Fundraising Professional of the Year

On May 24, Union Rescue Mission CEO Andrew Bales issued an emergency appeal for donations through his blog, Twitter, Facebook, text messages and snail mail. Unless the organization could raise $2.8 million by June 30, the end of its fiscal year, officials feared they would have to close Hope Gardens. As a result of this effort, the Save Hope Gardens fundraising campaign raised $3,821,860.50 in 37 days across seven different communication channels.