July 13, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Resource Alliance, a London nonprofit organization that provides training and other resources to help charities around the world improve fund raising, has created the Resource Alliance Global Awards for Fundraising.
The new global award—to be given in four categories—will be chosen from fund raisers who have won national awards from professional fund-raising societies, such as the Association for Fundraising Professionals in the United States, the Institute of Fundraising in Britain, and the Fundraising Institute of Australia. Similar associations have been formed in Brazil, India, Japan, and other countries.
Those organizations can enter winners from their own competitions into the global contest in two categories for organizations and two categories for fund raisers.
The two categories for organizations are “Big Idea, Small Budget Award” and “Innovative Fundraising Campaign Award.” And the two categories for fund raisers are “Global Fundraiser Award” and “Outstanding Volunteer Award.”
Entries will be judged by a panel of five prominent fund-raising experts from around the world.
Each entry must be submitted by one of the national fund-raising associations, and the deadline is September 1. The winners will be invited to and honored at the 30th annual International Fundraising Congress, which is organized by the Resource Alliance and held every October in Holland.
