Peter Wanless of the NSPCC and a #socialceos winner in 2014
We’ve been hard at work on our plans for the #socialceos awards this year and are so excited to tell you about them.
What we want the awards to achieve
In an age of austerity and increased scrutiny by the media and politicians, charity CEOs have never needed to be more visible and transparent. We want #socialceos to be even bigger and better this year and to keep raising the bar for a bolder and more innovative sector.
Who can enter?
The awards are open to CEOs from charities of any size or cause. Previous winners include Peter Wanless of the NSPCC, Vicky Browning of Charity Comms and Richard Hawkes of Scope.
This year there will also be a select number of awards for other charity leaders using social media, alongside the top 30 #socialceos. Watch this space.
Our judges
We have some amazing people lined up for our panel, including charity leaders who’ve pioneered the use of social media as well as experts from Twitter and LinkedIn (platforms which your CEO is likely to be using already). Our judges are:
- Chair: Simon Blake, CEO of Brook (and soon to be CEO of the NUS)
- Julie Bentley, CEO of Girlguiding UK
- Lucy Caldicott, charity consultant
- Meg Garlinghouse, Head of LinkedIn4Good
- Mandy Johnson, UK Director of Partnerships at Change.org
- Joel Lunenfeld, VP, Global Brand Strategy, Twitter
- Polly Neate, CEO of Women’s Aid
What happens next?
We’re planning to open nominations in early September. This year’s top 30 will be announced at a special event in November (dates TBC). Keep an eye on @zoeamar and @charitychap for more news.
Who else is on board?
We’re working with some brilliant sponsors and will be announcing them over the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you’re a corporate who would like to get involved please contact me on zoe@zoeamar.com
How you can help your CEO/ board/ leadership team use social media
To coincide with the awards, we’ll be publishing more content to help your CEO and other senior colleagues make the most of social media. In the meantime, here’s the guide we produced last year.