# Entries to Technology4Good Awards close next month

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/04/25/entries-technology4good-awards-close-next-month/
- Published: 2012-04-25T10:48:47+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Entries are open to the second annual UK Technology4Good Awards, and must be submitted
by 18 May 2012. The awards, which are free to enter, recognise the many ways in 
which technology contributes to the greater good in the form of innovation, community
impact, volunteering and fundraising.**

This year’s awards were launched in March by Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey 
and TV presenter, Mariella Frostrup, who will compère the awards ceremony. They 
urged businesses, charities, schools, social enterprises and individuals to enter
the awards.

Last year’s inaugural awards attracted over 250 entries.

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## Awards categories

This year’s categories are:

• Accessibility Award

• BT Get IT Together Award

• Community Impact Award

• Community Voices Award

• Fundraising Award

• Innovation Award

• IT Volunteer of the Year Award

• Working Together Award

Technology4Good is run by e-accessibility charity, AbilityNet and has secured sponsorship
from BT and other technology companies.

Last year, Lifelites, a charity which brings digital fun and learning opportunities
to 5,000 children in hospices nationwide, won both the Accessibility Award and the
Best in Show category.

www.technology4goodawards.org.uk

 * **[Charity Engine – donating spare computing power for good](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/05/10/charity-engine-donating-spare-computing-power-good/)**(
   10 May 2012)
 * **[BT Internet Rangers Awards offer up to £4000 to schools](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/05/17/bt-internet-rangers-awards-offer-4000-schools/)**(
   17 May 2012)
 * **[Entries open for Not for Profit IT Project of the Year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/06/14/entries-open-not-profit-it-project-year/)**(
   14 June 2012)