Gearing Up for the 9th Annual FundRaising Success Gold Awards

Yes, it's that time of year again — the submission period for the ninth annual FundRaising Success Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence is officially open. In fact, starting this year, entries can be submitted year-round. However, the deadline for the 2014 Gold Awards is Aug. 22 — and note, that's the delivery cutoff, not postmark.

For an entry to be eligible, the campaign must have taken place sometime between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2013.

The awards change a little each year based on observations made the previous year, so we've added a new category for 2014 — Peer-to-Peer. The complete list of categories is as follows:

Direct Mail
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Multichannel
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Email
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Peer-to-Peer (campaigns centered on P2P fundraising)
Organization's Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization's Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Special Events
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Telemarketing
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget $10 million or Over
Organization’s Annual Operating Budget Under $10 million

Social-Media Mastery
Does your organization have a stellar social-media strategy that paves the way for the deep donor engagement that eventually fuels fundraising? Have you pulled off a masterful campaign on social media?

Website
What makes your organization’s website a fundraising powerhouse?

On the Edge
Any campaign that pushes the envelope (and/or the bounds of reason). If it was daring overall or even just for your organization, we want to hear about it!

You can view last year's winners here, and past winners here.