The Givewell Good Giving Guide Charity Awards were announced on 30 April in Melbourne, with the following winners:
Best Practice Not-for-Profit:
The Fred Hollows Foundation
Best Community Project: Welfare Rights Centre (SA) Inc. - Housing Legal Clinic (HLC)
Best Communications Program: Lifeline Australia - 'Help a Mate’ Suicide Prevention Campaign
Now in their fifth year, the Givewell Charity Awards have previously been presented in association with
Ethical Investor's Australian Sustainability Awards.
This year they departed from the corporate awards to join forces with The Good Giving Guide.
The Good Giving Guide, published by Penguin
Group (Australia) on 30 April, is the first book of its kind and aims to inspire readers to give, or give more, to non profit organisations and charities.
It includes practical tips on individual giving, setting up trusts, business giving and corporate volunteering, along with Givewell's in-depth analysis of one hundred Australian charities.
Written by Lyn Amy and Mary Pearce, with fundraising and financial information supplied by Givewell, the premise of this in-depth guide is that more people would give if they had more information about the charities and how best to support them.
The Guide was launched in Melbourne in conjunction with the announcement of the Charity Award Winners, and includes information on 100 key Australian not-for-profits, drawn from Givewell’s charity profiles.
It also profiles previous Givewell Charity Award winners and outlines the process and winners for 2008.
Full details of the awards process, criteria and previous winners are available on this website, along with media releases and detailed background information outlining the winners.
2008 Charity Awards Finalists and Winners
Best Practice Not-for-Profit
WINNER - The Fred Hollows Foundation profile
Australian Wildlife Conservancy profile
Leukaemia Foundation of Australia profile
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (South Eastern Section) profile
The Smith Family profile
Best Community Project
WINNER - Welfare Rights Centre (SA) Inc. - Housing Legal Clinic (HLC) profile
Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife - Golden Paw Award profile
Najidah Association Inc. - Head High; Young People Living Beyond Suicide profile
Sanctuary Refugee Foundation Inc. - Travel Loan Fund profile
Unity of First people of Australia (UFPA) Ltd - Diabetes Management and Care Program profile
Best Communications Program
WINNER - Lifeline Australia - 'Help a Mate’ Suicide Prevention Campaign profile
Accessible Arts - Accessible Cinema profile
Australian Conservation Foundation - Climate Change Action Kit Campaign profile
Mission Australia - TV Campaign profile
RSPCA VIC - RSPCA Drought Animal Aid (DAAA) Emergency Appeal profile
Schizophrenia Research Institute - Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank (ASRB) profile
