Criteria
How to enter
To enter the awards for free, simply complete our form here. All we’ll need is your contact information, and an outline of your charity’s objectives and why you should win the award.
When judging the winners, we’ll be looking for entries that fulfil these criteria:
- Innovative aims and objectives
- Evidence of having made an impact
- How an award would boost sustainability and growth
- Overall contribution to social welfare
Eligibility
The Guardian Charity Awards 2015 are open to UK social welfare charities that can demonstrate excellence and achievement in what they do. Eligible charities must also have been registered in the UK for more than two years and have an annual income of between £5,000 and £1.5 million.
“People sometimes ask what we mean by ‘UK social welfare charities’. The short answer is any eligible registered charity that helps people in Britain and/or Northern Ireland. It can be nationwide or just at community level. It can have a strong environmental theme, or involve animals, but the key thing is that it must deliver clear benefit to people - adults or children - who are disadvantaged by poverty or disability or are marginalised in some other way. If you’re not sure if you qualify, don’t hesitate to ask.”
David Brindle, public services editor, the Guardian
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