LONDON, June 21,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Access Insurance, a leading
specialist charity insurance broker, is thrilled to announce its
support for the newly launched Charity Heroes Awards, an initiative
by the Benefact Group designed to celebrate the incredible work of
charities and their people.
The Charity Heroes Awards aim to recognise charities in a
genuine and accessible way. Access Insurance is particularly
excited to support the Charity Leader of the Year category, which
spotlights inspirational CEOs and senior managers who have
championed causes and inspired positive change.
"We are delighted to support these new awards which put the
great work that charities are doing at the centre, and don't cost
anything for them to participate in" said Simon Hickman, CEO of Access Insurance.
"Charities and their leaders work tirelessly to make a difference,
often with limited resources. These awards provide a platform to
recognise their exceptional efforts and leadership."
The Charity Heroes Awards offer a simple entry process,
requiring just a 250-word pitch for various categories, including
Local Community Initiative, Climate Action Project, Volunteer of
the Year and Digital Fundraising Initiative. Category winners will
receive a £5,000 donation to their charity, while runners-up will
receive £1,000 donations.
The free awards ceremony will be held on 28th
November at the iconic Tower of London, a venue insured by the Benefact Group,
providing a truly memorable experience for all shortlisted.
Mark Hews, Group Chief
Executive of Benefact Group, says: "We are delighted to
announce the launch of Benefact Group's Charity Heroes Awards 2024.
This new Awards programme celebrates and supports charities working
tirelessly to make positive change. Benefact Group is a family of
award-winning specialist financial services companies and the third
largest corporate donor to charity in the UK. Owned by a charity
ourselves, charitable giving is at the heart of what we do. All of
our available profits go to good causes and the more the Group
grows, the more the Group can give."
Access Insurance encourages charities, volunteers, and senior
leaders to use this opportunity and submit their nominations before
the deadline of July 26th, 2024.
For more information and to enter, visit the Benefact Group
Charity Heroes Awards 2024 website.
About the Charity Heroes Awards
- Benefact Group's Charity Heroes Awards 2024 is designed to
celebrate and support charities who work tirelessly to make
positive change.
- Charities based in the UK and Ireland are eligible to apply.
- Entries are open between Monday 17 June and Friday 26
July.
- For more information
visit https://benefactgroup.com/awards
- The category criteria is as follows:
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Award
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What judges will be
looking for…
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Volunteer of the
year
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Volunteers who have
gone over and above, making positive impact for
charities, dedicating their time and energy to a great
cause
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Climate action
project
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Charities which have
inspired and motivated action to tackle the climate
crisis
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Local community
initiative
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A project which has
reached the heart of a local community to tackle a
local issue
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Digital fundraising
initiative
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Inspiring digital
fundraising which has created new sources of income and
motivated supporters
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Small charity, big
impact
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A small charity (with a
turnover of less than £1m) that has made a big
impact
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Charity leader of the
year
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A charity CEO or other
senior leader who is a role model for others by
championing a cause and inspiring change
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About Access Insurance
- Access is an ethically driven, Chartered Insurance Broker that
services over 16,000 charity and not-for-profit organisations.
- Their mission is to help all types of charities and
not-for-profits manage their risks by giving specialist advice and
designing bespoke insurance policies.
- The business is built on social enterprise principles and
values. Their culture embodies generosity in serving and giving to
charitable causes. One of their key motivations for growth is to
positively impact the sector through philanthropy.
- As of January 2024, Access
Insurance is part of the Benefact Group, owned by the
Benefact Trust. The Group is an international family of financial
service businesses with deep charity expertise in insurance,
broking and investment management.
About Benefact Group
- Benefact Group is an independent, specialist financial services
group that exists to give all its available profits to
charity.
- Owned by a registered charity, Benefact Trust, Benefact
Group's family of businesses provide specialist insurance,
investment management and broking and advisory services in the UK,
Australia, Canada and Ireland.
- Benefact Group is the third-largest corporate donor to charity
in the UK, according to the UK Guide to Company Giving 2023/24. It
has donated almost £200m to charity since 2014 and is aiming to
reach its target of giving £250m by 2025.
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