# Give it Back George campaign receives award

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/11/09/give-it-back-george-campaign-receives-award/
- Published: 2012-11-09T17:39:34+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The campaign that successfully persuaded the Chancellor to reverse his proposals
for limiting tax relief on charitable giving last night received an award at the
Public Affairs News Awards.**

![](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/files/images/news/give-it-back-george_0.gif)

The [Give it Back George](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/give-it-back-george-campaign-so-far)
campaign, jointly run by NCVO and CAF, received the award for voluntary sector campaign
of the year.

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Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of NCVO, said: “Left unchallenged, the Chancellor’s
plans would have cost charities millions. Our rapid response campaign voiced the
views of thousands of organisations across the charity sector and I would like to
thank them for their support.”

[giveitbackgeorge.org](http://giveitbackgeorge.org)