Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2012 Fundraising Professionals of the Year Awards

Fresh off the heels of the 2011 Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence, we're ready to turn our attention to the 2012 Fundraising Professionals of the Year Awards!

Every year, I am so deeply touched to read about nominees' selfless dedication, their vision, their passion, their perseverance and their steadfast devotion to making the world a better, more livable place — whether they work for huge, venerable organizations, or startups, or the myriad companies that partner with them; whether they're saving animals or the planet, feeding the poor, maintaining museums, eradicating diseases or tending to those who suffer from them, educating children, empowering women … the list goes on; whether their jobs are dedicated solely to development, or fundraising is just one of many hats they wear.