanding and supportive environment for fundraisers

The shortlisted entries in alphabetical order are:
Jewish Care
Prostate Cancer Charity

Right at the outset I will state I'm not asking anyone to vote for anyone in particular in the 2011 Fundraising Magazine's "Most Influential" poll.  In fact, I usually steer clear of the survey as the results don't always seem valuable to people actually having to do the job of fundraising (see Mark Phillips' blog on this subject - I share his well-articulated views).

This year, I'm still not going to encourage anyone to vote for anyone else but I do want to talk about how I believe we all need to think a little differently in terms of how we define fundraising and therefore who is really influencing us and perhaps should be influential in the future.  Here's my case:

It's that awards time of year again. The Institute of Fundraising's National Awards have been judged, and the shortlists announced.

Fundraising magazine has announced that voting is open for the 2011 poll to determine who are the most influential people in the fundraising sector.

This award is only open to entries from the USA, which is just as well as there could be quite a few nominations from the UK. I can even think of a few people who might even be proud to win it...

Remember our recent coverage of The CTK Foundation's Heart and Soul 2011 Grant Award? The grant that you applied for by writing a short poem?

Did you know that you can nominate anyone for a Queen’s Honour such as an OBE, MBE or Knighthood for achievements in their field of work or community?

The winners of the National Awards 2010 were finally announced at a star-spangled ceremony at the Institute of Fundraising's National Convention last week. They are:

Fundraising Team of the Year