Shortlist 2020
Excellence Awards
#VisibleHate
Changing Faces
Warning: contains offensive language that people with a visible difference face every day. This notice accompanies an authentic, hard...
#WordsTakeYouPlaces
Media Trust
Media Trust works in partnership with the media and creative industries to give charities, young people and marginalised communities a stronger vo...
A dog is for life, not just for Christmas.
Dogs Trust
We love dogs, and the people who love dogs. Our slogan 'A dog is for life, not just for Christmas.' is at the heart ...
Believe in Me - Komodo
Barnardo's
Not enough people are aware of Child Sexual Abuse. Many don't see it as an issue that applies to them, Or to the children they know and ...
Here I Am: Aaron
Royal Mencap Society
As part of our campaign around the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon, we wanted to tell the stories of our runners specifically our incredibl...
Ken's Story
Blind Veterans UK
As we get older and partners pass away loneliness and isolation can hit. For people with sight loss, that isolation is all the more painful to bea...
You Can't Have a Rainbow Without Water
WaterAid
Health services across the world have been at the front line in the fight against Covid-19, but they are not all equally equipped to fight it. Han...
Building Inclusion for Children with SEND in the Early Years
Dingley's Promise
Dingley's Promise works with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to give them the best start in education, and has a uniq...
Supporting young people in Scotland during the COVID-19 crisis
Young Scot
Here at Young Scot, as we anticipated the scale of the COVID-19 crisis, we began updating our young.scot website and social media channels sev...
The 2.6 Challenge: Saving the UK's Charities
Studio Republic
Following the cancellation of thousands of fundraising events, leaders from the country's biggest mass-participation sports events, and ag...
The Mockingbird Programme
The Fostering Network
The Fostering Network's Mockingbird programme is transforming the way foster care is delivered across the UK, improving life for fostered chil...
The National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal
National Emergencies Trust
When the National Emergencies Trust launched in November 2019 it was with one central mission: to harness the nation's generosity to support those...Truely exceptional delivery
User Voice
This was a project of necessity and significant risk. The biggest risk being that while people in prison were in their cells for 23+ hours a day, ...
Because Childhood Can't Wait
Home-Start UK
Home-Start is there for parents when they need us most. We provide support to ensure their children develop the vital foundations they need to flouris...
Change Grow Live brand refresh
Change Grow Live
Over the last three years, alongside a new organisational strategy, we have refreshed our brand to better reflect our values and meet the need...
Fight for Sight
Spencer du Bois
Right now there are over two million people across the UK facing sight-related challenges. A number that is set to double. Yet, unlike other he...
Gaddum rebrand by True North
True North
Founded in 1833, Gaddum is one of Manchester's oldest charities. It provides support in mental health and wellbeing to disadvantaged children&...
Tamba's Rebrand to Twins Trust
Twins Trust
In 2019 Tamba celebrated its 40th year. The charity had achieved so many great things for multiple birth families across the UK and with the multiple ...
World Kidney Day UK
Made by Sonder
This was the year to go bigger and bolder with the UK's World Kidney Day activity. For the first time, four charities making up the Kidney Cha...
Acorns Covid-19 Emergency Response Plan
Acorns Children's Hospice
Acorns Children's Hospice is the largest children's hospice in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to life limited an...
Blind Lockdown Life
Vision Foundation for London
Blind Lockdown Life' from the Vision Foundation. A powerful Vlogging campaign featuring blind and partially sighted people in London talking fr...
BRIAN - an app to change outcomes
The Brain Tumour Charity
For those with a brain tumour, progress has not been quick enough. Clinicians and researchers have long struggled to access the data they need to ...
Sense Sign School
Sense
Sense Sign School an engagement campaign that beat benchmarked recruitment targets by 500%. Until now, Sense has had a traditional ac...
The 2.6 Challenge: Saving the UK's Charities
Studio Republic
Following the cancellation of thousands of fundraising events, leaders from the country's biggest mass-participation sports events, and ag...
Transforming the identification and care of modern slavery victims in the UK: The Victim Navigator Programme
Justice and Care
Modern Slavery is a devastating and growing crime in the UK with the current estimate of victims to be in excess of 12,000 (UK Home Office). Victi...
VICTA Parent Portal & Parent Network
VICTA Children Ltd
The VICTA Parent Portal and Parent Network is a service that, since its launch in 2019, has become a sector necessity, providing long soug...
ABTA LifeLine
ABTA LifeLine
A small charity making a big difference. ABTA has been a trusted travel brand for 70 years. ABTA LifeLine is ABTA's charity set up in 1988 to h...
Asthma UK & British Lung Foundation
Asthma UK and British Lung Partnership
Over 12 million UK people live with a lung condition. One in five of us face lung disease in our lifetime. It is the UK's third biggest killer,...
British Red Cross
For 150 years we have been providing support to those who need it most, whoever and wherever they are. Wherever we work, we focus on how we ca...
North East Solidarity and Teaching (N.E.S.T)
Newcastle University Students' Union
North East Solidarity and Teaching (N.E.S.T) is a Newcastle University Students' Union Go Volunteer project designed to help refugees and asy...
Refugee Action
Refugee Action
2020 is an immensely challenging year. This crisis requires us all to work better together to advance our shared goals. Refugees fleeing persecution e...
Refugee and Migrant Centre: Black Country and Birmingham
Refugee and Migrant Centre
For over 20 years RMC has supported asylum seekers, refugees and other marginalised migrants to overcome barriers to their integration and settlem...
The Bread and Butter Thing
The Bread and Butter Thing
The Bread and Butter Thing is a charity that makes life more affordable for people on a low income, builds stronger communities and reduces food w...
Clap For Our Carers brand and campaign
Creative Clinic
Clap For Our Carers is a brand and cause that everyone has come to know during Covid-19. The #ClapForOurCarers campaign united the entire country,...
Langdon brand and campaign
Creative Clinic
Langdon is a charity that helps hundreds of adults and young people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK to live independent lives thro...
Sense Sign School
GOOD Agency
GOOD is a purpose-driven creative and strategy agency. We work with brands and charities to create a shared vision of a better world. We are passionat...
Summer Fashion for Every Occasion
Barley Communications
In the summer of 2019, Britons were estimated to spend an extraordinary £2.7 billion on 50.3 million summer outfits only to be worn once. Ba...World Kidney Day 2020 UK
Made by Sonder
In our client's words: "Made by Sonder demonstrated a real hunger for the project. A genuine enthusiasm. They worked hard to win the work,...
#BathroomSessions
WaterAid
Millions of people around the world live without clean water. As COVID-19 began to spread, communities without access to clean water and the facil...
#ClapForOurCarers - awareness and engagement campaign
Creative Clinic
Clap For Our Carers is a brand and cause that everyone has come to know during Covid-19. The #ClapForOurCarers campaign united the entire country,...
Don't Be Fooled By A Smile
Different Kettle
Dolphins are amongst the most intelligent animals in the world. And yet thousands suffer at the hands of an entertainment industry profiting from thei...Sense Sign School
Sense
Sense Sign School an engagement campaign that beat benchmarked recruitment targets by 500%, generated a PR reach of 12 million, and is he...
The Forgotten C
Macmillan Cancer Support
COVID-19 has been devastating for cancer patients. At Macmillan, we know that delays in diagnosis and disruption to treatment has caused uncertain...
We Are Undefeatable
We Are Undefeatable
We Are Undefeatable is a unique behaviour change campaign that aims to inspire and support people with long term health conditions (LTHC) to be active...
#TheGreatIndoors
The Scout Association
On 17 March 2020, schools closed to most pupils across the UK in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of families were faced with weeks in...
Arthritis Tracker
Versus Arthritis
Arthritis Tracker is a free mobile app developed by Versus Arthritis. Created with young people for young people, Arthritis Tracker lets teenagers...
Equal World campaign app
Sightsavers
Our Equal World campaign app, developed specifically to allow us to gather petition signatures from people in remote areas or without access to th...
Safer Seas Service
Surfers Against Sewage
The Safer Seas Service (SSS) is an innovative mobile app providing real time water quality information direct to the palm of your hand. It allows surf...
Virtue Reality
Islamic Relief UK
At Islamic Relief UK, we have long recognised the need to better educate people about how foreign aid works. We also recognise that negative stere...
Sahan Cares C.I.C
Sahan Cares C.I.C
Sahan Cares is a family-run social enterprise with a unique business model. Its success over eight years is testament to the idea that business acumen...
Sams Community Cafes
Access Community Trust
Access Community Trust operates the Sams coffee house project. It offers employment opportunities, practical work experience and training that lea...
Shared Interest Society
Shared Interest Society
Shared Interest Society is a social lender, which brings together 11,500 UK investors who pool their funds to support people living in disadva...
#HelpingHands
Beauty Banks
When COVID 19 hit many charities were forced to halt or scale back their activities and ask for govt help. Beauty Banks could have been one of these. ...
#HikeToTheMoon
The Scout Association
On 17 April 2020, Scouts launched #HikeToTheMoon an ambitious fundraising campaign designed to raise £240,000 and help the movement...
300 Earthquake Homes Appeal
Different Kettle
When the Gorkha earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, it claimed the lives of 13 Gurkha veterans and their widows and destroyed or damaged 2,000 of...
Building The Ark Campaign
Noah's Ark Children's Hospice
Until recently, Noah's Ark Children's Hospice was a small, local charity bringing in under £1million a year. The Building The Ar...
The 2.6 Challenge: Saving the UK's Charities
Studio Republic
Following the cancellation of thousands of fundraising events, leaders from the country's biggest mass-participation sports events, and ag...
The Salvation Army Coronavirus Response Campaign
The Salvation Army
In March 2020, as lockdown hit and Coronavirus was sweeping the UK, The Individual Giving team decided to launch an emergency integrated fundr...
UK Coronavirus Appeal
British Red Cross
We are proud of, and want to recognise, our UK Coronavirus appeal. Despite a multitude of challenges and an ever-changing environment, ...Day of the Girl
War Child UK
October 11th 2019, marked International 'Day of the Girl' a UN ratified day to celebrate and support girls across the world. Children...
Langdon Virtual Velo
Creative Clinic
Langdon is a charity that helps hundreds of adults and young people with learning disabilities and autism across the UK to live independent lives thro...RBC Race for the Kids
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
To celebrate the 10th year of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's (GOSH Charity) flagship event, RBC Race for the Kids, ...
The World's Largest Refugee Camp
British Red Cross
In August 2019, teams across British Red Cross came together to bring to life the plight of refugees living in the world's largest refugee cam...
Your View at the Forth Bridge
Barnardo's
Your View at the Forth Bridge is a unique fundraising event, held for a limited number of days annually since its pilot in 2017. In partnership wi...
Believe in Me - Komodo
Barnardo's
Barnardo's is the UK's oldest and largest children's charity. Whilst awareness of our brand is high, our key challenge is to explain h...
It's Missing
Diabetes UK
There are 4.7 million people living with diabetes in the UK and for many this will be for life. We've spoken to thousands of them and they have to...Sense Sign School
Sense
Sense Sign School a marketing campaign that beat benchmarked recruitment targets by 500%, drove down CPL by 11, generated a PR reach of 12m an...
Turn the tables on climate change
Practical Action
Extreme weather events are destroying millions of livelihoods globally. Practical Action’s UK Aid Match campaign aimed to raise £1.15 mill...
Without You
Anthony Nolan
In May 2019, Anthony Nolan launched a high-impact marketing campaign, showing one woman's search for a lifesaving match: 'Without You&...
Alex's Wish
Alex's Wish
Alex's Wish was founded in 2012 with a mission to find effective treatments/a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an aggressive fatal muscle...
Ending the motherhood penalty
Pregnant Then Screwed
Did you know that 54,000 women are pushed out of their jobs every year just for falling pregnant? It's quite possible that you don't know;...
HIV Scotland
HIV Scotland
HIV Scotland was created in 1996 by people living with HIV (PLHIV), activists, and key human rights figures in response to the Scottish Office...
Migrateful
Migrateful
Migrateful supports asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants on their journey to employment and independence, and promotes integration...
Small Charity making a huge difference
ABTA LifeLine
ABTA has been a trusted travel brand for 70 years. ABTA LifeLine is ABTA�s charity set up in 1988 to help travel colleagues when they need it most. ...Sparkle Malawi's COVID-19 Response
The Sparkle Foundation
Innovation has been at the heart of Sparkle's response to COVID-19 which has seen a number of projects implemented in communities across Malawi. F...
The Settle Programme: breaking the cycle of youth homelessness
Settle
The last year has been an exciting and eventful one for Settle. We've worked hard to provide intensive support to 63 vulnerable young people who a...
Water for 100 Schools
WellBoring
Having fixed the water problem at an African school, WellBoring discovered the scale of the problem: Water-borne diseases claim thousands of Kenya...Partnership Awards
Borough Market and Plan Zheroes Community Partnership
Borough Market
As a charitable trust, Borough Market's community commitment is to promote a responsible, sustainable approach to food production and cons...
National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal Programme
UK Community Foundations
The National Emergencies Trust (NET) was launched in November 2019 to collaborate with charities and other bodies to raise and distribute money and su...
Project Jua
OVO Foundation
Through Project Jua and simple rays from the sun OVO Foundation and Energy4Impact are providing affordable, clean energy to 320 schools and h...
The Financial Support Line for Victims of Domestic Abuse
Surviving Economic Abuse
Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is the only UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses to it. Money Advice ...
Tutoring Young Residents with the G15
Tutors United
In 2013, Tutors United took the innovative approach to partner with a housing association to provide free tuition to young people in their social ...
Wolverhampton Latent TB clinics
Refugee and Migrant Centre
This partnership between the Refugee and Migrant Centre in Wolverhampton, New Cross hospital TB team and Wolverhampton Public Health department ai...
Asda Tickled Pink
Asda
Tickled Pink started as a fundraising campaign 24 years ago, and is now an integrated, strategic partnership, that through a bold and ambi...
Aviva and British Red Cross (BRC)
British Red Cross
Since 2016 the British Red Cross (BRC) and Aviva have been powering a movement of action and preparation to build communities' resilience. Si...
EDF Helpline
Citizens Advice Plymouth
Citizens Advice Plymouth and EDF have been working in partnership for 11 years. This powerful relationship has been formed under the Warm Home Discoun...
End Youth Homelessness and Yorkshire Building Society Rent Deposit Scheme
End Youth Homelessness
110,000 young people asked local councils for help last year because they faced homelessness. End Youth Homelessness (EYH) is a national movement ...
National Emergencies Trust's Coronavirus Appeal with NatWest Group
National Emergencies Trust
In November 2019 NatWest Group approached the National Emergencies Trust (NET) to offer their support ahead of the next national emergency. In the fac...
Pregnant Then Screwed Legal Advice Line
Pregnant Then Screwed
Our free legal advice line is open five days a week and is run in partnership with Gorvins solicitors in Stockport. The line is staffed by the employm...
Safe Spaces for victims of Domestic Abuse
Hestia
During lockdown, crisis support charity Hestia and their national domestic abuse campaign UK SAYS NO MORE partnered with the General Pharmaceutica...Talent Awards
Chris Tarrant
The Stroke Association
Chris Tarrant became a high profile supporter of the Stroke Association in 2015 and is now so fully committed that we often joke we should put him on ...
Elaine Paige OBE
The Children's Trust
Elaine Paige OBE was the first celebrity to engage in the work of The Children's Trust and has been an ambassador for almost 40 years In the la...
Jason Isaacs
British Red Cross
We initially approached Hollywood actor and Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs to support the British Red Cross because of his passion for refugee issues....
Jack Morris
The Brain Tumour Charity
In a year where leadership has required vision, determination, diplomacy and grit, Jack Morris has delivered all these qualities as he has...
Keith John Leslie
Mental Health Foundation
Keith Leslie has chaired the Board of the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) since 2014. He has been pivotal in developing sound governance for an effecti...
Peter Kwok
UK Federation of Chinese Professionals
Peter founded and chairs the UK Federation of Chinese Professionals (UKFCP), the national community organisation of four regional professional ass...
Emma Ratzer MBE
Access Community Trust
Emma Ratzer became CEO of Access Community Trust in 2012, following a five-year period of progression within the organisation. Taking the helm ...
Gemma Peters
Blood Cancer UK
Gemma has proven herself to be a truly transformative leader. She took the bold decision to change the name of the charity, and to implement a new...
Jane Gurney
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance
Jane has a created a professional, positive working environment where innovation and creativity thrive. She acknowledges that the charity's ac...
Juliet Bouverie
Stroke Association
In her short tenure with the Stroke Association, Juliet has had a huge impact, not just on the charity, but across the stroke community. S...
Mark Milton
Ambient Support
Since his appointment in 2015, Mark Milton has been an agent of change. This transformation began 4-5 years ago and has taken Ambient from a low k...
Sarah Elizabeth Brook
The Sparkle Foundation
If being held at knife point, suffering a severe brain injury, being wrongfully arrested in Malawi and rushed to hospital for a life threateni...
British Red Cross Communications Team
British Red Cross
The Covid-19 crisis has seen the British Red Cross respond in the UK on a scale not seen since the Second World War. As the comms team (comprising med...
Pregnant Then Screwed Communication and PR team
Pregnant Then Screwed
Pregnant Then Screwed has just two employees - the founder and an operations manager. We are entirely led by volunteers with lived experience of mater...
Sarcoma UK's Communications Team
Sarcoma UK
Sarcoma UK's small but mighty Communications team are only 2.8 FTE but they have had an amazing 2019-20 helping the charity to its best ever year....
The Children's Trust Communications Team
The Children's Trust
Specialist rehabilitation centre and special school, The Children's Trust, responded to the Covid-19 pandemic quickly. Its communications ...
Diabetes UK Finance Team
Diabetes UK
Over the last year, the finance team at Diabetes UK have overhauled the charity's approach to planning in order to support a new outcome-led s...
SJOG Finance Team
SJOG
SJOG was a charity that had lost its way. It was closing services and in 2018 made a £1.9million loss on £15 million income. The finance t...
Corporate Partnerships Team
WaterAid
The Corporate Partnerships team at WaterAid UK are an innovative, sector-leading team that are responsible for developing and implementing WaterAi...
Corporate Partnerships team
British Red Cross
The aim of the Corporate Partnerships team at the British Red Cross is to create and maintain meaningful, mission-aligned partnerships that maximi...
Just a Drop Fundraising Team
Just a Drop
Like many charities, when the pandemic was announced Just a Drop started to worry about funding and the losses that could be incurred. It's be...
Partnerships and Philanthropy Team
Blood Cancer UK
The Partnerships and Philanthropy team deserve to win the Fundraising Team of the Year award for three good reasons: - The team delivered ambitious...
Sarcoma UK's Fundraising Team
Sarcoma UK
Sarcoma UK's small fundraising team has had an amazing year. In the past nine years they have grown the charity's income between five and fift...
SJOG Fundraising Team
SJOG
Since 1880, SJOG has been changing the lives of people across the UK by delivering on our purpose to meet need where we find it. The charity ...
Supporter Marketing and Engagement
British Red Cross
This year our Supporter Marketing & Engagement team have really excelled and bettered themselves. The British Red Cross has been known by the i...
Andy Fletcher
Together for Short Lives
Andy Fletcher is a children's palliative care legend. A man with the passion and vision to build a better future for the UK's most vulnerable ...
Dr Nicola Sharp Jeffs
Surviving Economic Abuse
Our nomination highlights the success and determination of Dr Nicola Sharp Jeffs in founding and developing the charity Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA)...
John Verge
Golden Lane Housing
For 20 years, John Verge has worked for Golden Lane Housing (GLH) and was appointed CEO in September 2018. GLH provides homes for over 2,000 p...
Lorraine Gillies
Scottish Community Safety Network
Back in 2017, The Board of Directors knew that they had to recruit someone who could make substantial change happen, revive a failing organisa...
Nathan Sparling
HIV Scotland
HIV Scotland was created in 1996 by people living with HIV (PLHIV), activists, and key human rights figures in response to the Scottish Office...
Olivia Curno
Vision Foundation
In the 20 months since she took over as CEO of Vision Foundation, Olivia has led the transformation of the charity, driven by a determination ...
Lisa Freshwater
Blood Cancer UK
Lisa Freshwater is a worthy winner of this award, for her role as Director of Organisational Effectiveness at Blood Cancer UK. When Lisa joined th...Maddy Ford
The Change Foundation
The Change Foundation met Maddy in 2016 when she became a participant in the first year of Team Habana, an experiential learning programme designe...
Madeleine Harvey
We Are Undefeatable
Working on a multi-channel behaviour change campaign, managing the expectations and sign-off processes for 15 charities, ensuring that countle...
Matt Hickey
Mental Health Foundation
Matt Hickey joined the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) in 2015 as the Community and Events Executive, being promoted to Manager of the team in 2017...
Megan Jezzard
Career Connect
Career Connect would like to nominate Megan Jezzard for the Rising Star award. Megan has been working as a Coach with young people in St Helens for 3 ...
Nicolas kee mew
Avante care & support
Award winning care home manager Nicolas started from a housekeeper and made his way up as care home manager He is a rising star from NCF and also a...
Charlotte Freeman
Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust
Charlotte joined Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust as a Design and Marketing Content Officer in March 2018, on the eve of the charity launching its New...
Chris, IWF Hotline Manager
Internet Watch Foundation
The IWF exists on the front lines of the fight against child sexual abuse imagery online. Chris joined our team in 2012 as our Hotline Manager, qu...
Greg Silvester
Special Olympics Great Britain
Greg Silvester is an extraordinary man who has voluntarily spent over 30 years working for a more inclusive society, trying to break down barriers...
Kimberley Ferguson
British Heart Foundation
Kim Ferguson champions the British Heart Foundation (BHF)'s values compassionate, informed, driven and brave every single day, and ove...
Laura Smith - Head of Talent
The Brain Tumour Charity
Laura's naturally warm and intuitive approach to managing people is characterised by an impassioned enthusiasm for doing right by everybody. She c...
Moyra Parfitt
Calan DVS
Moyra Parfitt is Operations Manager for all Calan DVS's front-line services across Powys a stalwart of domestic violence and abuse support to vict...
Polly Holt
Orbis UK
For over 10 years Polly Holt has been an integral member of Orbis's small communications team, volunteering with us two afternoons a week. An ...
Foster First
C.A.R.I.A.D.
Foster First is a programme created by C.A.R.I.A.D. (Care And Respect Includes All Dogs). We realised there was a desperate need for foster carers to ...
Holocaust Survivors
Holocaust Educational Trust
We are privileged to work with 73 Holocaust survivors who volunteer their time to speak to schools, universities and other settings and ensure tha...
JWA Volunteers
Jewish Women's Aid
Jewish Women's Aid supports women and children affected by domestic violence and abuse with short-term and long-term support. Our range of domesti...
RMC Volunteers
Refugee and Migrant Centre
The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) was founded 20 years ago by volunteers and volunteers have been integral to the service and its success ever sinc...
The Brain Tumour Charity's Young Ambassador Team
The Brain Tumour Charity
The Charity is delighted to have 23 Young Ambassadors who volunteer and help us by sharing their deeply personal experiences of a brain tumour. Their ...
Anthony Abbott
Special Olympics Great Britain
Special Olympics GB is a Volunteer led organisation and without our 4,000 plus Volunteers we wouldn't be able to do what we do today. We co...
John Russell
British Stammering Association
John Russell is a legend within the British Stammering Association. He's been raising funds for the charity for over 25 years. Not huge amounts...
Kathy Thompson
Schoolreaders
Schoolreaders is a children's literacy charity which recruits volunteers to go into local state primary schools and listen to the children read ea...