Charity awards 2010: Testimonials
The Guardian Charity of the Year Award was a fantastic morale boost for our teams of volunteers and our staff. It was a terrific recognition of all their efforts and a really postive way to end the year. After it was announced, we received a flurry of goodwill messages from lots of supporters which has motivated the whole team. The publicity prompted over 40 enquiries from people who wanted to join us as volunteers. The award was a fabulous affirmation that what we are doing is a good thing and we should continue to perservere.
Julie Carthy, development manager, Shannon Trust
For us, it represented an affirmation of the efficacy of our work from one of the most respected broadsheets in the world, and it's the one award of ours that people outside the charity take notice of, comment on and regard in high esteem. We were made to feel very welcome by the Guardian, and the idea of promoting and recognizing smaller charities is something the Guardian should be very proud of.
Nirjay Mahindru, chief executive, InterAct Reading Service
InterAct Reading Service was a recipient of the Guardian Charity Award in December 2009.