Winners of Payroll Giving Awards 2014 announced
Howard Lake | 12 November 2014 | News
Companies which have been most successful at promoting payroll giving amongst their employees were praised at last night’s National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards held at the Treasury in Whitehall.
The awards recognised the creativity and persistence involved in some companies’ internal promotions to persuade more people to sign up to the method of regular tax-effective giving, and the policy of some companies to match staff donations pound for pound.
Richard Taylor, Chair of the Institute of Fundraising, said at the awards ceremony:
“With over 1.1 million individuals donating regularly, more people than ever before are using Payroll Giving, and £134 million was raised for good causes last year. Such a regular and stable income to charities is extremely valuable and I am delighted that we can celebrate the real success stories of Payroll Giving tonight.”
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Treasury and Civil Society Ministers hand out the awards
Rob Wilson MP, Minister for Civil Society, and David Gauke MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, presented the awards.
Gauke said:
“The winners of these Awards show that Payroll Giving can be an extremely effective mechanism for people to support charities that they care about and their successes should be celebrated. Within the Treasury we are continuing to facilitate discussions with the charity sector and PGAs [payroll giving agencies] to make sure that Payroll Giving works well so that both the numbers of donors and amount of money that is raised through the scheme can increase.”
Winners of the National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards 2014
Best Campaign – Large Employer
Winner: Arriva London
Highly Commended: Morrison Supermarkets
Best Campaign – Medium Employer
Winner: Henderson Group
Highly Commended: News UK
Best Campaign – Small Employer
Winner: Maxus UK
Highly Commended: Checkatrade
Best Campaign – Government & Public Sector
Winner: Islington Council
Highly Commended: HMRC
Best Campaign – Civil Society Employer
Winner: retailTrust
Most Successful Sustained Scheme – Large Employer
Winner: Wickes
Highly Commended: Arriva London
Most Successful Sustained Scheme – Medium Employer
Winner: Prudential UK & Europe
Highly Commended: CMS Cameron McKenna
Prudential UK & Europe, winners of Most Successful Sustained Scheme (Medium Employer) at the 2014 National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards
Best Innovative Promotional Partnership
Winner: DHL UK
Highly Commended: Arriva London
Best Individual Contribution
Winner: Louise McCabe
Highly Commended: Kevin Bryne
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Elena Joseph
Elena Joseph wins lifetime achievement award at 2014 National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards
Best Overall Campaign
Winner: Arriva London
You can read the full shortlist of entries to this year’s Payroll Giving Excellence Awards.
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.