Last chance to nominate your volunteer of the year

Last chance to nominate your volunteer of the year

You have until this Friday (26 July) to nominate your volunteer of the year, as part of the new Benefact Group Charity Heroes Awards.

Supported by CRE 24 exhibitor Ecclesiastical, the awards are designed to celebrate and support people working tirelessly to make positive change. They are open to charities and not-for-profits, including churches, based in the UK and Ireland. The winners will be awarded £5,000 and runners up £1,000.

With six categories, churches are invited to apply here via a quick and simple form. Here are the awards, and what the judges are looking for:

Volunteer of the year  – Volunteers who have gone over and above, making positive impact for charities, dedicating their time and energy to a great cause

Climate action project – Charities which have inspired and motivated action to tackle the climate crisis

Local community initiative – A project which has reached the heart of a local community to tackle a local issue

Digital fundraising initiative – Inspiring digital fundraising which has created new sources of income and motivated supporters

Small charity, big impact – A small charity (with a turnover of less than £1m) that has made a big impact

Charity leader of the year – A charity CEO or other senior leader who is a role model for others by championing a cause and inspiring change 

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on Thu 28 Nov. An additional colleagues’ choice award will also be announced during the ceremony.

Helen Richards, church operations director at Ecclesiastical, part of the Benefact Group, said: ‘We are delighted to support the volunteer of the year award as part of the launch of Benefact Group’s Charity Heroes Awards 2024. This new awards programme celebrates and supports charities and churches working tirelessly to make positive change.

‘Ecclesiastical is proud to be part of Benefact Group, a family of award-winning specialist financial services companies and the third largest corporate donor to charity in the UK. Owned by a charity ourselves, charitable giving is at the heart of what we do. All our available profits go to good causes and the more our group grows, the more we can give.’

• Ecclesiastical are on stand A1 at CRE 24

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