# Nominations open for The Creative Shootout Charity of the Year 2023 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/05/26/nominations-open-for-the-creative-shootout-charity-of-the-year-2023/ - Published: 2022-05-26T09:00:00+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **The Creative Shootout is seeking nominations from UK charities supporting the young or elderly through the cost of living crisis to be its Charity Of The Year 2023.** The Dragon’s Den meets Great British Bake Off style competition sees agencies from the UK creative industry battle it out, live on stage, presenting a campaign they were briefed on by the Charity Of the Year only four hours earlier, and presenting it in just 8 minutes each.  The winning agency then goes on to stage the campaign for the charity later in the year. Previous charities have included UNICEF, Time to Change, FareShare, A Plastic Planet and Crisis, with [2020 seeing Epoch win](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/01/24/epoch-wins-2020-creative-shootout/) with its answer to a brief from Crisis. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) > BIG NEWS. After an enforced break due to world events, we’re back! New format, > new charity, new judges. And new creative tension. > Agency entry opens September > 2022. Live Final January 2023. You ready? [#CreativeShootout2023](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CreativeShootout2023?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#creativity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/creativity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@WeAreLaunchUK](https://twitter.com/WeAreLaunchUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/HefuQW3iEH](https://t.co/HefuQW3iEH) > — The Creative Shootout (@TheCreativeSO) [May 12, 2022](https://twitter.com/TheCreativeSO/status/1524718332687097860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Johnny Pitt, Founder of [The Creative Shootout](http://www.creativeshootout.com/) said:  > “Over the years we’ve had some major causes recognised through The Creative Shootout. > And right now, the cost of living crisis is having a devastating impact on both > the young and elderly.  So, we hope charities of all sizes and sectors will apply, > whether they help with community programmes, access to mental health support, > initiatives to heat homes, the provision of fresh food, meals, hygiene products > or transport – the list goes on.  To nominate your charity, all we need is 223 > words on why creativity will be important to your charity in 2023” > Supporting the young or the elderly through the cost of living crisis. That’s > The Creative Shootout charity theme for 2023. One big issue. Millions affected. > [#creative](https://twitter.com/hashtag/creative?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#charitysupport](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charitysupport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#CreativeShootout2023](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CreativeShootout2023?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/l4qLnC8BtT](https://t.co/l4qLnC8BtT) > — The Creative Shootout (@TheCreativeSO) [May 25, 2022](https://twitter.com/TheCreativeSO/status/1529404852631220224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Eight creative agencies will be selected later in the year by a judging panel and put forward to The Creative Shootout Live Final, which will be held on Thursday 26 January 2023 at the Picturehouse Central in London.  To nominate, charities just need to email up to 223 words on why creativity will be important to their charity in 2023 to hello[@creativeshootout.com](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/05/26/nominations-open-for-the-creative-shootout-charity-of-the-year-2023/**@**************ut.com) by the close of 1 July 2022. * **[Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity wins top prize in Big Give’s Photo Challenge](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/07/31/birmingham-childrens-hospital-charity-wins-top-prize-in-big-gives-photo-challenge/)**( 31 July 2024) * **[Online training competition to benefit 50 charities and community groups](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/04/25/online-training-competition-benefit-50-charities-community-groups/)**( 25 April 2014) * **[NCVO & PhotoVoice photo competition opens for entries](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/01/19/ncvo-and-photovoice-photo-competition-opens-for-entries/)**( 19 January 2016)