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Additional Awards

  • The Innovation in Fundraising Award recognizes a development professional, consultant, or team who demonstrates outstanding accomplishment in fundraising strategy in the previous year
    • Nominee/Organization must be a VAFRE member or AFP Central Virginia Chapter member. Membership may be verified in the on-line directory at www.vafre.org or by e-mailing admin@vafre.org. To verify AFP membership, e-mail admin@afpcentralva.org

    • Nominee  has shown outstanding professional and ethical service to the field of development.

    • Strategy has contributed to expanding donor constituencies: improvement in acquisition, solicitation and retention.
    • Strategy has enhanced the donor experience
      • Strategy incorporates innovative marketing and communications efforts, including branding, social media presence, advertising, special events and/or publications

      • Strategy contributed to organizational goals through transformational philanthropy, e.g. outstanding principal, major, planned giving strategy.


      • Leadership in Philanthropy: recognizes a development professional, consultant, or team who demonstrated a commitment to the future and sustainability of the profession in the previous year
        • Nominee/Organization must be a VAFRE member or AFP Central Virginia Chapter member. Membership may be verified in the on-line directory at www.vafre.org or by e-mailing admin@vafre.org. To verify AFP membership, e-mail admin@afpcentralva.org.
        • Nominee has shown outstanding professional and ethical service to the field of development.
        • Nominee has demonstrated a commitment to efficient and adaptive fundraising planning using data analytics.
        • Nominee has demonstrated a commitment to expanding access to the development profession or invested in the professional development of colleagues.
        • Nominee has established and/or contributed to a strategic plan that expands/includes new audiences for the organization.

      • Nonprofit Excellence in Philanthropy: recognizes a nonprofit for extraordinary accomplishment in fundraising in the previous year
        • Nominee/Organization must be a VAFRE member or AFP Central Virginia Chapter member. Membership may be verified in the on-line directory at www.vafre.org or by e-mailing admin@vafre.org. To verify AFP membership, e-mail admin@afpcentralva.org.
        • Nominee has shown outstanding professional and ethical service to the field of development.
        • Nominee has designed and executed a successful philanthropic campaign.
        • Nominee has demonstrated a commitment to constituent-centered philanthropy.
        • Nominee has developed a volunteer-driven philanthropy program that may include peer-peer and membership programming.
        • Nominee has successfully incorporated a systemic approach to fundraising, resulting in a organizational culture of philanthropy
      Click here for the nomination form, including complete guidelines and criteria.

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