# Finalists announced for first JustGiving Awards since 2019

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/08/04/finalists-announced-for-first-justgiving-awards-since-2019/
- Published: 2022-08-04T08:40:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Brain Tumour Charity, Rape Crisis England & Wales and Australia’s Cure Cancer
have been named as the finalists for JustGiving’s Charity of the Year Award in the
first outing for the awards since 2019.**

[Cure Cancer](https://www.curecancer.com.au/) is [JustGiving](https://www.justgiving.com/)‘
s inaugural international nominee.  

The nominees were judged on their creativity, innovation, their performance against
targets or the extent to which they showcased extraordinary acts of kindness.  

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Over the last 12 months the charities raised over £300,000 in the UK and Australia
as a result of their individual campaigns, including:  

 * [The Brain Tumour Charity](https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/)’s _Virtual
   Twilight Walk _ 
 * [Rape Crisis England & Wales](https://rapecrisis.org.uk/)’ _Step Out in Solidarity_
   virtual challenge 
 * Cure Cancer’s _barbeCure_ campaign  

Overall, 24 finalists have been selected across 10 different categories from Endurance
Fundraiser to Young Fundraiser of the Year. In total, the possible winners have 
raised over £14 million for good causes over the last 12 months. 

This year’s awards received a record-breaking 50,000 public nominations with the
finalists going on to receive a further 70,000 votes to decide the winners.   

Pascale Harvie, President and General Manager, JustGiving, said:

> “People and charities across the nation have achieved incredible things despite
> the many challenges they have faced. After three years, we’re delighted to be 
> able to celebrate their huge efforts at the JustGiving Awards in October.
>  
> “These finalists are just a handful of those who are coming together to change
> people’s lives every day, whether that is through cancer support, improving local
> facilities and schools, or crowdfunding to support a stranger in need. They have
> shown us that, together, we can achieve anything.”

Voting opened on Wednesday[ here](https://page.justgiving.com/awardsvoting2022).

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 * **[Finalists revealed for this year’s JustGiving Awards](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/08/09/finalists-revealed-for-this-years-justgiving-awards/)**(
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