Hall Of Fame 2024
Excellence Award
Best Small Charity Film
Sicker than the Patients
Frontline19
'Sicker than the Patients' is a powerful two-minute film shown on TV, cinema and social media platforms which starkly exposes the mental health crisis gripping NHS staff where around one in three frontline workers suffer from poor mental health and one in four have considered suicide. The film uses simulated CCTV footage based on real-...
Best Medium Charity Film
Thank you, legacy DRTV Ad
Leukaemia UK and 11 London
Leukaemia UK (LUK) launched a touching Legacy DRTV campaign, "Thank You," to inspire legacy gifts and broaden its audience reach. In collaboration with 11 London and Madam production company, the campaign was developed under tight financial constraints and aimed to establish a deep emotional connection with the audience by steering cle...
Best Large Charity Film
CoppaFeel! x Black Women Rising; The Chest Checklist
CoppaFeel!
CoppaFeel! is the UK's only youth focused breast cancer awareness charity. CoppaFeel!’s Chest Checklist campaign was launched in collaboration with Black Women Rising; the cancer support project for people of colour, and creative agency, Fold 7. Insights highlighted that 96% of Black women who have experienced breast cancer do not fe...
Best Service Delivery Innovation
Video Advice Kiosks
Toynbee Hall and Debt Free Advice
The Debt Free Advice Video Kiosks offer an additional means of access to impartial and, most importantly, free debt advice. Inside a soundproof booth, a simple green button on a tablet can connect you to a debt adviser within 90 seconds, providing a confidential and private space for vital debt counselling. Our remote debt advisers ext...
Best Use Of Social Media
We Need To Talk About Sex and Cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support
23% of people with cancer in the UK, ~700,000 people, have serious concerns around sex. Macmillan knew it had to do more to help people get support and break down stigmas. They utilised the power of social to have candid and frank conversations about sex and cancer, and worked with sexual wellness brand Lovehoney to access expertise, o...
Big Impact Award
Hybrid Closed Loop
JDRF & Diabetes UK Joint Submission
JDRF and Diabetes UK have jointly driven the development of the pioneering Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) automated insulin technology, the most transformative treatment in type 1 diabetes since the discovery of insulin 100 years ago. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops making insulin. From 2006, JDRF and Diabetes UK worked systematical...
Brand Development
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Bite Back - The Rebrand
Bite Back and Wolff Olins
As Bite Back 2030 transitioned from its infancy, it required a brand that mirrored the punchy, young, and witty personality of our youth-led movement and activists. To achieve this, we partnered with Wolff Olins, embarking on a transformative journey to redefine our brand. Understanding our unique approach to system change, Wolff Oli...
Breakthrough Of The Year
Warm Welcome Campaign
Good Faith Foundation
The Warm Welcome Campaign began during the worst cost-of-living crisis for 75 years, when Gordon Brown and faith leaders came together to see what could be done to support millions of people who were having to choose between heating and eating. The scale of the problem was huge - with 14.4 million people living in poverty and 7% experi...
Communications Agency Of The Year
PMW DO30
PMW
DO30 is a philanthropic initiative launched in July 2023 to commemorate PMW’s 30th anniversary. It involved a mission to support 30 outstanding charities and community groups, providing them with no-cost assistance. To engage the community and involve the public, PMW invited people to nominate causes deserving support. These nominatio...
Communications Campaign Of The Year
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Just a Period
Lark for Wellbeing of Women
Millions of women experience severe period pain or heavy bleeding, but many are dismissed and told it’s “just” their period. Wellbeing of Women asked Lark to devise an empowering campaign to tackle this stigma, and help women and girls find the right treatment and advice. Despite a razor-thin timeframe (and budget), we delivered a com...
Digital Innovation Of The Year
EAAA Missions - turning mission data into stories that spark giving
If Give and East Anglian Air Ambulance
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) supporters will be able to directly support life-saving missions each time a helicopter takes off thanks to an entirely new type of fundraising that promises to redefine the landscape of charitable giving. The EAAA Missions app is a bold leap forward in donor interaction. It empowers supporters to beco...
Finance Excellence
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Alternative Futures Group: investing in our people
Alternative Futures Group
Alternative Futures Group (AFG) supports over 800 people with a learning disability or mental health condition across the Northwest in community outreach and hospital settings. In the face of ongoing challenges with the cost-of-living crisis and the recruitment and retention of frontline social care staff, Alternative Futures Group ha...
Marketing Campaign Of The Year
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Cats Protection: Lifeline for Ava and Mr Biggles
Cats Protection, JAA and lukecharles
People facing domestic abuse face an agonising choice. Stay with their abuser or flee, often without their beloved pet. Cats Protection’s Lifeline service offers a solution by providing temporary fostering for cats from families fleeing domestic abuse until they can be safely reunited.The Lifeline campaign, developed in partnership wit...
Fundraising Campaign
The Great Tommy Sleep Out 2024
Royal British Legion Industries
The Great Tommy Sleep Out 2024 raised awareness of homeless veterans of all ages and vital income for the charity to continue to provide a home and crucial support for vulnerable veterans. 8,000 supporters slept under the stars for one night or more in March, tent or no tent, in their gardens, place of work or public place - from Antar...
Small Charity Of The Year
stem4
We are stem4, the UK’s leading digital mental health charity for children and young people. We offer a suite of 5 evidence-based mental health apps that support various mental health conditions as well as digitally delivered mental health literacy programmes in schools. We also bridge the digital divide by offering in-person facilitati...
Medium Charity Of The Year
FoodCycle
In the UK, food poverty, food waste and loneliness are all major issues affecting people’s health and the future of the planet. Every year 6.4 million tonnes of household food is wasted, seven in ten families are living without the essentials and 72% of FoodCycle guests say they can’t afford to buy the food they need. As FoodCycle c...
Large Charity Of The Year
Alzheimer's Society
We’re the only dementia charity tackling all aspects of dementia. We are a vital source of support for everyone living with dementia today, and a powerful force for change by campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be and funding ground-breaking research discoveries. This year was a transformational year for us as we welcom...
Small Charity Big Achiever
#DemandingHope – Heartburn Cancer UK demands more action on ‘killer hiding in plain sight’
Heartburn Cancer UK
Oesophageal cancer is the UK’s 14th most common cancer but the 4th biggest cancer killer in men. Early diagnosis is key. Heartburn or acid reflux is often the only symptom and often ignored or masked by pharmacy or supermarket treatments, even when it’s persistent. To mark its 20th anniversary, Heartburn Cancer UK - a small charity f...
Partnership Award
Charity Partnership of the Year
Missing & Suicide Risk TextSafe
Missing People and Samaritans
Last year a lifesaving charity messaging system was adopted by police forces across the UK. Led by a partnership between the charities Missing People and Samaritans, Missing & Suicide Risk TextSafe® reaches missing people at risk of serious harm or suicide. The partnership works across sectors to allow police officers responding to a...
Corporate Partnership Of The Year - Small
House of Books & Friends and gunnercooke
Gunnercooke
House of Books & Friends CIC is an independent bookshop, café and events space based in the heart of Manchester. The idea was borne out of the pandemic by the founder of law firm gunnercooke, Darryl Cooke, who decided to do something to address the increasing levels of loneliness which were recognised coming out of the pandemic. He dec...
Corporate Partnership of the Year - Medium
Building Heroes Vistry Group Skills Academies
Building Heroes Education Foundation
The partnership between Building Heroes and Vistry Group, initiated in 2023, exemplifies a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at facilitating the transition of Armed Forces personnel into civilian careers within the construction industry. This alliance focuses on addressing the skills gap in construction while supporting veteran employ...
Corporate Partnership of the Year - Large
Brighter Futures for Autistic Young People
Ambitious about Autism
In 2021, Ambitious about Autism (AaA) and Marsh McLennan embarked on a four-year UK strategic charity partnership to create brighter futures for autistic young people. This partnership exemplifies a groundbreaking partnership, which has trailblazed ‘autism confidence’ in the insurance sector, creating long lasting change for autistic ...
Talent Awards
Frontline Team Of The Year
Medical Aid for Palestinian’s Gaza team: fighting for survival whilst saving lives and protecting dignity
Medical Aid for Palestinians
“We strive to do whatever we can, no matter what”. MAP’s team in Gaza were among the first to respond to Israel’s military assault in October and remain one of the only international organisations working to provide humanitarian and medical services, including in the North. In eight months, MAP’s team have faced the very worst experien...
Fundraising Team Of The Year
EACH's Fundraising Team
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH)
Our Fundraising team has enjoyed another memorable year, working collaboratively to buck national trends. There have been numerous eye-catching results, achieved against the backdrop of a tough cost-of-living climate and put into focus when compared with the forecasted total deficit of £77m for UK hospices for the current year, accordi...
Rising Chief Executive
Nathalie Richards
SEO London
Nathalie has had a transformative impact on SEO London. Recognising the dire need for young people from underrepresented backgrounds to have equal access to career opportunities, particularly given the cost-of-living crisis, she introduced a data driven impact approach to reach the students who most needed our support. She’s also helpe...
Rising Star
Deepanshi Kaur Gulati
RAIN ON ME CIC
I founded Rain On Me in 2018 after living with Generalised Anxiety Disorder, OCD, PTSD and ADHD for over a decade and feeling isolated in my experience. In the form of free International and London peer support groups, Rain On Me provides a safe, confidential space for distressed adults aged 18-35 to build resilience and share their fe...
Unsung Hero
Debs Smith
Noah's Ark Children's Hospice
Debs is so much more than a Housekeeping Manager, she’s an integral part of the fabric of Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. Her calming, comforting presence is something everyone at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice has come to rely on, she’s the one quietly listening to whispered wishes and making them come true. Debs role anywhere wouldn’t ...
Volunteer of the Year
Major Brian Harper
Lingen Davies Cancer Fund
Brian Harper, 86, became a Lingen Davies Cancer Fund volunteer in late 2021 and since that time he has gone on to become an absolutely indispensable part of the team. He deserves to win this award because of his complete dedication to the team, his ability to see jobs that need doing before he is asked, and his general attitude to work...
Volunteer Team of the Year
Emergency Medical Teams
Medical Aid for Palestinians and International Rescue Committee
Medical Aid for Palestinians, in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee, have sent six volunteer Emergency Response Teams (EMTs) into Gaza since December 2023 in response to the ongoing Israeli military onslaught. EMTs provide surge medical capacity to treat injuries and infections – saving lives and supporting existing...
Celebrity Charity Champion
Tony Christie
The Utley Foundation
We are proud to nominate singing legend Tony Christie, for his work with Music for Dementia, the campaign to make music an integral part of dementia care. At 81, he works harder than anyone in showbiz. He gives his time for free, has never said no and always asks ‘what can I do next?’ But most of all he deserves this award for how h...
Charity Chair Of The Year
Dave Seal
Band of Builders
Dave Seal is the chair of the board of trustees for Band of Builders (BoB) – an award-winning charity that completes practical projects to help members of the UK construction industry who are battling illness or injury. A big part of the charity since its early days, he has got involved in practical projects, has served as a general t...
Charity Chief Executive
Caroline O'Connor
Migrant Help
At Migrant Help, we support those affected by displacement and exploitation, helping them recover and thrive. Our services include asylum support, aid for trafficking and slavery victims, refugee resettlement, and the EU Settlement Scheme. Caroline joined as COO in 2017 and became CEO in 2020. She guided the organisation through the pa...
Communications Team Of The Year
Hospice UK's communications team
Hospice UK
Despite being a £1.6 billion sector that’s treasured by local communities, the UK’s hospices get left behind. Left behind by funders, by government, and in the media, for more ‘glamorous’ causes or bigger brand names. This year, Hospice UK’s communications team set out to change that. We secured more media coverage for hospices than ...