It seems like yesterday that Heather Lamont and I were scratching our heads to devise the structures and processes for the Charity Awards. In fact it was a prior millennium and this year on 11 June is its tenth anniversary. How time flies when you’re having fun! The programme we put together then has proved robust and rigorous and has required virtually no amendment over the past decade. It sets out to identify and celebrate excellence in charities and to promote the conviction that well planned, effective management leads to better outcomes for beneficiaries and more efficient use of scarce resources.