This award will recognise an outstanding fundraising event that the judges think deserves the merit of being the best of the year and took place in whole or part during the period 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2025. The event must have taken place in the South West or at least be wholly organised from within the South West
The judges will be open to submissions that are multi-channel or discipline specific. It could, for example, be a community fundraising event, challenge event, individual giving, legacy or corporate event (or a combination of all the above)
The winning event will clearly demonstrate excellence, creativity, and innovation and ideally engender closer connection between supporters and beneficiaries.
The judges will be looking at the following areas when choosing the event of the year.
- Objectives –What were the objectives of the event and how it was carried out? Include details of any third party used or size of in-house resources devoted to this campaign.
- Rationale – Why this event – why was this type of event chosen ?
- Forecasting – How was success of the event intended to be measured? What were the positive outcomes and impact? How did it compare to budget?
- Audience – Did the event target an existing or a new audience. How did the event fit with the overall mission of the charity?
- Innovation – How was the event innovative or ground-breaking for the charity
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