Charity Awards 2015 now open for applications

01 Dec 2014 News

The Charity Awards 2015 opens for entries today, and charities are encouraged to submit applications for their most effective and impactful projects.

St Giles Trust celebrating winning the Advice, support and advocacy catergory at The Charity Awards 2014

The Charity Awards 2015 opens for entries today, and charities are encouraged to submit applications for their most effective and impactful projects.

The application window for the 16th annual Charity Awards, again sponsored by Charities Aid Foundation, will last for just over three months, with entries closing on Friday 6 March.

Judging will take place in April and the shortlist will be announced on Civil Society News on Monday 11 May.  

The Charity Awards programme will culminate in a sparkling gala presentation ceremony and dinner on Thursday 18 June, this year at a new venue – the Park Plaza Westminster.

The distinguished judging panel remains unchanged from last year, and is chaired again by Charity Finance editor Andrew Hind.  Click here to read profiles of all the judges.

Rob Owen, chief executive of St Giles Trust, winner of the advice, support and advocacy category at last year’s Charity Awards, had some words of encouragement for anyone thinking about entering.

He said: “What better way is there to say thank you to your hard-grafting staff, to celebrate the success your clients have had and help shine the light on great work that is making a huge difference to so many extremely disadvantaged and hard-to-engage lives than nominating them for this prestigious honour.

“We were so thrilled that St Giles Trust gangs exit service SOS was singled out – we know it’s great, our funders and partners see its value. But it’s a great platform for others to better understand that by doing things radically differently you can get giant step-changes in outcomes that everyone in society benefits from.

“I cannot encourage you enough to enter The Charity Awards. Think simply this – why wouldn’t you want to nominate one of your teams?”

The application form can be downloaded here.  Find out more about The Charity Awards at charityawards.co.uk.