# New Year’s Honours 2017 for donors and charity staff

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/12/31/new-years-honours-2017-for-donors-and-charity-staff/
- Published: 2017-12-31T10:35:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**In total 1,123 people have received an award in the 2017 Queen’s New Year’s Honours
List.**

Of these, 981 candidates have been selected at BEM, MBE and OBE level: 318 at BEM,
452 at MBE and 211 at OBE.

**70%** of the recipients are people who have undertaken outstanding work in their
communities either in a voluntary or paid capacity 551 women are recognised in the
List, representing 49% of the total

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**9.2%** of the successful candidates come from a BAME background

**5%** of the successful candidates consider themselves to have a disability (under
the Equality Act 2010)
 

> Message from Pearse Butler, our Chair…
> "I'm delighted to be able to let you know
> that our Chief Executive, Jackie Daniel, was made a Dame in the New Year's Honours
> list. I know that you will all join me in congratulating Dame Jackie on this wonderful
> honour." @JackieDanielNHS [pic.twitter.com/tZvVY4t43u](https://t.co/tZvVY4t43u)
> — MorecambeBayNHSTrust (@UHMBT) [December 30, 2017](https://twitter.com/UHMBT/status/947029407830601729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Fantastic news @patacosvo OBE!! Richly deserved – you are an inspirational leader
> with bags of energy and enthusiasm [#leadership](https://twitter.com/hashtag/leadership?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Proud to know you
> — Meg Wright MBE (@MegWright10) [December 30, 2017](https://twitter.com/MegWright10/status/947029499782279168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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 * **[Free support to boost recognition of LGBTQ activists](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/06/19/free-support-to-boost-recognition-of-lgbtq-activists/)(
   18 June 2021)**
 * **[OBE for Mark Astarita, British Red Cross Director of Fundraising](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/06/13/obe-for-mark-astarita-british-red-cross-director-of-fundraising/)(
   13 June 2015)**
 * **[Deadline extended for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Awards 2012](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/09/07/deadline-extended-queen039s-diamond-jubilee-volunteering-award-2012/)(
   7 September 2012)**
 * **[How to nominate someone for a MBE honour?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/31/nominate-someone-mbe-honour/)(
   31 August 2017)**