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Rising Leader


Established in 2017, the ANA Nonprofit Federation Rising Leader Award celebrates the next generation of nonprofit marketing and fundraising leaders.

The recipient is determined based on the following criteria:

  • is a professional marketer or fundraiser with either a nonprofit organization or a service provider.
  • is a respected authority on marketing and fundraising practices.
  • has demonstrated achievement, innovation, and leadership in the fundraising and marketing community.
  • inclusive staffing and management practices exhibit the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
  • serves as a source of inspiration and encouragement to others by exemplifying the highest standards in his or her work.


Deadline for nominations is October 9, 2024

“Like many people in our industry, it was pure chance that led me to working in nonprofit marketing and fundraising...What has kept me around? That one is easy: the life-changing work we do and the friendships that we have developed while doing it.”

- Tyler Hall, 2022 Rising Leader Award Winner

Congratulations to the 2023 Rising Leader Award recipient, Amy Bobrick of ABD Direct!


Rising Leader Award Past Winners
  • 2023 — Amy Bobrick, ABD Direct
  • 2022 — Tyler Hall, Easterseals
  • 2021 — Summer Gill, Texas Children's Hospital
  • 2020 — Erica Best, Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry
  • 2019 — Adrian White Slagle, One & All
  • 2018 — Shira Mitchell, Special Olympics
  • 2017 — Eliza Slone, MKDM

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