[cma-l] 2 Awards now open: Big Society & Charity Times

[Tamar Millen]

Big Society Awards 2011

deadline - 23 May 2011, 6pm

Set up by the Prime Minister in November 2010 the Big Society Awards 
focus upon three specific areas:
•	promoting social action;
•	empowering communities;
•	opening up public services.

Nominations come in from the general public and, following several 
stages of scoring, the Prime Minister makes the final decisions about 
who to make the award to. Twelve winners are decided each quarter and 
then announced once a week throughout the year.

The Award itself has several aspects to it. The winners each receive:
•	a plaque;
•	a signed certificate from the Prime Minister;
•	copies of the electronic awards logos to use on their websites and 
publicity materials;
•	an invitation to a twice yearly reception at No.10 Downing Street;
•	a press release that appears on the No.10 website and that the No.10 
staff then circulate to the local and regional press in the winner’s 
home area.

For further details, go to www.number10.gov.uk/bigsocietyawards.

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Charity Times Awards – now open for entries

deadline- 27 May 2011

The Charity Times Awards are free to enter and open to any UK-based 
registered charity, or international charity with registered UK offices. 
The Awards are also open to corporate groups who work with charities and 
provide services to charity organisations. They acknowledge and 
encourage best practice in the management of charities and 
not-for-profit organisations.

The Awards are now in their twelfth year and the highly successful, 
popular, and growing annual gala event will be bigger and better than 
ever in 2011. They continue to be the pre-eminent celebration of best 
practice in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector. The Awards will be 
held on 12 October 2011 at the prestigious Hilton Park Lane.

www.charitytimes.com/awards2011

Source: Voluntary Arts News
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Tamar Millen
Arts Coordinator
Community Media Association
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
0114 2795219

www.commedia.org.uk