Judging

An independent judging panel of 12 individuals who have devoted enormous amounts of energy and dedication to the sector themselves provide expert scrutiny to ensure the Charity Awards winners really deserve the accolade. They take a range of attributes - our ‘hallmarks of excellence’ - into account.

Judging

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2013 Judges

Andrew Hind CB (chair)

Andrew Hind CB is editor of Charity Finance magazine and has been a leading figure in civil society for 25 years. He was the first chief executive of the Charity Commission...

Dr John Low CBE

Dr John Low is the Charities Aid Foundation’s chief executive. He was chief executive of RNID from 2002 to 2007 and led the development of government-funded low-cost...

Danielle Walker Palmour

Danielle Walker Palmour is the director of the Friends Provident Foundation, which is an independent grantmaking charity that was established from unclaimed shares arising...

Sir Christopher Kelly KCB

Sir Christopher Kelly was appointed as chair of the King's Fund in August 2010, starting in October of that year.

Fiona Ellis

Fiona Ellis was until March 2009 the director of the Northern Rock Foundation, and before that she worked for other grantmakers including the Baring Foundation and the Esmee...

Dorothy Dalton

Dorothy Dalton is editor of Governance magazine and a governance expert. She was the first chief executive of Acevo, holding the position from 1992 to 2000. She also...

Anne-Marie Piper

Anne-Marie Piper is head of the charities group at Farrer & Co law firm, and specialises in charity law. She acts for sponsors of new charities, directors, trustees...

Lesley-Anne Alexander CBE

Lesley-Anne Alexander was appointed chief executive at RNIB in January 2004. Before joining RNIB she was director of operations for the Peabody Trust and prior to this...

Bob Reitemeier CBE

Bob Reitemeier is CEO of Essex Community Foundation and was formerly chief executive at the Children’s Society from 2002 until 2011, after having initially joined...

Colin Nee

Colin is a trustee of the New Economics Foundation (Nef) and the Karen Woo Foundation, a grant making trust supporting health projects for women and children in Afghanistan.

Su Sayer CBE

Su Sayer is the chief executive at United Response, which helps sufferers of learning disabilities and mental health problems, with 2000 staff and 250 residential units...