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FUNDRAISING CHAMPION OF THE YEAR

Established in 2021, this award acknowledges the importance and highly valued contribution of ‘non-traditional’ fundraising advocates and supporters within your organisation. Designed to recognise that effective fundraising doesn’t happen in isolation, the award honours a member of your organisation (employee or volunteer) who does not hold a specific fundraising role, but whose efforts contribute to, facilitate, grow and support your fundraising success. JOINT WINNER

FUNDRAISING CHAMPION OF THE YEAR Sister Angela Mary Doyle AO

Mater Foundation’s biggest capital fundraising ‘Catherine House’ commenced in June 2019 to transform the heritage Mater Convent into a purpose-built outpatient and inpatient service to support women with perinatal mental health illness, their babies and families. Sister Angela Mary, the ‘face’ of the campaign, was integral to the extraordinarily success of campaign. Sister Angela Mary is a 96-year-old Sister of Mercy whose love for Mater and belief in the service is comparable. With no formal fundraising training, Sister Angela Mary has a supreme knowledge of relationship management. She has helped raise just under $15m towards a goal of $17.6m by the end of 2022. Her advocacy, practical fundraising support and championship of the campaign has been instrumental in generating much of the higher-value gifts. She is involved at every point in the campaign, strategically and operationally and her contribution sees her engaging with donors, corporates, community fundraisers, Mater staff, volunteers and Boards. Sister Angela Mary’s energy and endurance is unrelenting and is only surpassed by her humility and her capacity to share the vision of Catherine’s House. She is a master storyteller, taking people on the journey of Mater’s Mission, herself living in the Mater Convent for decades and the iconic building now transitioning to provide a critical service for vulnerable women and their babies. Through her work with the Mater, the campaign goal will be met, and she will have contributed immensely to creating enduring relationships - both internal and external – to Mater. JOINT WINNER

FUNDRAISING CHAMPION OF THE YEAR Cameron Kerr

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Cameron Kerr AO, joined Taronga Conservation Society Australia in 2001, holding senior roles in Marketing, Zoo Operations and then as Director of Conservation and Science. Cameron (Cam) was integral in the establishment of the Taronga Foundation and enabling the acceptance of donations to support the critical capital upgrades to exhibits and conservation work of Taronga. Cam was promoted to CEO of Taronga in 2009 and lead the rebranding exercise of Taronga Zoo becoming Taronga Conservation Society Australia, a leading conservation organisation that operates two conservationbased zoos.

Cam joined Taronga with no fundraising experience has over the years learnt what it means to be an effective fundraiser. Cam hosts all of the Taronga events; Vivid, Twilight, Zoofari gala ball, where existing and prospective partners and supporters are brought together to share in the nights entertainment whilst being cultivated and stewarded by him and the Taronga team. For every event, Cam researches the attendees and their relationship with the Zoo to identify what they love and connect with most about Taronga and so we can engage with them accordingly. Since Taronga’s first capital campaign in 2010, Cam has grown in his love and support of the sector and has a genuine desire to develop his skills in fundraising. He invests time in being mentored before any major gift asks and understands that asking is a privilege and he’s happy to approach people to make a difference to Taronga.