VolResource has a page listing various ‘charity awards’, from the general to the specific, and we mention them from time to time in the weekly email newsletter. However, personally I pretty much agree with the World Land Trust’s weekly column, talking about Charity Times annual awards:
“Is this really what supporters of a charity expect their money to be spent on? Is this really how they expect staff and Trustees to be spending their time?
“And of course only a few charities can afford the time and money to actually enter into a competition to become ‘Charity of the Year’ or be nominated the ‘Trustee Board of the Year’. And not everyone has the ego that needs to be the ‘Finance Director of the Year’. Clearly awards like these are going to be influenced by money and size — particularly when there is an award for the ‘Best Charity to Work for’ and it’s decided by internet voting.”
Anyone have views either way?
