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    Sir Lenny Henry wins Special Recognition in Fundraising Award

    08 Jul 2020 by Libby Mahoney

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    The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has awarded Sir Lenny Henry with the Special Recognition in Fundraising Award for his contribution to fundraising.

    The one-off award was announced yesterday morning just before Sir Lenny began his opening plenary at this year’s Fundraising Convention, presented entirely virtually for the first time.

    The award was made in recognition of Sir Lenny’s achievements with Comic Relief and for his continued role in championing diversity and inclusion across the creative arts.

    Henry co-founded Comic Relief in 1985 with comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis in response to the famine in Ethiopia. Through a series of telethons on the BBC, expanded with the introduction of Sport Relief, Comic Relief had by 2015 raised over £1 billion for charitable work in Africa and in the UK.

    The first live fundraising show was held on 4 April 1986, and the first Red Nose Day campaign was held on 5 February 1988.

    Henry is also a campaigner for the greater representation of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in the entertainment industry.

    He addressed the issue of diversity and representation in the charity sector in his opening plenary, together with sharing his experience of fundraising through Comic Relief.

    Read the full article by clicking here.

    Source: UK Fundraising

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