# Winners of Payroll Giving Awards 2014 announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/12/winners-payroll-giving-awards-2014-announced/
- Published: 2014-11-12T11:55:09+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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: Advertisement “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.”   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. Don’t confine discussions about Gift Aid to the small print (21 November 2014) Government’s Autumn Statement brings VAT benefits to hospices and rescue charities (3 December 2014) Reviews seek feedback on Gift Aid benefits and direct marketing (15 September 2015)