On this page, we answer some questions about our awards. If you need more information, please contact us on admin@charitycomms.org.uk.
Who can be entered?
Anybody can be entered – colleague, employee, manager, volunteer, consultant or agency contact, even your CEO. The nominee doesn’t have to have ‘communications’ in their job title – just running through their veins – and you must be able to demonstrate how their work meets the criteria points for the category.
How do I nominate someone?
We are using the Evalato platform to run our awards. The nomination portal is now open for this year’s round. Entries will close on Monday 21 October at midday.
What does it cost to make a nomination?
It’s free for anyone to nominate themselves or others for our awards.
Nominees do not need to be a CharityComms member, but must work or volunteer in a registered charity, or – for agencies and freelancers – the nominated work is for or about charity communications.
What are the criteria for winning an award?
We know that charities are still working with a huge degree of uncertainty in challenging times. The Inspiring Communicator Awards recognise outstanding communications and individuals who have gone above and beyond to support and empower others.
At its core, the winners will be inspiring communicators. But how will judges select a winner from a shortlist of fantastic candidates?
Each category will have its own set of judgeing criteria, though there will be standard criteria across all awards. Some examples of the criteria include:
- A short demonstration of impact through testimonial and/or headline figures
- Their ability to bring people or ideas together, thinking about the needs and wellbeing of others
- Their commitment to going above and beyond the norm
The full list of judging criteria for each award is available on this webpage.
The more areas a person is inspiring in, the better – but the judges will be looking for what shines through most strongly in the nominations.
Who will be judging the awards this year?
The judges have been announced and their details are available on the main awards page.
How many nominees will be shortlisted, and when will nominees be notified of the decisions?
We will be informing shortlisted nominees of the decision in the week commencing 4 November 2024 – at which point, shortlisted candidates will be given the opportunity to confirm they are happy to proceed, and information will be provided about how we will be working with a creative partner, Creative Concern, to share your comms stories.
We will make announcements of shortlisted candidates as soon as we can across our channels.
Can I come to the awards ceremony and what is the cost?
The official Inspiring Communicator Awards event will be held online through LinkedIn Live Events, taking place on Wednesday 4 December. We hope that returning to an online format will make the event accessible to all of our members, wherever they may be based. The full event will also be available to watch back at a later date.
At the online event we will be showcasing all of the work of the shortlisted nominees, with the help of our creative partner, Creative Concern. The event will be free to join and full details will be provided nearer the time.
CharityComms members will be first notified by eNews. Please contact us if you have any issues with your eNews subscription and you want to be informed about when tickets become available.
Who has won the award in previous years?
Read about the winners of previous awards and their work.