2020 Prix d'Excellence Celebration & Results
Congratulations to all the 2020 recipients, and we hope you enjoyed this week’s celebrations!
Thank you to the fantastic emcee’s of this years celebration:
Lynne Connelly
Development Coordinator, Université de Saint-Boniface
Ben Chapdelaine
Associate Director, Annual Giving, McMaster University
Thank you to Tempo Framing Systems for their continued support of the Prix d’Excellence Award program for 20 years!
Watch the 2020 Prix d'Excellence Celebration:
Results
CATEGORY
1. Best Alumni Event
Wilfrid Laurier University
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
St. Francis Xavier University
2. Best Development Event
Juravinski Gala: Celebrating a Philanthropic Journey & Lasting Legacy
McMaster University
Made by McGill Campaign Launch
McGill University
RBC Learn to Work, Work to Learn Program Gift Announcement
University of Saskatchewan
3. Best Special Event
Celebrating 90 Years
Trent University
Welcome Home Dominion-Chalmers Pipe Organ Event
Carleton University
Bader International Study Centre 25th Anniversary
Queen's University
4. Best Alumni Initiative
Celebrating 50 years of Women Athletics
St. Francis Xavier University
How a Free Trial Led to a Big Welcome
McMaster University
Queen’s Venture Network – Supporting the Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Queen's University
5. Best Fundraising Initiative
One Day for Students
University of Saskatchewan
FY20 ALG Fall Campaign
University of Toronto
MBA Legacy Fund
Queen's University
6. Best Donor Relations Initiative
Mulroney Liaison Officers
St. Francis Xavier University
Centralized Annual Fund Stewardship
McGill University
2019 Thankathon
Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation
7. Best Community Outreach Initiative
University of Saskatchewan
Algonquin College
Queen’s University Canada Day Celebration in England
Queen's University
8. Best Volunteer Initiative
Alumni Student Support & Engagement Team (ASSET)
University of Alberta
Leaders Alliance Lunch and Workshop
McGill University
No recipient
9. Best Indigenous Relations Initiative
St. Francis Xavier University
Michi Saagiig Protocol Guide Book
Trent University
Cérémonie des réussites autochtones
Université de Montréal
10. Best Media Relations Initiative
Black hole breakthrough
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Mulroney Institute and Mulroney Hall Grand Opening
St. Francis Xavier University
Leaving a legacy: $100 million research gift for three institutions
McMaster University
11. Best Public Relations / Marketing / Communications Initiative
Blown Away – Partnering on a Netflix Reality Show to Highlight Sheridan’s Expertise in Glass Education
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Saskatchewan Rush Fan Appreciation Night Honouring U of S Alumni
University of Saskatchewan
Peebles - Our Nobel Laureate
University of Manitoba
12. Best Student and / or Young Alumni Initiative
No Recipient
Earn a Car
Holland College
LUSAA is Born - The building of a team
Lakehead University
13. Best Annual Giving Initiative
Making Space for Music Giving Day
Wilfrid Laurier University
Calendar Year-End Appeal 2019
University of Waterloo
Giving Tuesday - Add Sprinkles UVic
University of Victoria
14. Best Advancement Services Initiative
ALG Campaign CUBE
University of Toronto
Behind the Scenes on Giving Tuesday
Carleton University
15. Best Use of Social Media
Science trip contests
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Encouraging Students to Think Global
McMaster University
@umstudent
University of Manitoba
16. Best New Idea: Creativity on a Shoestring
Our Contest Doesn't Suck
Wilfrid Laurier University
Alumni UBC Career Development Webinar Series - Career Planning for UBC Alumni, By UBC Alumni
University of British Columbia
Physics wallpapers
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
17. Best Website
Giving website
McGill University
Discover McMaster website
McMaster University
Waterloo-Connecting imagination with impact
University of Waterloo
18. Best Online Publication
ALLUMEZ - votre magazine web
Universite de Moncton
2019 Report to the Community
Saint Mary's University
Folio: Building a better brand journalism platform
University of Alberta
19. Best Use of Multi-Media
University of British Columbia
Dalhousie University
University of Guelph
20. Best Use of Video / Film
Made by McGill in Motion Picture
McGill University
View Video
The Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics Announcement
University of Guelph
View Video
“Concordians: take pride in your alma mater”
Concordia University
View Video
21. Best Print Magazine
UofTMed Magazine - The Art of Dying Issue (Winter 2019)
University of Toronto
UM Today The Magazine
University of Manitoba
2018-2019 Donor Impact Report
St. Francis Xavier University
22. Best Report to Donors
2018-19 Report on Giving
University of Waterloo
Boundless: Final Campaign Report - University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The Giving Report
Acadia University
23. Best Printed Brochure, Newsletter, or Flyer
Gift Planning Flyer for the Isabel Bader Centre
Queen's University
Legacy Giving Newsletter 2019
McGill University
Brighter World: Research Excellence Brochure, Times Higher Education 8-Page Insert
McMaster University
24. Best Feature Writing – English
A decade at the helm
Queen's University
Truth and doubt
University of Saskatchewan
Fifty Years at the Forefront of Teaching Art in Motion
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
25. Best Feature Writing – French
Pas de vacances pour la recherche!
Université de Montréal
Cinéma québécois : Le vent dans les voiles
McGill University
Stéphan La Roche Un homme et son musée
Université Laval
26. Best Advertisement or Poster
Black hole posters
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Waterloo Innovation Summit
University of Waterloo
Peebles Airport Execution
University of Manitoba
27. Best Photograph
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen: Below the Surface
University of Manitoba
On the Frontlines
Branksome Hall School
The Giving Report
Acadia University
28. Best Fundraising Materials
Made by McGill Campaign Materials
McGill University
The McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection & Immunity: Solving Humanity's Deadliest Puzzles
McGill University
Giving The Gift of Education - How the gift catalogue made giving to students make sense
Mohawk College
