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NATIONAL FUNDRAISING AWARDS - CLOSING DATE APPROACHING
Awards to shine spotlight on Ireland’s top charity achievers.
The closing date for the National Fundraising Awards is approaching fast, and organisations are reminded to submit their nomination before 5pm on Tuesday, 1 September.
The Awards - which are presented by Fundraising Ireland, The Wheel with support from Vodafone Ireland Foundation - are Ireland’s only accolade for fundraisers. They were established in 2008 to shine a spotlight on exceptional achievements in charitable fundraising, to help spread best practice and draw attention to the breadth of talent, commitment and expertise in our sector.
You are invited to nominate voluntary or professional fundraisers in one or more of the following categories:
Fundraiser of The Year,
Fundraising Campaign of The Year
Community Fundraiser of The Year
The Awards - which are presented by Fundraising Ireland, The Wheel with support from Vodafone Ireland Foundation - are Ireland’s only accolade for fundraisers. They were established in 2008 to shine a spotlight on exceptional achievements in charitable fundraising, to help spread best practice and draw attention to the breadth of talent, commitment and expertise in our sector.
You are invited to nominate voluntary or professional fundraisers in one or more of the following categories:
Fundraiser of The Year,
Fundraising Campaign of The Year
Community Fundraiser of The Year
In 2008, award recipients included: Peter Ireton of Bóthar, Concern, Legacy Promotion Ireland, Maureen Forrest of the Hope Foundation and Caroline Downey of Exploration Station. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced at a special ceremony, hosted by RTÉ presenter Mary Kennedy, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin on 20 October.
The Wheel’s chief executive, Deirdre Garvey, said that fundraising remains a vital source of income for charities. “Over 67% of Irish charities had their Government funding cut in the past six months, while only 31% reported a drop in public donations during the same period. It is clear that charities will have to rely on fundraising to cushion the effects of cuts in Government funding,” she said.
Garvey added that with the forthcoming introduction of charity regulation and associated codes of practice for fundraising, additional focus will be placed on the practice of fundraising within charities. “We welcome the additional transparency this will inevitably bring and we feel that the time is now right for an Awards programme to promote excellence in fundraising in Ireland,” she said.
Professional or voluntary fundraisers may be nominated in the following categories: Fundraiser of the Year, Campaign of the Year and Community Fundraiser of the Year. Nominations should be submitted online at www.fundraisingawards.ie before 5 PM the 1st September.
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