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02/10/2003
Shortlist for Britain' best-loved charity award unveiled
The RSPB is one of just five charities shortlisted for Britain's Most Admired Charity Award 2003 – an award which is voted for by the charities themselves.
The other charities to make the shortlist for the Britain's Most Admired Charity Award are: ActionAid; NSPCC; Oxfam; and the Samaritans.
Based on the results of a poll of the top 500 fundraising charities in the UK, the awards offer charitable organisations an opportunity to publicly recognise and celebrate the work of their peers.
This is the inaugural year for the award, which is adapted from the long-running 'Management Today Britain's Most Admired Company Award', and sponsored by Barclays.
The winner will be announced by the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, on Monday 13 October. The awards ceremony, to be held in Knightsbridge, London, will be jointly hosted by Third Sector magazine and Barclays PLC.
Lucy Maggs, editor of Third Sector magazine, said: "The idea behind the awards is to recognise the vital part that voluntary and not-for-profit organisations now play in Britain's economy. Our short-listed charities represent best practice within the voluntary sector and serve to highlight the skills and qualities needed to run today's modern charities."
In 2001/2 gross income for the UK's not-for-profit and voluntary organisations was over £26 billion, and their assets totalled over £70 billion. Voluntary organisations employ half a million people, which represents 2% of the UK workforce - more than either the post or telecommunications industries.
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The other charities to make the shortlist for the Britain's Most Admired Charity Award are: ActionAid; NSPCC; Oxfam; and the Samaritans.
Based on the results of a poll of the top 500 fundraising charities in the UK, the awards offer charitable organisations an opportunity to publicly recognise and celebrate the work of their peers.
This is the inaugural year for the award, which is adapted from the long-running 'Management Today Britain's Most Admired Company Award', and sponsored by Barclays.
The winner will be announced by the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, on Monday 13 October. The awards ceremony, to be held in Knightsbridge, London, will be jointly hosted by Third Sector magazine and Barclays PLC.
Lucy Maggs, editor of Third Sector magazine, said: "The idea behind the awards is to recognise the vital part that voluntary and not-for-profit organisations now play in Britain's economy. Our short-listed charities represent best practice within the voluntary sector and serve to highlight the skills and qualities needed to run today's modern charities."
In 2001/2 gross income for the UK's not-for-profit and voluntary organisations was over £26 billion, and their assets totalled over £70 billion. Voluntary organisations employ half a million people, which represents 2% of the UK workforce - more than either the post or telecommunications industries.
(gmcg)
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