The event, hosted by the Guernsey Community Foundation, will return to St James on 17 November to celebrate all those who have given up their time to raise money, deliver services or carry out community projects to help others.
“This year’s awards coincides with the foundation’s tenth anniversary, and will be a great celebration of third sector achievements during 2020 and of the island’s resilience and community spirit in the face of covid-19,” said Chair of the Community Foundation, Wayne Bulpitt.
“Whilst it will have been a challenging year for some, as a community we have so much to celebrate.”
Nominations can either be made by the person or organisation itself or by a third party.
Pictured: Nominations can now be made online.
“For some, completing a nomination form can sometimes appear a little daunting,” added Mr Bulpitt. “We don’t want this to put you off. If you need any help or guidance our team will be more than happy to help you.”
The foundation can offer advice on the type of information the judges will be looking for when they read through the nominations.
For the first time this year, nomination forms will be available online with different questions for each category. This will also get rid of the need to print and then scan the completed forms.
The chosen Charity of the Year will be awarded £3,000, while all other prize winners will be given £2,000 to donate to the charity of their choice.
Pictured: Last year’s Charity of the Year award was won by Paws for Support.
“It has been an incredibly difficult year for the third sector and the 2020 Community Awards will be a celebration of the energy and enthusiasm of so many.”
The prizes up for grabs are:
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Charity of the Year
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Organising Committee of the Year
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Outstanding Individual Achievement
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Fundraising Team of the Year
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Corporate Social Responsibility Award
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Innovation Award
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Youth Award
The closing date for nominations is 11 September at 17:00.
Nomination forms, along with full guidelines and criteria can be found on the foundation’s website.