Charity of the Year Award

The winner of this award will receive a cash prize as a donation towards their chosen project, initiative or need, which should be detailed in your application form on entry.

Prizes are not to be used for overheads or staffing costs and will only be awarded to eligible charities who are registered with the Charity Commission. We will not accept applications for activities carried out by subsidiaries and ventures partially owned by charities.

The Judges will be looking for the following:

The project, initiative or need that would benefit from the funding
How you feel the winning this award will benefit your organisation
How the local community will benefit from the award and prize fund

Eligibility

Only open to Charity members of the Chamber
Must be registered with the Charity Commission

*Membership must be renewed and paid as per entry requirements.

Shortlisted:

• Barnsley Sea Cadets
• Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice
• FareShare Yorkshire
• Rotherham Rise
• YWCA Yorkshire

Winner will be announce on Friday, 18th October at the awards ceremony.

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2018 Winner: Molly’s Fund

Why did you enter the business awards?

South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF) entered the business awards as it an excellent opportunity for all charities to showcase their important work. SYCF has been supporting local communities for over 32 years, providing grants to community organisations and charities working with those most in need.

In more recent years we have done a lot of work responding to the urgent need of more mental health and wellbeing support for local young people, so winning the Chamber’s ‘Charity of the Year’ award for our fund ‘In Memory of Molly Hurst’ has meant a lot to us. It shows that everyone wants to join in the conversation around mental health and do their bit to support people who are struggling.

The business awards also give charities to engage with local businesses, gain new supporters and spread awareness of how the business sector can give back locally.

Would you recommend charities enter, and why?

We would fully recommend that charities enter the Barnsley and Rotherham Business Awards. It is an excellent opportunity to gain prestige, recognition and spread awareness of your charitable work. It is also an excellent way to meet like-minded individuals, find new opportunities for collaboration and partnership and share your work with an engaged and supportive audience.

What the judges said

The judges once again found it very difficult to pick a “Charity of the Year” when all were such deserving winners, however the winning application moved the judges to tears.

It is saddening to say that the number one cause of death in young people is suicide. These unsettling figures tell us that more must be done to prevent young people from reaching the point of taking their own lives.

The prize money will ensure that Molly’s Fund can provide more help for young people to support their mental health and wellbeing.

On a personal level for Fortem, supporting young people through mental health is right at the heart of what they do. As it says on their strap line, they are the “people who care”.

Previous Winners:

2017 – City Hearts UK
2016 – Newlife, the charity for disabled children

Charity of the Year Award