Now in its 19th year, the Scottish Charity Awards, run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), are designed to celebrate the best of the voluntary sector and to highlight the organisations, inspiring people and innovative projects that have made a difference to the communities they support over the past year.
Nominate an inspiring group, a worthy charity, even an unsung hero!
This year, the Charity of the Year category has been refreshed to better reflect the make up of the voluntary sector, with three awards up for grabs for small, medium and large organisations.
There are eleven award categories at the Scottish Charity Awards. Seven recognise the achievements of organisations, and three recognise individuals. The 11th award, People’s Choice, is chosen by a public vote from the finalists in the other eight categories.
The award categories are Charity of the Year (turnover under £100k), Charity of the Year (turnover £100-500k), Charity of the Year (turnover over £500k), Trustee of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Employee of the Year, Partnership of the Year, Campaign of the Year, Community Impact, and Climate Impact; with the winners to be decided by a panel of judges.
All finalists will also be entered into the running for the People’s Choice Award, giving members of the public a chance to vote for their favourite finalist to win. SCVO received an overwhelming response last year with hundreds of applications and over 16,500 votes cast for the People’s Choice Award, and hopes that even more organisations will be inspired to apply this year.
Applications are open until 12 noon on 7 March 2025 and can be completed on the SCVO website.