To coincide with the fifth anniversary of ComRes we inaugurated ten new charity awards. This seems a natural thing to do – after all, we have donated more than £250k to charities on behalf of panellists and respondents over the course of our five-year history.
The aim of the awards is to recognise the charities that lead their field in communicating with parliamentarians. We wanted an entirely open, objective measure of who deserved to win so we asked each of the 275 MPs on our panel, and some 175 panelists in the House of Lords, to nominate their lead charity in each category. The winners were those with the most nominations and were presented with their awards in the House of Commons last night.
Best Parliamentary Campaign
Nominated:
Friends of the Earth
Shelter
Winner - Macmillan Cancer Support
Best Charity Campaigner
Nominated:
Lord Brian Rix
Adam Sampson
Winner - Shami Chakrabarti
Most Improved Parliamentary Communications
Nominated:
Macmillan Cancer Support
Shelter
Winner - RNIB
Best Children’s Charity
Nominated:
Banardo’s
Save the Children
Winner - NSPCC
Best Social, Religious or Family Charity
Nominated:
CAFOD – Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
Christian Aid
Winner - The Salvation Army
Best Animal Welfare Charity
Nominated:
IFAW – International Fund for Animal Welfare
WWF
Winner - RSPCA
Best Environmental Charity
Nominated:
Friends of the Earth
WWF
Winner - Greenpeace
Best International Relief Charity
Nominated:
Christian Aid
British Red Cross
Winner - Oxfam
Best Disability Charity
Nominated:
MenCap
RNIB
Winner - Scope
Best Healthcare Charity
Nominated:
Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support
Winner - Cancer Research
UK
Many congratulations to all those nominated, and especially to the winners!