AFP Awards

Award for Outstanding Fundraising Professional

Below is the online nomination form for the Award for Outstanding Fundraising Professional.

The deadline to submit nominations is December 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.

This award honors an outstanding individual fundraising professional who works directly for a nonprofit, charitable organization.

Eligibility & Judging Factors
The nominee must meet the following criteria to be considered for the award:

The nominee must be a current AFP member in any category.
The nominee must have been an AFP member for a minimum of 15 years (based on the date nominations are due: December 18, 2024).

Nominees will be considered for the award based on the responses to the criteria in the nomination form (below).

Please click here to view the scoring rubric for this award.

Note: The maximum number of words for the entire nomination is 2,000. This includes text for ALL of the criteria. Nominators are free to divide the words for each criterion however they like, but the total word count should not exceed 2,000. You will be notified if you exceed 2,000 words and asked to modify your submission.

Please note: All questions and fields are required.

For each organization where the nominee has been employed, describe the INDIVIDUAL work of the nominee, including descriptions of (1) position and responsibilities; (2) specific projects, programs and/or campaigns the nominee worked on; and (3) evidence of exemplary work, career achievements, creativity, innovation and leadership roles. (40 points)

For each organization where the nominee has been employed, describe the impact of the nominator’s work on the ORGANIZATION, including role in helping raise funds, amount of funds raised, growth in funds raised and other important fundraising metrics. (20 points)

Describe details showing evidence of and commitment to the profession, professional development and AFP engagement (committee work, volunteer leadership positions, presenting at events, mentorship, obtaining certifications or advanced degrees, other awards/recognitions, etc.). (30 points)

Describe volunteer activities within the community (not including AFP) and why the nominee is involved with those organizations. (10 points)

Nominee Information

Name

Title

Organization

Address

City, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code

Phone

Chapter

Nominator Information

Name

Title

Organization

Address

City. State/Province. Zip/Postal Code

Phone

Chapter

By submitting this form, I DO CERTIFY that the above-named individual is hereby nominated for this AFP Award. I am also certifying that the nominee is a current member of AFP and will have been a professional fundraiser for at least 15 years on December 18, 2024. I further authorize AFP to publicize this information for use by other AFP chapters in whatever way AFP may consider appropriate.

In addition, by submitting this form, I further certify that this award is being submitted on behalf of an AFP chapter, or if submitted by an individual, that the nominee has the support and endorsement of an AFP chapter.

Please note: If you experience any issues completing this online form, you can send the required information via email to awards@afpglobal.org. Thank you.

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