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  • Social Impact Awards 13

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    Don't Panic in association with our media partner The Big Issue in the North launched the Social Impact Awards, a national awards programme to celebrate and reward excellence in charities, not for profit and social enterprise organisations as well as public and private sector organisations who have made a ‘Big Difference’ in their communities.

    The awards were presented at an evening theatre style ceremony at The Comedy Store in Manchester on 1st May 2013, following a half day conference, which provided education, information, advice and case studies for third sector organisations and their partners in the public and private sectors.

    The awards featured 26 categories, plus a grand prix award, and were judged by a high-level independent judging panel. The awards were free to enter for charities, not for profit organisations, social enterprises and those who have partnered with the third sector.

    A full list of the 2013 winners is below and photos from the awards can be found on the Don't Panic flickr account. Here's our Grand Prix winners, The Brink Liverpool.

    These awards were also notable as our first paperless event as we launched a responsive web app for guests that featured a delegate list, programme, shortlist and judges biographies. The app was developed by Fluid Digital and will become an integral part of all our future events. We feel that giving access to this kind of information on smart phones via a url or QR code is the future and also displays our commitment to our ongoing policy of being as green as possible.

    The Social Impact Awards 14 will take place on the 7th of May next year!

    Social Impact Awards Grand Prix The Brink Liverpool

    Best Communications Campaign
    Code Computerlove and Refuge - Refuge Support A Friend Campaign – Tackling The Biggest Social Issue Affecting Women In The UK

    Best Corporate Partnership Initiative
    Lansons Communications/HighTide Festival Theatre – Lansons Communications / HighTide Festival Theatre

    Best Fundraising Event
    The Grand at Clitheroe - GRAB:The Event

    Best Public Sector Partnership Initiative
    Big Heritage – EcoVikings - Best Public Sector Partnership Initiative

    Best Start Up Social Enterprise
    The Brink Liverpool (Action on Addiction)

    Fundraiser of the Year
    Everton in the Community – Carena Duffy

    Innovation Award
    The Hyde Group – Hyde Youth Bank

    Large Charity of the Year
    Adoption Matters Northwest – Highly Commended
    Everton in the Community – Winner

    SME Business Social Impact Award
    MEC

    Public Sector Social Impact Award
    Halton Housing Trust - Communicating Welfare Reform

    Small Charity of the Year
    Acting on Impulse

    Social Enterprise Leader of the Year
    Action on Addiction - Jacquie Johnston-Lynch

    Social Enterprise of the Year
    Punch Records

    Social Media Campaign of the Year
    CENTRE FOR HIV AND SEXUAL HEALTH – The HIV Hop

    Third Sector Social Impact Award
    The Reader Organisation

    Volunteer of the Year
    Family Voices = Family Choices – Kelly Wallace

    Volunteer Programme of the Year
    Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service – Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Volunteer Programme

    Website of the Year
    Oxfam GB – Oxfam and Code Computerlove - Getting More People To Do More To Fight Poverty

    Grand Prix
    The Brink Liverpool (Action on Addiction)

  • Don't Panic Launch US Search Awards

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    Don’t Panic are expanding our highly successful Search Awards brand with the launch of a competition for the American search industry today.

    The US Search Awards will be held in Las Vegas on Wednesday 23 October 2013 in association with Pubcon, the premier American social media and search engine optimisation conference and expo. A three year deal has been agreed to host the awards as part of the annual five day event which regularly attracts thousands of digital marketers to the city and keynotes from the biggest names in the industry.

    Don’t Panic MD Nicky Wake said “With the success of our UK and European Search Awards we were keen to extend the competition to The States which is undeniably the largest search market in the world with an estimated value of almost $23 Billion last year.”

    “The US Search Awards will recognise and reward digital marketing excellence by organisations, agencies and individuals based or working in the USA and we’re sure it will attract entries from companies all over the world who are contributing to the massive growth in the US search industry.”

    “In an age where we immediately turn to the web to search for products, services and information, visibility and ranking is absolutely essential and we’re proud that our awards have become the key celebration for an ever evolving search industry.”

    “We’re delighted to be working with Pubcon and we’ve had the full support of our joint headline sponsors Manual Link Building and Majestic SEO in bringing these awards to The States.”

    We’re still in the process of finalising our judges but we’re very proud to confirm that Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz and former Microsoft legend Mel Carson are already on the panel.”

    Don’t Panic launched the UK Search Awards in 2011 and the European Search Awards in 2012. This year’s UK Search Awards takes place at The Emirates Stadium in London on Thursday 14 November and the European Search Awards, which have doubled in size for year two, are being held in Barcelona on Thursday 20 June.

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