The Guardian Charity Awards 2004 open
Howard Lake | 24 March 2004 | News
The Guardian Charity Awards 2004 are now open for entries.
The awards recognise and encourage small charities that are making an outstanding
contribution to social welfare in the community.
Sponsored for the third year running by online technology provider smartchange together with Sainsbury’s, the Guardian Charity Awards offer five winners a donation of £5,000 from Sainsbury’s and a brand new PC from smartchange.
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David Brindle, Public Services Editor the Guardian, and Chairman of the judging panel commented: “When people think of charities, they tend to think of the big names. But it is smaller charities that come up with the most innovative ideas to address pressing social issues. Smaller charities have
the flexibility, the creativity and the direct contact with the community
that helps fresh thinking flourish. What they all too often do not have,
though, is public recognition of their achievements. The Guardian Charity
Awards aim to redress that.”
The judging panel also includes: Vinay Khosla, managing director of Vivid
Orange (providers of smartchange); Naomi Eisenstadt, chief executive of Sure
Start; Stuart Etherington, chief executive, NCVO; Erica Zimmer, head of public affairs and corporate social responsibility, J Sainsbury PLC; and Baroness Valerie Howarth.
The Guardian Charity Awards 2004 are open to UK social welfare charities that can demonstrate excellence and achievement in what they do. Eligible charities must also have been registered in the UK for more than two years and have an annual income of between £5,000 and £1 million.
The closing date for entries is 5pm Friday 25th June 2004. The winners will be announced in an awards ceremony hosted by Sainsbury’s at their offices in High Holborn.
To apply visit the SocietyGuardian Web site.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.