Past Aspire Award Winners

Categories & Award Winners

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Program or project must demonstrate an innovative solution utilizing today's technology to answer the profession's most complex problems.

Sapphire Award - 2022

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia– Reinventing grateful family pipeline through machine learning and big data
Submitted by Jon Thompson

NC State University– Enhancing the Custom Report Request Process
Submitted by Margaret Griffin

UC Davis Advancement Services– Making Sense of Events at UC Davis: How we Tracked Event Impact and ROI
Submitted by Kelly Best

Sapphire Award - 2021

NC State University – From Advancement Services Portal to the Advancement Portal
Submitted by Tara Watterson

The Nature Conservancy – A Submission and Review Framework for the Revenue Entry Process
Submitted by Jianell Present

Sutter Health – Sutter Health Employee Giving Portal
Submitted by Jay Ballinger

University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. – Electronic Gift Agreement Application
Submitted by Terri Clark

PROSPECT DEVELOPMENT

Program or project conceived of and implemented for a specific need, problem or challenge.

Diamond Award - 2022

The University of British Columbia - Canadian Charitable Organization Prospecting Tool
Submitted by Amy Matsubara

Sapphire Award - 2022

Florida International University- Prescriptive Actions with Live Actionable Dashboards 
Submitted by Yolanda Rodriguez

University of Central Florida - Activity to Impact: Measure like a Gift Officer
Submitted by Kim Walz

Wesleyan University - "All That is 'Googled' Isn't Gold": A Prospect Identification And Management System     
Submitted by Sarah Benson

Sapphire Award - 2021

Concordia University – Fundraiser Metrics Scorecards
Submitted by Dominic Law

GIFT ADMINISTRATION & DATA SERVICES

Program or project conceived of and implemented for a specific need, problem or challenge.

Diamond Award - 2022

NC State University - Streamlining and Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Funds
Submitted by Sarah Thomas

Sapphire Award - 2022

UC Davis Advancement Services - Gifts 101: A Content Strategy Approach to Gift Policy Training
Submitted by Kelly Best

University of Texas at Arlington - UTA Parent and Family Services Membership Import 
Submitted by Jovana Sanchez-Melendez

University of Wyoming Foundation - University of Wyoming Crypocurrency Gift Acceptance Policy and Procedure Processing Procedure
Submitted by Elizabeth Jenkins

Diamond Award - 2021

University of Central Florida – Inclusivity in Data Standards
Submitted by Kelly Travis

Sapphire Award - 2021

The Rutgers University Foundation – The Rutgers University Foundation Love Data Week 2021 Data Journey
Submitted by April Minetti

Program or project conceived of and implemented for a specific need, problem or challenge.

Diamond Award - 2022

NC State University – Rethinking the Strategy for Complex Gift Agreements
Submitted by Sarah Thomas

Sapphire Award - 2022

Florida International University – Keeping track of business daily - gifts delivery
Submitted by Yolanda Rodriguez

Diamond Award - 2021

NC State University – Harnessing Data to Strategize for Digital Endowment Reporting
Submitted by Sarah Thomas

Sapphire Award - 2021

University of Alabama – Going Virtual for Thank a Donor Day
Submitted by Kevin Nunnally

Determination for the Sapphire Award is made based on Jury selection using criteria evaluating achievement and/or excellence to the program/project submitted as well as contributions to the profession.

Determination for the Diamond Award is made based on Jury selection using criteria evaluating the program or project submitted that exhibited the highest level of excellence.