Awards

FundRaising Success Gold Awards
August 9, 2012

The deadline for FundRaising Success' eighth annual Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence is Friday, August 17. Check out this special message from Editor-in-Chief Margaret Battistelli Gardner.

The DMFA 2012 Package of the Year Awards Winners
August 6, 2012

Every year, the Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association holds its Package of the Year Awards to honor some of the best direct-mail and e-mail fundraising campaigns. This year's winners were announced in June, with Covenant House taking home the highest honor as the overall winner of Package of the Year.

Hospice Dreams Named Midwest Small Charity of the Year
August 3, 2012

Hospice Dreams has been named the Midwest Small Charity of the Year in the 4th Annual CLASSY Awards. The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, recognizing the top charitable achievements around the world.

Hospice Dreams fulfills unmet wishes for adult hospice patients, improves their quality of life and helps families make memories together. Hospice Dreams has fulfilled more than 200 Dreams since it began in 2008.

LW Robbins Wins 18 New England Direct Marketing Association Awards
July 11, 2012

LW Robbins, a full-service direct-response fundraising agency, has won 18 Awards for Creative Excellence from the New England Direct Marketing Association. The award presentation was held at The Museum of Science in Boston June 27.

LW Robbins won seven gold awards, five silver awards and six bronze awards, representing nine clients, including Special Olympics, Grand Canyon Association, Food Bank For New York City and Worcester County Food Bank, among others.

The Spirit of Cincinnatus Receives AFP's Highest Honor
July 9, 2012

The Association of Fundraising Professionals has given its highest fundraising honor, the Award for Excellence in Fundraising, to The Spirit of Cincinnatus, an all-volunteer nonprofit created to provide the operational foundation for The Rusty Ball. The Award for Excellence in Fundraising honors an organization that has developed campaigns, initiatives, projects or techniques that have grown and increased its fundraising infrastructure, program and results.

Nonprofit Tagline Awards Open for Entries
June 27, 2012

The Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards Program (a.k.a. The Taggies) just opened its fourth awards cycle with the addition of an Advocacy Campaign Tagline category.