Fundraiser of the Year 2025

Priya Singh

Priya has been a driving force behind Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice’s fundraising success. When she joined in 2006, community fundraising brought in just £19k annually. By 2019, she led a team raising £432k, and by 2024, that figure had soared to £1m. Over five years, Priya’s leadership of the flagship match-funded campaign has generated £5.5m, significantly boosting the charity’s brand reach.

Priya established a volunteer ambassador programme that evolved into a department of 8 staff managing 170 volunteers, earning the prestigious ‘Investing in Volunteers’ status. She has also driven key fundraising initiatives, including challenge events, legacy giving, and school engagement programmes.

Priya exemplifies the values of excellence, courage, and kindness, fostering a culture of ambition and collaboration. She encourages her team to embrace challenges and continuously push boundaries. Through her leadership, Priya has driven sustainable growth, ensuring that the hospice can provide even greater support to children and families in need.

The judges said "The longevity, dedication and commitment of this year’s winner really shone through for us and were exemplary. She's clearly had a lifetime of impact at the charity through responding to challenges as well as maximising long term growth in fundraising over a long period of time. She’s used insight to benchmark and therefore improve performance and clearly cares deeply about colleagues and volunteers.  An inspirational fundraiser."

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