21/08/2024 02:35 PM
Nominate your favourite fundraiser at the Welsh Charity Awards!
After last year’s overwhelming success, we’re excited to announce that the Welsh Charity Awards are back for 2024, and nominations are now open!
Organised by WCVA, the Welsh Charity Awards recognise and celebrate the fantastic contribution charities, community groups, not-for-profits and volunteers make to Wales by highlighting and championing the positive difference we can make to each other’s lives.
Nominations opened for the awards at the National Eisteddfod in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with a deadline of 13 September 2024. The ceremony will be held on 25 November 2024 in the National Museum Cardiff, and we’re already anticipating another dazzling evening’s celebrations!
You can nominate your favourite voluntary sector fundraiser to win an award as part of the Fundraiser of the year category. This award will go to an organisation, person or team who has/have made exceptional achievements in their fundraising or wider income generation activities in the past year. This could relate to a campaign, event or other fundraising activity.
The panel are particularly keen to see examples where a strategic approach has been taken (where the activity is well researched, aligned to the organisation’s vision and mission and may bring additional benefit to the organisation and/or its beneficiaries beyond income e.g. brand or cause awareness).
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE PART IN THE AWARDS
Take part in the Welsh Charity Awards to shout about your favourite voluntary organisation or volunteer and give them the chance of getting some well-earned recognition and a night to remember!
- Recognise – whether or not you’re an award winner or finalist, being nominated for an award shows your organisation or individual that their work is valued and makes a huge difference
- Celebrate – take the time to celebrate the success of your team (or a special volunteer) with a chance for all finalists to attend our glamorous awards ceremony
- Stand out – being an awards finalists can really raise your profile, from exposure in the media to showcasing the quality of your work to funders and decision makers
CATEGORIES
Below are the categories for the 2024 Welsh Charity Awards - you can make one nomination in each category:
- Volunteer of the Year (26 and over)
- Young Volunteer of the Year (25 and under)
- Fundraiser of the year
- Champion of diversity
- Best use of Welsh language
- Most influential small organisation
- Health and wellbeing
- Organisation of the year
THE TIMETABLE FOR 2024
The awards are open now with a four-week window to submit your nominations:
- 8 August 2024 - Nominations open
- 13 September 2024 - Nomination deadline
- 25 November 2024 - Award ceremony, National Museum Cardiff
MAKING A NOMINATION
Find out more about the Welsh Charity Awards, including the category descriptions, rules and how to make a nomination, by visiting welshcharityawards.cymru.
LAST YEAR’S WINNERS
The 2023 Welsh Charity Awards included:
Volunteer of the year (volunteers aged 26 or over) - Nicola Harteveld
Nicola founded Megan’s Starr Foundation after her daughter, Megan, committed suicide, and now volunteers 40 hours a week to raise awareness of bullying and to promote good mental health among disadvantaged young people in Pembrokeshire, organising 300+ hours of training to date.
Champion of diversity award – Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales
Pioneering WEN Wales collaborates extensively to champion gender equality and its recent successes include securing gender quotas in Senedd reform and obtaining funding for domestic abuse survivors who have no access to public funds.
Organisation of the year - Welsh Refugee Council
The Welsh Refugee Council has tirelessly supported and advocated on behalf of asylum seekers and refugees, starting a Ukrainian project benefiting over 1,700 Ukrainians, finding homes for over 200 refugees at risk of homelessness, and many more vital services and initiatives.