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DSC Social Change Award winners announced
Howard Lake | 16 December 2009 | News
The Directory of Social Change has announced the four winners of its third annual Social Change Awards.
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The awards were created “to celebrate the passionate individuals and effective organisations committed to making a positive impact on society”.
The winners in each of the four categories are:
• Everyday Impact Award Winner – Safe@Last
• Influencer Award Winner – YoungMinds Very Important Kids (VIK)
• Investing in Social Change Award Winner – Diversity Hub
• Public Body Award Winner – Papworth Trust
All entries came from individuals or organisations that nominated themselves or were nominated by others. DSC and an external independent judging panel then created a shortlist of three nominees for each category .
The public was then invited to choose the winners in an online vote.
Each winner and runner-up received an artwork by cartoonist Grizelda, depicting their organisation and its work.
www.socialchangeawards.org.uk/winners.html
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.