 Ireland now has a prestigious award to officially recognise the hard work and dedication of Ireland's fundraisers. See the winners, the awards, and what it takes to be the best of fundraising in Ireland.
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 Sponsored by: Arachas Winner: Peter Ireton Peter Ireton is the founding chief executive of Bothar, the NGO that uses livestock in development aid. Under Peter's leadership Bothar has grown from a one-person operation in 1991 to having an annual turnover of more than €10 million last year. The organisation focuses on establishing micro-farming units for impoverished families, providing training and veterinary support along with a food and income-producing gift of livestock. Peter also developed a revolutionary pass-on system requiring each recipient family to pass on an equivalent gift of livestock to another trained and impoverished family.
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Campaign of the Year: Medium/Large Organisations |
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 Sponsors: Sooner Than Later Winner: Concern (Help Concern without Spending a Cent)Did you know that there are millions of Euro sitting in government coffers which, with the swipe of your pen, could be saving lives? So begins Concern's creative fundraising campaign, "Help Concern without Spending a Cent." The campaign is based on the fact that charitable donations over €250 in a single year are tax efficient. However, in order for a charity to reclaim that tax, the donor's permission is required. With an estimated €3.5 million potentially available to Concern in reclaimed tax, a campaign to avail of those funds made good sense.
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Campaign of the Year: Small organisations |
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Sponsors: Sooner Than Later Winner: Legacy Promotion IrelandTo promote the importance to Irish charities of making a will Legacy Promotion Ireland launched an ambitious and highly successful media campaign. Legacy Promotion Ireland is a consortium of 40 plus charities and non-profit organizations working together to raise awareness about legacy giving in Ireland.
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At last, Ireland has a prestigious award to officially recognise the hard work and dedication of Ireland's fundraisers. 
From left to right: Caroline Downey (joint winner, Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year), Nicola Mullen receiving the award on behalf of Legacy Promotion Ireland (winner, Fundraising Campaign of the Year - Small & Medium Organisations), Maureen Forrest of the Hope Foundation (joint winner, Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year), Angela Whyte receiving the award on behalf of Concern (winner Fundraising Campaign of the Year - Larger Organisations) and Alison McNamara of Bothar, representing the Fundraiser of the Year, Peter Ireton.
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The photographs from the National Fundraising Awards ceremony 2008 are online and available for viewing .
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The following people sat on the judging panel for the
Inaugural National Fundraising Awards 2008. They were selected for
their experience and impartiality. Judging Panel 2008Sean Coughlan
| Chief Executive Officer, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland | | Siobhán McGee | Director, New Project Development, Centre for Nonprofit Management, Trinity College Dublin | | Gerry Loughrey | Group Corporate Responsibility Manager, Irish Life and Permanent | | Jan Mottram | Chair of Vodafone Ireland Foundation and HR Director Vodafone Ireland | Tina Roche
| Community Foundation for Ireland / Business in the Community Ireland
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The Report shows that 6 out of 10 charities receive less than 21,000 euro
