Individual Award State Winners:
Young Fundraiser of the Year
- NSW – Charlotte Sangster EMFIA CFRE, Frontier Services
- QLD – William Kirsop MFIA, CauseForce
- WA – Simone Yule MFIA, Curtin University
Sponsored by
Volunteer of the Year
- NSW – May Cameron, nominated by Cerebral Palsy Alliance
- VIC – Jan Grant, nominated by Australian National Academy of Music
- WA – Helen James & Gloria Grocott, nominated by Ronald McDonald House Perth
- WA – Vern & Lorraine Watson, nominated by Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation
Sponsored by
Organisational Award Finalists:
Donor Acquisition
Over $5 million revenue:
- Act for Peace – Act for Peace Ration Challenge (NSW)
- Guide Dogs SA/NT – 2016 Acquisition Direct Mail Park (SA)
Under $5 million revenue:
- Assistance Dogs Australia – Acquisition Swaps and Coops Campaign (NSW)
- ActionAid – End FGM Acquisition Campaign (NSW)
Donor Renewal
Over $5 million revenue
- Children’s Cancer Institute – Charlie’s Promise (NSW)
- Guide Dogs SA/NT – Guide Dogs SA/NT 2016 Tax Aappeal (SA)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation – Direct mail: Alive and kicking during taxing times – Peter Mac’s record Tax Appeal 2016 (VIC)
Under $5 million revenue
- VisAbility Guide Dogs WA Assistance Dogs Australia – Preparing a new generation of Guide Dogs: Creating a purposeful opportunity to engage and renew supporters (WA)
- PetRescue – The Adoptables (WA)
- Royal Flying Doctor Services Victoria (RFDS VIC) – Life-saving Medical Equipment Replacement Appeal (VIC)
- Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Your Orchestra Begins With You (NSW)
Major Gifts
Over $5 million revenue
- Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) – Nature’s Champions (VIC)
- Oxfam – The Oxfam Circle – Oxfam Australia’s key supporter stewardship program (VIC)
- Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation – Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy (WA)
Under $5 million revenue
- No finalists in 2017
Bequests/Gifts in Wills
Over $5 million revenue
- Bush Heritage Australia – Bush Legacy Circle & bequest reconfirmation campaign (VIC)
- Cancer Council NSW – Bequest Innovation (NSW)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation – Where there’s a Will there’s a way. Peter Mac’s record year for Confirmed Bequestors – Triumph through Targeting Tenacity (VIC)
Under $5 million revenue
- Assistance Dogs Australia – Gifts in Wills Relationship and Growth Campaign (NSW)
- Indigenous Community Volunteers – ICV Bequest Encouragement Campaign (ACT)
Sponsored by
Capital Campaigns
Over $5 million revenue
- University of Melbourne – Believe – the Campaign for the University of Melbourne (VIC)
Under $5 million revenue
- No finalists in 2017
Special Events
Over $5 million revenue
- Asylum Seeker Resource Centre – ASRC Telethon on World Refugee Day (VIC)
- Act for Peace – Act for Peace Ration Challenge (NSW)
- Cure Brain Cancer Foundation – Charlie’s Million$Mission (NSW)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation – Racing to success by maximising income through mass participation fundraising events (VIC)
Under $5 million revenue
- Women’s Legal Service Queensland – Dancing CEOs 2016 (QLD)
- Give Where You Live Foundation – Surf Coast Trek 2016 (VIC)
- Kids Under Cover – The Cubby House Challenge (VIC)
Special or Emergency Projects
Over $5 million revenue
- No finalists in 2017
Under $5 million revenue
- No finalists in 2017
