The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.
Vote for your favourite Scottish Charity Awards finalist!
Run annually by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the Scottish Charity Awards celebrate the best of Scotland’s voluntary sector.
This year’s shortlist includes 45 individuals and organisations from charities and voluntary groups across the country. While a judging panel will determine the winners under eight distinct categories, members of the public can have their say by voting for their favourite overall entry in the People’s Choice Award – by visiting scvo.scot/vote - before 5pm on Friday 4 September 2020.
The full shortlist includes:
Cracking campaign
- The Coalition for Equal Protection (Barnardo’s Scotland, Children 1st, NSPCC Scotland)
- Saving Coul Links (The Conservation Coalition – RSPB, National Trust for Scotland, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Buglife, Plantlife Scotland, Marine Conservation Society and Butterfly Conservation)
- Pavement Parking Ban (Living Streets Scotland)
- Levenmouth Anti-Social Behaviour Diversion Group (Kingdom Off Road Motorcycle Club)
- Right to Vote (Maryhill Integration Network, Scottish Refugee Council and The VOICES Network)
Charity champion
- Euan MacDonald (Euan’s Guide)
- Lawrence Cowan (MND Scotland)
- Bruce Wilson (Scottish Huntington’s Association)
- Elaine McHugh (Beatson Cancer Charity)
- Dennis Clifford (Macmillan Cancer Support)
- Michael MacAllister (Scottish War Blinded)
Pioneering project
- Edinburgh Travel Bank (Float Trust SCIO)
- Young Women Lead (YWCA Scotland)
- Autism-Friendly Rugby (Strathmore Community Rugby Trust)
- Shannon’s Box (Staf – Scottish Throughcare & Aftercare Forum)
- SCCR Digital Resource Hub (Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution)
- Housing First for Youth West Lothian (The Rock Trust)
Leading light
- Erin Murdoch (Girvan Youth Trust)
- Declan Harrigan (S.M.I.L.E Counselling)
- Michelle Carruthers MBE (Food Train)
- Rebecca Patterson (Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care SPPC)
- David Ward (The Learning Space)
- Bridie Ashrowan (The Broomhouse Centre/Space)
Celebrating communities
- Headway East Lothian SCIO
- The Broomhouse Centre/Space
- Milan Senior Welfare Organisation
- Perth Autism Support
- Supporting our community
- Cyrenians’ Flavour and Haver Community Cook School
Terrific trustee
- Brian Robertson (Fife Employment Access Trust)
- Ash Mohammed (Move On Scotland)
- Graham Scougall (Creative Crieff)
- Nicole Bell (Support in Mind Scotland)
- Nigel Over (The Smith-Magenis Syndrome SMS Foundation UK)
- Alan Jacques (Music in Hospitals and Care)
Demonstrating digital
- Simon Community Scotland
- Community Transport Glasgow
- Cyrenians’ Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR)
- Alchemy Film and Arts
Charity of the year
- Simon Community Scotland
- The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety
- My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
- HIV Scotland
- The Green Team
- Moira Anderson Foundation
Due to the impact of coronavirus, this year the Awards will run a little differently. Winners will be announced on 25 September (rescheduled from June) and will now take place online so that all finalists and attendees who wish to attend are still able to join the celebrations in a safe way, regardless of lockdown phase or shielding status.
Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive of SCVO, said: “Much of the work celebrated this year predates the pandemic. All aspects of our lives have been disrupted in 2020. Our communities and the charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises they rely on have been under enormous pressure. Scotland’s voluntary sector has never been more needed and will be essential to Scotland’s recovery. At SCVO we know that fantastic work is going on all the time and we are delighted to celebrate these achievements and successes through the Scottish Charity Awards.
“This year’s shortlist of 45 finalists showcases just how diverse our voluntary sector is, and highlights the fantastic work that has been going on across the country since the last Awards until March this year. The Awards are a great way of celebrating and recognising the people and organisations who make our voluntary sector a crucial part of every part of life in Scotland. Our finalists are fantastic and I would encourage everyone to support their favourite by voting in the People’s Choice Award.”
