118 499 wins Community Impact Award
Howard Lake | 18 September 2005 | News
Share Communications have been awarded the Directory Enquiries Community Impact Award 2005 for its charity 118 499 number.
Since the liberalisation of directory enquiries in the UK, over £250,000 has been raised for charities, by 118 numbers, their customers and their staff.
Since 2002, Barnardo’s along with the British Red Cross have been the beneficiaries of funds raised by 118 499, and to date Barnardo’s has received over £20,000 from the initiative.
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Francis McAllister, Deputy Director of Fundraising at Barnardo’s, said: “This is a very well deserved award for Share Communications. They have shown a real commitment to raising vital funds for Barnardo’s, while providing a far more ethical alternative for consumers who use the directory enquiries service.”
The awards were announced at the 2nd Directory Enquiry Awards ceremony, which was held at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester by Performance House.
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.