A total of 31 charities were deemed worthy of the judges’ approval this year, and the following pages provide summaries of all these shortlisted entries. The quality of all these inspiring projects prove that the standard of leadership and management in the sector is as high as ever, despite the challenging economic climate, and all those organisations shortlisted thoroughly deserve the accolade.

We wish them all the very best of luck at the gala presentation dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Thursday 10 June.

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Animals and Environment
Fairshare Educational Foundation
The Travel Foundation
Peterborough Environment City Trust

Arts, Culture and Heritage
The Churches Conservation Trust
Rhythms of the World
Artworks Creative Communities

Children and Youth
StreetGames UK Ltd
Muscular Dystropy Campaign
Community Service Volunteers
Disability
The Family Planning Association (FPA)
Whizz-Kidz
The Children’s Trust, Tadworth

Education and Training
PFEG
Thames Reach
People 1st
The Place2Be

Grantmaking
The Frank Buttle Trust
Community Foundation for Greater Manchester

Healthcare and Medical Research
Breast Cancer Care
Touchstone - Leeds
Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity
International aid and development
READ International
Microloan Foundation
The Kurdish Human Rights Project

Research, Advice and Support
Asylum Aid
FANY (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps)
Eighteen and Under

Social Care, Welfare and Religion
Broadway Homelessness and Support
Blue Sky Development and Regeneration
Cricklewood Homeless Concern
Reprieve

Effectiveness Award:
One of these 31 charities will receive the
Effectiveness Award, sponsored by Zurich