Raise Awards

It’s time to celebrate YOU!

The annual Raise Awards honor the vision, passion, and dedication of top fundraising professionals and their nonprofit organizations.

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Raise Awards submissions open through June 1.

Award Categories

Fundraiser of the Year

Fundraiser of

the Year

This award acknowledges the Rock Stars among us, who aspire and inspire us each and every day. These individuals live out the organization’s mission, are dedicated to the donor experience, never stop learning, and always give 100% to the cause.

Three (3) fundraising professionals will be recognized with the Fundraiser of the Year award. Winners will receive a $500 gift card.

Storyteller of the Year

Storyteller of

the Year

This award goes to a Nonprofit recognized for excellence in communicating their purpose and vision through branding, narrative, and promotion that informs the mind and moves the heart. Share your story with fellow Raise attendees.

Two (2) nonprofit organizations will be recognized with the Storyteller of the Year award. The organization will receive a $1000 donation from OneCause.

Innovative Nonprofit of the Year

Innovative Nonprofit of the Year

This award goes to the Nonprofit most marked by creativity in the fundraising process. This organization is one that pushes itself, inspires others, and consistently reaches for new heights by implementing new ideas.

Two (2) nonprofit organizations will be recognized with the Innovative Nonprofit of the Year award. The organization will receive a $1000 donation from OneCause.

Why Showcase Your Cause?

Your causes are at the center of everything we do. Stories of your creativity, success, and impact are what keep us going.

These awards are about you.

– Steve Johns, OneCause CEO

Raise Award Hall of Fame

Check out the #FearlessFundraisers that make up the Raise Awards Hall of Fame from previous conferences.

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I loved the addition of the awards … they remind us why we are there and why we do what we do!"
- Lynn Page, VP Program Strategy & Development, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – ALSAC

How It Works

Raise Awards submissions are open through June 7. The Raise Awards are free to enter for individual fundraisers and nonprofits of all sizes. All submissions will be reviewed by a committee of peer nonprofit professionals and industry experts, focusing on specific nonprofit achievements, campaigns, and events from March 2023 through March 2024. 

Awardees are honored and celebrated at the Raise Conference.

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