# Awards recognise charity CEOs for social media presence

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/11/30/awards-recognise-charity-ceos-social-media-presence/
- Published: 2015-11-30T10:06:14+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The important role that charity CEOs play in sharing fundraising messages via 
social media has been recognised at the third annual [Social CEO Awards.](http://www.socialceos.org/)**

The awards were hosted by [JustGiving](http://justgiving.com), and saw more than
150 CEOs nominated, resulting in 30 finalists from a wide range of charities, chosen
for their ability to bring transparency, personality and life to their organisations
through their social media presence. Winners included Peter Wanless from the [NSPCC](http://www.nspcc.org.uk),
Ruth Sutherland from the [Samaritans](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/11/30/awards-recognise-charity-ceos-social-media-presence/www.samaritans.org/‎)
and Frances Crook from the [Howard League for Penal Reform](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/11/30/awards-recognise-charity-ceos-social-media-presence/www.howardleague.org/).

Three new individual awards were also introduced this year, to recognise the social
media presences of senior leaders, and up and coming voluntary sector talent. The
[NCVO](https://www.ncvo.org.uk/)’s Karl Wilding won Best Senior Leader, with Best
Trustee going to Leon Ward for his work at [Uprising](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2015/11/30/awards-recognise-charity-ceos-social-media-presence/www.uprising.org.uk/),
[Plan International UK](http://www.plan-uk.org/), and [Brook](https://www.brook.org.uk/),
and Rising Star awarded to [Endometriosis UK](https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/)’
s Angela Style.

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Award co-founder Zoe Amar, Director of [Zoe Amar Communications](http://zoeamar.com/)
said_:_

> “2015’s winners have adopted digital as a natural part of how they live and work,
> using social media strategically to champion their cause, grow their organisation’s
> networks and to influence opinion. They show how charity leaders can use social
> media to help their charity’s brands punch above their weight and demonstrate 
> the difference they make.”

Also at the event, Amar and joint co-founder Matt Collins, managing director of 
[Platypus Digital](http://www.platypusdigital.com/), launched a downloadable guide,
Digital Leadership – How to Survive and Thrive as a Social CEO,in association with
JustGiving. The guide covers key subjects such as how to take advantage of digital
and social media opportunities, and how to manage the threats, with insights and
case studies on a range of subjects from fundraising and culture change, to stakeholder
management and transparency.

 * **[2016 Social CEOs Awards open for nominations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/14/2016-social-ceos-awards-open-nominations/)**(
   14 September 2016)
 * **[Change.org announces partnership with Wochit](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/26/change-org-announces-partnership-wochit/)**(
   26 September 2016)
 * **[Nominet Trust awards £400,000 investment to social tech ventures](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/30/nominet-trust-awards-400000-investment-social-tech-ventures/)**(
   30 September 2016)

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