Institute of Fundraising-Partner's in Fundraising Awards 2015

In January, The Grange St Pauls hotel in London will play host to the third annual Institute of Fundraising ‘Partners in Fundraising Awards.’ The awards will recognise achievement from fifteen different fundraising categories. The 2015 event will take place on the 29^th January and the voting is open now.

In total, 15 awards will be contested on the night. Listen Fundraising has been nominated in the 'Best Telephone Fundraising Agency' category for the third successive year. A full list of awards and nominees can be seen here. 

The main award is once again the ‘Most Committed Company to the Sector.’ Voting this year has been left entirely to members of the Institute of Fundraising. There are six companies in the running for this year's award. Members are able to gain an insight on all six nominees and then choose a winner by visiting the voting page on the Institute of Fundraising website.

Voting will close on December 12^th. Full terms and conditions can be seen on the Institute of Fundraising official site.

I Wish I'd Have Thought Of That...even in 2014

At the third annual ‘I Wish I’d Thought of That’ charity event, encompassing twenty guest speakers and a number of fundraising specialists , the range of   presentations   created a diverse and memorable occasion. As is tradition, speakers were asked to present on a fundraising topic which they found inspiring or innovative for no more than seven minutes.

Topics at this year’s event ranged from the Commonwealth Games to the Big Issue to The African National Congress’s Vote for Freedom campaign. Tony Charalambides joined like-minded fundraising enthusiasts in the audience and gave his views on the conference in his latest blog post.

SOFII, So Good

Listen’s Managing Director, Tony Charalambides, recently wrote an article expressing his support for charity collective SOFII and their approach to presenting innovative fundraising techniques. SOFII, or, ‘Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration’ provides information and support on fundraising and its website contains guest blogs, alongside past and current  approaches  towards fundraising opportunities.

A long-term supporter of the organisation, Tony’s article talks of how SOFII’s new website showcases all kinds of expert knowledge that  supports effective fundraising,  accessible to all for free and how organisations could learn from this

About Tony

Tony Charalambides is the Managing Director of ListenFundraising, a position which he has held  since August 2008. Listen is a leading telephone fundraising agency, offering advice and specialist experience in Legacy and Mobile fundraising. Listen's expertise in fundraising has seen  it achieve industry recognition , including winner of 'Best Use of Telephone' Award at the Institute of Fundraising National Awards in 2012 and 2014.

 In his spare time, Tony shares his experience writing insightful blogs covering  all types of fundraising related issues. To coincide with the recent hundred-year anniversary of World War One, Tony’s latest blog explores the notion of charity work at this time. Tony's thought-provoking views can also be seen through his Twitter account, @TCharalambides.