On this page, we answer some questions about our awards. If you need more information, please contact us on [email protected].
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?
The nomination portal is now open for this year’s round. Entries will close on 14 December 2023 at 17:30.
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 ICAs 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?
For each category, judges will be shortlisting a maximum of four nominees based on the criteria.
We will be informing shortlisted nominees of the decision in the week commencing 15 January – at which point, shortlisted candidates will be given the opportunity to confirm they are happy to proceed, secure their award ceremony tickets and will be provided with information to support announcements from their accounts.
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 evening event and social will be held on 28 February 2024 in person at The Ballroom at The Trampery (Old Street) this year.
We will be extending invitations to shortlisted nominees, CharityComms members and select press only. Tickets will be free to those invited. All attendees will need to cover their own travel expenses.
There will be limited tickets and it will be on a first-come first-served basis.
More details will be announced nearer the time about the event and how to book your ticket.
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.