VeraData and Faircom New York win 2026 content marketing honors

VeraData Holdings and Faircom New York earned two honors in the 2026 Content Marketing Awards for nonprofit-focused content aimed at helping fundraising teams respond to disruption and spot donor behavior shifts. The recognition puts VeraData’s Rapid Response Fundraising Readiness Kit in the running for Project of the Year ahead of Content Marketing World in October in Denver.

Why it matters: - VeraData’s winning work is built for nonprofit leaders who need faster, more practical guidance when donor behavior, channel performance, or external events change. - The awards give outside validation to a content strategy centered on helping fundraising and marketing teams make decisions with evidence, not guesswork. - The Rapid Response Fundraising Readiness Kit is now under consideration for Project of the Year, raising the profile of VeraData’s nonprofit content program.

What happened: - VeraData Holdings announced it earned two honors in the 2026 Content Marketing Awards, which are presented by the Content Marketing Institute. - The Rapid Response Fundraising Readiness Kit, developed and published by VeraData and Faircom New York, won Best Special Topic Issue. - VeraData’s 2026 Fundraising Signals Report was named a finalist for Best Use of a White Paper. - The awards were announced July 28, 2026.

The details: - The Content Marketing Awards are billed as the largest and longest-running international awards program dedicated to content marketing. - A panel of marketers, brand leaders and industry experts judges entries on strategy, execution, editorial quality, design and measurable performance. - The Rapid Response Fundraising Readiness Kit is designed to help nonprofit organizations prepare their fundraising and communications programs to respond quickly and thoughtfully when unexpected events create new challenges or opportunities. - The 2026 Fundraising Signals Report was built from observations made across nonprofit programs in 2025 by VeraData’s fundraising, marketing, data and creative practitioners. - The report looks at shifts in donor behavior, channel performance and engagement. - The report pairs 11 predictions with the evidence behind them, the meaning for nonprofit leaders and practical watchpoints and decisions for what to do next. - Joey Mechelle Farqué, VeraData’s head of content and communications, said the content is meant to help nonprofit leaders make better decisions and work more effectively. - Farqué said the resources were created to give fundraising and marketing teams practical intelligence they could use immediately. - Brooke Sconyers, VeraData’s senior vice president of marketing, said the company’s disciplined content program is turning enterprise expertise into useful, distinctive resources for nonprofit leaders. - Sconyers said the strategy is translating into sustained engagement, stronger qualified demand and growing recognition for the practical intelligence VeraData brings to the sector.

Between the lines: - VeraData is positioning content as a business tool, not a marketing afterthought. - The award win suggests the company’s nonprofit research and readiness materials are resonating because they combine tactical guidance with evidence-backed analysis. - The Project of the Year shortlist in August could extend the visibility of the work beyond the category win.

What's next: - Finalists for Project of the Year, Agency of the Year and Content Marketer of the Year will be announced in August. - Top honorees will be recognized during Content Marketing World, scheduled for Oct. 5-7, 2026, in Denver. - Farqué will speak and host the Content Operations & Workflow Track at Content Marketing World and will accept VeraData’s awards on behalf of the teams and subject-matter experts behind the work. - VeraData directs readers to More information for company details. - CMI directs readers to More information for organization details. - VeraData also shared its LinkedIn presence at LinkedIn.

The bottom line: - VeraData and Faircom New York won recognition for content that helps nonprofit teams act faster, plan better and respond to changes in fundraising with more confidence.