Judges
Independent, expert, impartial
Judging
An independent panel of judges gathered together at the beginning of June to review all the entries and submit their scores for the shortlist.
The 2011 Third Sector Excellence Awards Shortlist
Annual report
● Compassion in World Farming
● Macmillan Cancer Support
● Parkinson's UK
● The Wallich
Brand development
● AfriKids
● St Martin-in-the-Fields
● The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust
● The Queen’s Nursing Institute
Communications campaign
● Battersea Dogs & Cats Home: Larry the Cat
● British Heart Foundation: The Angina Monologues
● Missing People: Missing Rights
● MND Association: Incurable Optimism
● Thames Reach: Super-strength Drinks Campaign
Communications team
● Alzheimer's Society
● BTCV
● Macmillan Cancer Support
● Merlin
● Samaritans
Use of digital media
● Beatbullying: The Big March
● Breakthrough Breast Cancer: iBreastCheck iPhone app
● Comic Relief: Red Nose Day 2011 Mobile
● Comic Relief: Twitrelief
● Living Streets: My Living Streets
● Samaritans and Facebook
● v, the National Young Volunteers Service: vinspired iPhone app
Website
● British Heart Foundation: BHF.org.uk relaunch
● Healthy Planet: Adopt-a-plot
● Lendwithcare: Lendwithcare.org
● The National Trust: MyFarm
● RAF Benevolent Fund: 1940 Chronicle
Direct marketing campaign Sponsored by BT MyDonate
● British Red Cross
● Crisis
● Merlin
● Muslim Hands
Fundraising event Sponsored by BT MyDonate
● AfriKids: The Experience Challenge
● Elephant Family: Elephant Parade London
● Guide Dogs: Go Walkies for Guide Dogs
● Oxfam Curiosity Shop at Selfridges
● Shelter: Vertical Rush
● The Prostate Cancer Charity: Tour Ride
Fundraising team Sponsored by BT MyDonate
● British Heart Foundation
● British Red Cross
● Childreach International
● Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
● The Prostate Cancer Charity
● Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance
Innovation in fundraising Sponsored by BT MyDonate
● Beating Bowel Cancer
● Breakthrough Breast Cancer for the Too Many Women campaign'
● Elephant Family
Charity trading
● Help for Heroes
● Hilton in the Community Foundation
● St Peter’s Hospice
Financial management
● Alternative Futures Group
● Nottingham University Hospitals Charity
Social enterprise
● To be announced on the night
Charity partnership Sponsored by CfA
● Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, the National Maritime Museum and the Imperial War Museum
● Letterbox Club and Fostering Network Northern Ireland
● National Federation of Women's Institutes and the Prison Reform Trust
● Scottish Association for Mental Health, Get Active Community Engagement Projects
Corporate partnership Sponsored by PFRA
● Beating Bowel Cancer and John Lewis
● Samaritans and Network Rail
● Special Olympics Great Britain and National Grid
Public sector partnership
● AfriKids: GAS Partnership
● Living Streets: Walk to School
Best employer
● Amnesty International UK
● ctvc ltd
● Save the Children UK
Volunteer of the year Sponsored by Markel
● Adam Yasir, Global Action Plan
● Amanda Bolton, Stroke Association
● Barrington Wright, St Giles Trust
● Geoff Douglass, The Prostate Cancer Charity
● Shqipe Humolli, Family Action Hackney WellFamily Service
Charity Chair of the year Sponsored by Ansvar
● Helen Baker, Advance Housing & Support
● Richard Tyndall, Connexions Thames Valley
● Sir David Bell, Crisis
Trustee board of the year Sponsored by Ansvar
● To be announced on the night
The Luke FitzHerbert lifetime achievement award
● To be announced on the night
Small charity, big achiever
● African Children’s Educational Trust
● Consortium for Street Children
● ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence)
● Partnership for Children
The Third Sector big impact award
● Prison Reform Trust
● Thames Reach
About the judges
Judges who have been involved with an entry are not allowed to lobby other judges or vote for that entry. Each judge will give entries a score. The average score will decide the winning entry. Judges can move an entry to a different category if they feel it has been submitted for the wrong award.
Third Sector’s editorial team will decide the winners of the two Third Sector awards and the Luke FitzHerbert Lifetime Achievement Award. The latter is not open to entries. The decisions of the judges are final and no correspondence will be entered into about the results.
Method of judging
The judges will use your statement and supporting material to assess your entry. They will study all the entries received, looking for examples of excellence that contributed to the overall success of an activity.
Each project will be assessed according to its objectives and budget. The judges will give credit to effective campaigns and creative ideas rather than big budgets. The judges have the right to move entries between categories if they feel they have been entered in the wrong category.