Cancer Research UK tops charity parliamentary monitor
Howard Lake | 11 August 2005 | News
Cancer Research UK has been voted the most impressive charity in a recent survey of the House of Lords.
The third annual nfpSynergy Parliamentary Monitor, which surveyed 100 peers, ranked Cancer Research UK first in terms of charities that have directly impressed peers over the past six months. The charity was in joint first position on overall effectiveness.
When asked to recall recent charity campaigns, media coverage or advertising, Cancer Research UK came second only to Make Poverty History. Reduce the Risk, the charity’s major new cancer prevention campaign, was independently ranked fifth, with almost three quarters of those surveyed saying they were aware of it.
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Maxine Taylor, Executive Director of Policy and Communication at Cancer Research UK, said: “Cancer Research UK has always scored very highly in this survey, but we are particularly delighted by these results, which are our best yet.
“The House of Lords plays an important role in scrutinising and amending legislation that affects cancer patients, health professionals and scientists. Engaging peers with the charity’s aims is important for our influence in Parliament. It is encouraging for us to know that Cancer Research UK has done so well in this research.”
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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.