How Nonprofits Are Rethinking Fundraising for Greater Impact
For nonprofits, turning a mission into meaningful action requires resources. At a time when organizations are navigating growing community needs, shifting donor behavior, and increased competition for funding, finding creative and effective ways to mobilize supporters has never been more important.
The Fundraising & Resource Development categories at The Anthem Awards recognize the strategies, campaigns, partnerships, and people making that work possible. For nonprofits, Anthem recognition is an opportunity to celebrate the teams behind successful fundraising efforts, demonstrate results to supporters and stakeholders, and bring greater visibility to the work fueling your mission.
Explore This Year’s Fundraising & Resource Development Categories
This year’s categories recognize the many ways nonprofits are building support for their missions, with work eligible across cause areas including Health, Technology, Sustainability, Environment & Climate, Belonging & Inclusion, Education, Art & Culture, Humanitarian Action & Services, and Human & Civil Rights.
Donor & Volunteer Engagement
Recognizes efforts that engage, celebrate, and mobilize the donors and volunteers who make an organization’s work possible.
Event
Honors public and social events created to generate financial support for a cause and bring communities together around a mission.
Fundraising Appeal
Recognizes compelling fundraising asks that inspire audiences to donate and take action.
Fundraising Strategy
Honors innovative and effective strategies for generating financial support, from the overall approach and audience to fundraising channels and measurable results.
Grantmaking Impact
Recognizes organizations creating meaningful change through the strategic distribution of grants and funding.
In-Kind Contributions & Drives
Honors online and offline initiatives that mobilize communities to contribute goods, resources, or other forms of in-kind support.
Partnership or Collaboration
Recognizes collaborations between nonprofits, organizations, and individuals that combine their reach and resources to raise funds for a shared cause.
Special Projects
Celebrates one-of-a-kind fundraising projects that find unique ways to generate support and impact.
Get Your Work in Front of Leaders in Social Impact
Anthem entries are evaluated by leaders who understand what it takes to build support, mobilize communities, and turn resources into impact, including Asha Curran, CEO of GivingTuesday; Max Friedman, Co-Founder & CEO of Givebutter; Alex Amouyel, President & CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation; Matti Navellou, Head of ICONIQ Impact at ICONIQ Capital; Miguel Castro, Head of Global Media Partnerships at Gates Foundation; and Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen.
For nonprofits, recognition can do more than celebrate great work. It can help demonstrate impact to funders and partners, build credibility with supporters, and give the people behind the mission greater visibility.
Join Nonprofits Turning Resources Into Impact
Anthem Winners annually set the standard for purpose-driven work, including nonprofit organizations using fundraising, partnerships, and community support to move their missions forward.
The 6th Annual Anthem Awards is an opportunity to have your work recognized alongside organizations such as World Central Kitchen, Meals On Wheels America, Make-A-Wish America, UNICEF USA, World Wildlife Fund, Water.org, The Elevate Prize Foundation, African Parks Foundation of America, Guide Dog Foundation, and the Center for Democracy & Technology.
Whether you launched a fundraising campaign, mobilized a network of donors and volunteers, created a standout event, or built a partnership that unlocked new resources for your mission, enter your work in the Fundraising & Resource Development categories of the 6th Annual Anthem Awards.
