3 May 2012
A floating classroom for London’s children; a Welsh choir for
cancer patients; a new financial services scheme in Uganda; and a
project to conserve the meadows of the Yorkshire Dales are just
some of the 32 charities shortlisted in The Charity Awards
2012.
The Charity Awards, which announced its shortlist today (3 May)
is the charity world’s most prestigious excellence recognition
programme. All 32 shortlisted charities this year have been judged
by a highly respected independent panel as having demonstrated
outstanding best practice from which other organisations can
learn.
The ten category winners, plus the recipients of the Overall
Award for Excellence and the Outstanding Leadership Award, will be
announced at a dinner on 14 June at Grosvenor House, London. The
black-tie evening will be hosted by BBC’s John Inverdale, who will
be joined by representatives of the shortlisted charities,
alongside a ‘who’s who’ of charity leaders and celebrities from the
worlds of theatre, television, music and sport.
Daniel Phelan, organiser of The Charity Awards comments:
“For 13 years The Charity Awards programme has celebrated
the exceptional work that takes place within the voluntary sector
and the dramatic effects that charities have on a wide spectrum of
social needs.
The rigorous judging process means that only the very best
walk away with prizes, bestowing on them one of the highest
accolades in the sector. I wish them and all shortlisted charities
the best of luck on the night.”
John Low, chief executive of Charities Aid Foundation, overall
sponsors of The Charity Awards, comments:
“I would like to congratulate and commend all the
shortlisted charities this year, as well as everyone who took the
time to submit an application. Once again the calibre of entries
was very impressive – at a time when the sector, indeed the
country, is under such financial pressure, The Charity Awards gives
us all the opportunity to step back, reflect and be
inspired.”
The shortlist
| Advice, support and
advocacy |
FairPensions (Fairshare Educational
Foundation) |
| St Giles Trust |
| Thomson Reuters Foundation |
| Arts, culture and
heritage |
Beauchamp Lodge Settlement |
| Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd |
| Spitalfields Music |
| Children and youth |
British Youth Council |
| Children's University |
| Working with Men |
| YMCA Scotland |
| Disability |
MacIntyre |
| The Solihull Life Opportunities |
| VOICE UK |
| Education and training |
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award |
| The Cornwall Foundation of Promise |
| Nottinghamshire Domestic Violence
Forum |
| Prison Advice & Care Trust |
| Environment and
conservation |
The Land Trust |
| The Society for the Protection of
Ancient Buildings - SPAB |
| Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust |
| Grantmaking and funding |
Football Foundation |
| The Rayne Foundation |
| Somerset Community Foundation and
Community Foundation Network |
| Healthcare and medical
research |
Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire |
| Julia's House |
| Tenovus |
| International aid
development |
Build Africa |
| Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust |
| The HALO Trust |
| Social care and welfare |
The Boaz Trust |
| The Harbour Centre |
| People, Potential, Possibilities -
P3 |
Panel of judges for 2012
- Andrew Hind CB, editor of Charity Finance and former chief
executive of the Charity Commission
- Dr John Low CBE, chief executive of the Charities Aid
Foundation
- Dame Mary Marsh, founding director of the Clore Social
Leadership Programme and former chief executive of the NSPCC
- Sir Christopher Kelly, chair of the King’s Fund
- Lesley-Anne Alexander, chief executive of RNIB
- Sue Sayer OBE, chief executive of United Response
- Fiona Ellis, member of NCVO Funding Commission and former
director of the Northern Rock Foundation
- Anne-Marie Piper, partner at Farrer & Co
- Dorothy Dalton, editor of Governance
- Mark Goldring CBE, chief executive of Mencap
- Colin Nee, interim executive director of Marr-Manning Trust and
former chief executive of Charities Evaluation Services
- Bob Reitemeier, chief executive of the Essex Community
Foundation
More about the Charity Awards
Find out more about
the Charity Awards, including further details of this year's
shortlist.