CELEBRATE PURPOSE-DRIVEN COMMUNICATION
PR DAILY’S NONPROFIT COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS LUNCHEON
Congratulations to the finalists of PR Daily’s Nonprofit Communications Awards! Your work sparked awareness, engaged supporters and advanced missions that matter. You’ve used storytelling, strategy and creativity to drive real change, and now it’s time to celebrate that impact.
Join us Friday, September 26, from 12–2:30 p.m. at the iconic Yale Club in New York City for an inspiring luncheon that honors the best campaigns, initiatives, teams and communicators advancing nonprofit causes.
We’ll recognize all finalists and announce the category winners live during this unforgettable celebration.
This is more than an awards luncheon—it’s a moment to reflect, recharge and connect with fellow changemakers who are shaping the future of purpose-driven communication. Bring your team, meet peers across the sector and take pride in the incredible work you’ve accomplished.
You’ll enjoy a celebratory atmosphere filled with photo ops, networking opportunities and the recognition you and your organization truly deserve.
Whether you’re stepping onstage or cheering from your table, you’ll leave feeling energized, proud and even more connected to the powerful community of nonprofit communicators.
Reserve your spot now and join us in honoring the stories and strategies that are making a difference.
FINALISTS
AWARDS OF DISTINCTION
Finalists:
- Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism: Jersey Mike's Month of Giving
- EPAM Systems, Inc.: EPAM's Partnership with Nirmaan Organisation
- Sony Electronics: Sony Create Action
Finalists:
- AARP: AARP Keeps the Focus on the Power of Voters 50-Plus
- Advocate Health: $1B South Side Investment
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: We're Your Pharmacist
- Cleary Strategies & The Seeing Eye: Changing Lives With Volunteer Puppy Raisers
- Cone Health: Cone Health Announcement to Become Part of Risant Health
- Conservation International: Trond Rap Report
- NPWH: Her Health Matters Podcast
- The Dairy Alliance: The Dairy Alliance Honors Farmers Shaping the Future of Agriculture
Finalists:
- Nicholas Gann: Trout Unlimited
- Kate Hartman: U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Lynn Heider: GoWest Credit Union Association
- Marvin Hill: Humana Foundation
Finalists:
- City of Greeley: Communications & Engagement Department Leadership
- Dancers Against Cancer: Noah Lands
CAMPAIGNS AND COMMUNICATION
Finalists:
- AARP: AARP Keeps the Focus on the Power of Voters 50-Plus
- Cleary Strategies & The Seeing Eye: Changing Lives With Volunteer Puppy Raisers
- Communities In Schools: Being Present Matters
- Kyowa Kirin, the XLH Network, and SmithSolve: XLH Community Impact Survey & Communications Campaign
- Ohio Department of Commerce: Make Me A Firefighter Recruitment Campaign
- Parkinson's Foundation: Parkinson's Awareness Month 2024 — The ABCs of PD
- Printed Circuit Board Association of America: PCBAA Team
- The American Institute of Architects: 2024 AIA Architecture Week Campaign
- The Mach 1 Group: Texas Secretary of State's 2024 Voter Education Tour
- U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee: Paralympic Road Show
- WUCF: We Change Lives
Finalists:
- American Concrete Institute: 2024 Annual Report
- Baker College: President's Annual Report
- Centerstone: Better Care, Brighter Future: Centerstone's FY2024 Annual Report
- Code for America: 2025 Impact Report
- National 4-H Council: Annual Report
- PepsiCo Foundation: The PepsiCo Foundation’s 2023 Global Impact Report
- Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians: New Horizons for Potawatomi Traditions
Finalists:
- Cayman Islands Government: Innovating Public Communication: The Cayman Islands Government’s Use of AI
- INNOCEAN USA: Villains Against Evil
Finalists:
- Alloy: Weaving inclusivity with innovation to deliver a vibrant rebrand and future-proof website
- Center for Creative Leadership: For All Things Humanly Possible
- Geena Davis Institute: Celebrating 20 Years with a Refreshed Brand and Social Strategy
- United Way Miami: Imagine The Impact You'll Make
Finalists:
- Dancers Against Cancer: Noah Lands
- EECU Community Foundation: EECU Community Foundation and Fort Worth ISD Team Up to Stuff the Bus with Winter Clothes for Students in Need
- Milken Institute: HBCU Fellows Program
- Sanger Economic Development Corporation: Sanger Workforce Achievement Grant
Finalists:
- ChristianaCare: Food Is Medicine: Communicating a Recipe for Health
- Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism: Jersey Mike's Month of Giving
- National 4-H Council: Celebrating National Pizza Month with Casey's and 4-H!
- Navy Federal Credit Union: No Plate Left Behind
- PepsiCo Foundation: PepsiCo, PepsiCo Foundation, Farm Foundation, and Lay’s: The Little Farmer
Finalists:
- AARP: AARP Keeps the Focus on the Power of Voters 50-Plus
- American Medical Association: Elevating Physician Concerns on the Change Healthcare Cyberattack
- Providence: Los Angeles Fires Communications
- Scout Lab: Scout Lab for The Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Social Crisis Communications Framework
Finalists:
- City of Hope: Inside Hope: A New Platform for a New Era in Cancer Care
- Southcoast Health: Employee Giving Campaign
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Our organizational strategy framework
Finalists:
- City of Greeley, Colorado: State of the City
- The Harris Agency: The Watermen's Ball
- U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee: Media Summit
Finalists:
- Beehive Strategic Communication: Giving for Good: Give to the Max Day 2024
- Dancers Against Cancer: Noah Lands
- Kean University Foundation: Climb Higher - Comprehensive Campaign Case for Support
- Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin: WMTV Share Your Holidays
Finalists:
- American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA): AAPA Social Media Ambassador Program
- Easterseals Southern California: Disability is Not a Dirty Word - Influencer Campaign
Finalists:
- Call of Duty Endowment: #UAVChallenge Presented by USAA
- San Antonio Botanical Gardens: Illuminate
Finalists:
- American Forests: America’s Oldest Conservation Nonprofit Featured on CBS National News
- Gregory FCA: Sounding the Alarm: Shining a Media Spotlight on AI-Generated Child Abuse
- Hall Strategies: The Hermitage Cemetery
- McKnight Brain Research Foundation: Breaking Down Brain Health: Understanding Cognitive Aging
- Money Management International: MMI Peer Advocate Program
- Palin Communications: From awareness to action: empowering 65+ year old Australians to ask for a heart health check
- Palmer Public: Empowering Every Ability: Bringing National Awareness to Inclusive Recreation
Finalists:
- AARP: AARP Keeps the Focus on the Power of Voters 50-Plus
- City of Greeley: Greeley's Got It Campaign
- National 4-H Council: Beyond Ready
- Southcoast Health: Southcoast Health Pediatric Rehabilitation Center Grand Opening
Finalists:
- Alliance for Clean Energy NY: Plugging In Podcast
- Alzheimer's Association: Speaking of Alzheimer's
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): EPRI Current Podcast
- Miami University: Major Insight Podcast
- New Jersey Community Development Corporation: NJCDC's The Loft
Finalists:
- American Student Assistance: ASA PR Campaign
- Children's Health: Children’s Health Leverages Multifaceted Communications Campaign to Announce Plans for Transformative New Pediatric Campus to Meet the Surging Demand for Pediatric Care in North Texas
- He Knows Your Name: Fox Hollow
- Southcoast Health: Southcoast Health Pediatric Rehabilitation Center Grand Opening
Finalists:
- ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists): Spotlighting Drug Shortages: Pharmacists as First Responders in Drug Supply Crisis
- ChristianaCare: Food Is Medicine: Communicating a Recipe for Health
- The Morton Arboretum: Summer of Bugs - Cicada Tree Care Campaign
- VHCA-VCAL: Thank a Nurse Campaign
Finalists:
- Cedar Community: Live More Magazine
- Jewish National Fund-USA: B'yachad
- SMACNA: SMACNews January-February 2025 Edition
- The Archer School for Girls: Communications and Strategic Marketing
- The Marfan Foundation: Connective Issues Magazine
Finalists:
- AARP and FleishmanHillard: Fighting For Our Nation’s Caregivers
- ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists): Spotlighting Drug Shortages: Pharmacists as First Responders in Drug Supply Crisis
- Kyowa Kirin, the XLH Network, and SmithSolve: XLH Community Impact Survey & Communications Campaign
- The James Barry-Robinson Institute: Foster Care Myth Campaign
- VHCA-VCAL: Thank a Nurse Campaign
Finalists:
- Providence Swedish North Puget Sound: Proudly Providence Swedish
- Tulane University: We're on the Rise
- United Way Miami: Imagine The Impact You'll Make
Finalists:
- Humana Foundation: When Vulnerabilities and Disparities Turn Weather into Disasters, What’s Philanthropy’s Role?
- UNC Health: UNC Health Talk Blog
Finalists:
- American Dairy Association Mideast with MediaSource: Video Campaign Captures the Tradition and Fun of the Ohio State Fair Butter Cow, Reaching Hundreds of Millions
- Ares Charitable Foundation: Green Skilling Rural America: The Story of The Industrial Commons
- Hyundai Hope On Wheels: Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Musicians On Call
- SMACNA: Project Spotlight- Ottawa Public Library
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Denise Costa
- UNC Health: Hurricane Helene Patient Story Video
Finalists:
- American Academy of Physician Associates: 2024 Iowa PA Modernization Video Project
- American Dairy Association Mideast with MediaSource: Video Campaign Captures the Tradition and Fun of the Ohio State Fair Butter Cow, Reaching Hundreds of Millions
- ChristianaCare: Food Is Medicine: Communicating a Recipe for Health
- Dancers Against Cancer: Noah Lands
- Humana Foundation: Raising grandsons - Humana Foundation and Generations United
Finalists:
- Alloy: Weaving inclusivity with innovation to deliver a vibrant rebrand and future-proof website
- Montieth & Company: The Pink Bows Foundation Website
- SMACNA: SMACNA Website
- Southcoast Health: Southcoast Health Heart & Vascular Microsite
Seating is limited, reserve your spot today!
A limited number of tables of 10 are available, along with individual tickets.
BEST OPTION
Table of 10
$8,999 per table
Includes:
- 10 reserved seats for your colleagues and team
- Priority seating at the front of the room
- Networking reception
- 3 course meal
- Awards ceremony
- Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
- 2 bottles of champagne
- Photo opportunities with your colleagues, team and industry peers
Individual Tickets
$625 Per Person
Includes:
- Networking reception
- 3 course meal
- Awards ceremony
- Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
- Photo opportunities with your industry peers
If you have any other questions or need help registering, please contact Barbara Kanady at [email protected].
LOCATION
THE YALE CLUB
50 VANDERBILT AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10017
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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