Last week the 2023 Australian Not-for-Profit Tech Awards were presented as part of the annual Connecting Up Conference. The awards recognise the best in technology innovation and service excellence in the not-for-profit sector across Australia. This year over 50 nominations were received across eight categories.

Infoxchange CEO David Spriggs, who also sat on the judging panel, said that the calibre of nominations was of an extremely high standard.

“The 2023 award winners should be very proud of their achievements given the high calibre of nominations and the innovative work the sector is doing to support communities across Australia,”

The ‘Not-for-Profit Technology Innovator of the Year’ award was once again the most hotly contested category, followed closely by the inaugural ‘Best Use of Data for Community Impact’ award, which was won by Mission Australia.

Congratulations to the inspirational winners and finalists who stepped up to volunteer, lead campaigns, interrogate data or create online support tools. Your work demonstrates how tech can make a difference in people's lives, our community and our environment.

The winners are as follows:

1. BEST ACCIDENTAL IT PERSON

Claire Sowden, Resilient Lismore

2. BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

This Life Cambodia "Goodbye My Love"

3. BEST TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT BY A FIRST NATIONS PERSON OR GROUP (sponsored by CSnet)

 Jajoo Warrngara: The Culture Classroom

4. TECHNOLOGY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Australian Ethical)

Matt Segal, Anika Legal

5. BEST USE OF DATA FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT (sponsored by the Victorian Government)

Mission Australia

6. TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT - BEST PRIVATE SECTOR

UTS Rapido Social Impact

7. NOT-FOR-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

ReachOut PeerChat

8. NOT-FOR-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD

Peter van Dijk, The Lord Howe Island Museum

About the Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards

The Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards are a national technology awards program run annually by Infoxchange.

The awards recognise the best in technology innovation and excellence by organisations and individuals supporting the Australian not-for-profit sector.

Judged by a panel spanning the not-for-profit, for-purpose and private sectors, they acknowledge the accomplishments of these organisations and individuals and the improved product and/or service offerings brought to the not-for-profit sector and broader community through technology.

The Connecting Up and Infoxchange teams delivered a great program, and the Digital Innovation Futures Victoria team was delighted to welcome local and interstate visitors to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Victorian Government were proud to support the 2023 Connecting Up Conference and Not-for-Profit Technology Awards.