# Scottish Charity Awards 2021 open for entries

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/04/19/scottish-charity-awards-2021-open-for-entries/
- Published: 2021-04-19T17:00:18+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is inviting charities 
and individuals across the country to apply for its 15th annual charity awards.**

The **[Scottish Charity Awards](https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards)** are
designed to “highlight the best, most innovative and effective charity organisations
and individuals from the past year, and celebrate those who make a difference in
our communities”.

## Award categories

The award categories are:

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 * **Employee of the Year**
 * **Trustee of the Year**
 * **Community Action**
 * **Campaign of the Year**
 * **Charity of the Year**
 * **Volunteer of the Year**
 * **Digital Citizens**
 * **Pioneering Project**
 * **Climate Conscious**

The winners will be decided by a panel of judges and announced on Friday 1 October
2021.

## Last year’s awards

Last year the awards ceremony was hosted online for the first time, and as a result
was attended by many more people that would attend the physical event.

SCVO say that “plans are still being finalised for the set-up this year”.

## People’s Choice Award

All finalists will be entered into the **People’s Choice Award**. This award it 
put to public vote. Last year the hundreds of applications attracted over 31,000
votes.

Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive of SCVO, said:

“The past year has been challenging for everyone, but we have seen so many voluntary
organisations providing incredible support to people and communities across the 
country. They have had to adapt and deliver new services, all while coping with 
limited resources and increased demand. We want the Awards to be an opportunity 
for this vital work to be both recognised and celebrated.”

She added that winning can “not only… promote an organisation’s cause and attract
new funding streams, it can also give these organisations and the people who work
and volunteer for them the recognition they deserve.”

## Enter now

Entries to the [Scottish Charity Awards 2021](http://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards)
are open until **5pm on Friday 14 May 2021**.

 * **[Scottish Charity Awards 2018 finalists announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/05/04/scottish-charity-awards-finalists-announced/)(
   4 May 2018)**
 * **[Winners of Scottish Fundraising Awards 2015 announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/11/winners-of-scottish-fundraising-awards-2015-announced/)(
   11 October 2015)**
 * **[Shortlist for Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2008 announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/06/26/shortlist-arts-amp-business-scottish-awards-2008-announced/)(
   26 June 2008)**