[WiLT] The Guardian Charity Awards 2008 - win £6,000 a new PC and more ... enter by 1st Aug 2008

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The Guardian Charity Awards 2008

Welcome to the Guardian Charity Awards. It's never been more important
to nurture innovation and excellence among smaller charities, which
are so often overshadowed by the big players of the voluntary sector.
Yes, the household names of the charity world do a vital job in so
many aspects of our society. But it's typically the smaller
organisations that have the fresh thinking, flexibility and reach into
communities that make the crucial difference to people's lives.

For the past 16 years, the Guardian Charity Awards have set out to
showcase best practice among small and medium-sized charities and help
them win the profile and funding they need to move forward. To the big
players, the message is: sorry, this is one set of awards you cannot
enter.

The awards are aimed at charities delivering practical solutions to
present-day problems. So long as the objective of your charity is
improving social wellbeing in its broadest sense, and provided other
entry criteria are met, nothing is ruled out. Will you rule yourself
in?

How to enter

Download an application form from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/page/2008/may/22/1

To request more application forms call 01727 898146, or email
charityawardsapplication at guardian.co.uk

Closing date:
Application forms should be submitted by 5pm on Friday August 1 2008.

Judging:
Preliminary judging will take place during September 2008 and
longlisted charities will then be contacted to submit supplementary
material including a supporting statement, the charity's last set of
financial accounts and optional promotional material. Final judging
will take place during October 2008 when the five winning charities
will be chosen.

The awards:
The winning charities will be announced at a prestigious awards event
in December 2008.

Prizes and publicity

The five winning charities will each be awarded:
· £6,000 prize money;
· A brand new PC, donated by Trams;
· A half-day consultancy session plus follow-up support for up to six
months on strategy, impact, governance, leadership, campaigning or
collaboration, courtesy of NCVO's new consultancy service;
· A tailored package of media services from Media Trust (comprising a
session with a top media or communications professional through Media
Matching service; and places at Speedmatching events with volunteers
and a Media Trust training event).

For full details all downloads, conditions etc., go to
http://society.guardian.co.uk/voluntarysectorawards