Awards
A shortlist of outstanding charitable work...
There were 329 entries for 23 awards, so the 27 expert judges for this year's Third Sector Excellence Awards had their work cut out. They spent a day in the boardroom of Haymarket, Third Sector's publisher, sifting through entries and debating the merits of the best examples of voluntary sector excellence. Some discussions went smoothly and quickly, but others were more heated, with judges locking horns and challenging each other as they made the case for the entries they felt deserved recognition.
The resulting shortlist of 87 entries reflects work and achievement across the whole spectrum of the third sector, from big names such as Cancer Research UK to small regional organisations and social enterprises.
The next step is the awards night itself, which will be held at the Lancaster London hotel on Thursday 23 September. We hope to see you there to celebrate the achievements of the sector and congratulate the winners.
Tristan Donovan, Deputy Editor, Third Sector.
Annual Report
ActionAid
Brathay Trust
East Cheshire Hospice
St Mungo’s
Thistle Foundation
Walsingham
Communications Campaign
Beatbullying: You Can Speak Out Now
Breakthrough Breast Cancer: Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
Chartered Institute of Housing, Citizens Advice, Crisis & Shelter: A Private Matter?
Mind & Rethink: Time To Change
Motor Neurone Disease Association: Sarah’s Story
Amazon PR & NCT: Back After The Bump
RSPCA: The Big Stop
Communications Team
Drinkaware
Elizabeth Finn Care
Royal National College for the Blind
Brand Development
Futureversity
Ramblers
Richmond Fellowship
Use of Digital Media
Care International UK
Depaul UK
Keep Britain Tidy
The King’s Fund
Website
Age UK
Cats Protection
MyBnk
NatCen (National Centre for Social Research)
Rezolve: Go Real – The Real Nappy Information Service
WWF UK
Direct Marketing Campaign (Sponsored by PFRA)
ActionAid: Cambodia Middle Donor Feedback
British Red Cross: Haiti Earthquake Appeal
Centrepoint: Room Sponsorship
Guide Dogs: Andrea’s Appeal
Royal British Legion: Remembrance Cross Appeal
RSPB: Letter to the Future
WWF UK: The Big Give Tiger Appeal
Fundraising Event
Guide Dogs: Legacy Events Programme
North Devon Hospice: The English National Sheep Dog Trials, Devon Country Fayre
Save the Children: Strictly Save The Video Star
Shelter: Vertical Rush
Willen Hospice: MK Midnight Moo
Fundraising Team
The Prostate Cancer Charity
Shelter
Innovation in Fundraising
British Heart Foundation: Red for Heart campaign
Royal British Legion: Weekly Poppy Draw campaign
Charity Trading
The Create Foundation: Found
Queen’s Nursing Institute: Nursing Photography and Film Archive
Windmill Hill Community Forum: Telematics CIC
Financial Management (Sponsored by Moracle)
City YMCA
Extra Care for Elderly People
Independent Age
North Devon Hospice
Social Enterprise
AfriKids
The Create Foundation
Livity
PM Training
Social Enterprise London
Charity Partnership (Sponsored by Support Direct)
Better Banking Coalition
The Communication Trust
Macmillan Cancer Support & Citizens Advice
Navca, the NCVO & The Public Law Project: Empowering the Voluntary Sector
St Mungo’s & Marie Curie Cancer Care
Corporate Partnership (Sponsored by Odgers Berndtson)
Barclaycard, Citizens Advice, Family Action & Gingerbread: Horizons
The Create Foundation & St Johns Centre
Impetus Trust & OC&C Strategy Consultants
Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg) & HSBC
Relate & BT
Public Sector Partnership (Sponsored by CfA)
LifeLine & the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Toynbee Hall, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets & the London Illegal Money Lending Team
Innovation by Trusts and Foundations (Sponsored by Ansvar)
Corston Independent Funders’ Coalition
Nationwide Foundation
Scottish Community Foundation
Trustee Board of the Year (Sponsored by Ansvar)
To be confirmed
Best Employer
Beatbullying
Hospiscare
Meningitis Trust
Safer Wales
Volunteer of the Year (Sponsored by Markel)
Margaret Lowndes (Friendship Works)
John Seymour (Community Link Up)
Rebecca Smith (Service Six)
Ray Thomas (Muscular Dystrophy Campaign)
The Luke FitzHerbert Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner to be announced on the night
The Third Sector Big Impact Award
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research UK
Transparency International UK
Small Charity, Big Achiever
The African Children’s Educational Trust (A-CET)
Transaid
With Kids (The Big Issue Foundation Scotland)Challenging times
