Movement for Good awards 2021

For the third year running, Ecclesiastical Insurance Group is giving away £1million to charities with the return of its Movement for Good awards.

From today, people in Cheshire can nominate a cause close to their hearts for a potential £1,000 award to help make a difference. 500 charities will each receive £1,000 during the first phase of the campaign. A second phase of giving will happen later this summer.

Since the initiative began in 2019, over 4,500 Cheshire residents have nominated causes they care about, leading to the Movement for Good awards gifting £30,000 to charities across the county. Seashell Trust, Middleton Band and St Rocco’s Hospice were amongst the beneficiaries, following overwhelming public support.

The nomination process is open until 13 June. Winners will be drawn at random and the more times a charity is nominated the more chance it has of being selected.

It’s quick and easy to nominate, you can vote for your favourite charity online at: www.movementforgood.com

Mark Hews, Group Chief Executive of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, says: “We’re delighted to announce the launch of Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good awards for the third year running. Our Movement for Good awards will continue to help charities at a time when they need it most and we know that for many charities, £1,000 can make a real difference.

“We were thrilled to receive so many nominations from the public last year and this year we are encouraging even more people to nominate a good cause. Ecclesiastical, the fourth largest corporate donor in the UK, is a unique financial services group. We are owned by a charity which means all available profits can be given to the good causes that are so important to our customers. As a company whose purpose is to contribute to the greater good of society, charitable giving is at the heart of our business.”

Full list of winning Cheshire charities from 2020:

Voice - www.voicemusic.org.uk

Cheshire Down’s Syndrome Support Group - www.cheshiredownssyndrome.com

Friends for Leisure - www.friendsforleisure.org.uk

Middleton Band - www.middletonband.com

Runcorn Unit 291 of the Sea Cadet Corps -  https://www.sea-cadets.org/runcorn

Audlem and District Community Action -  https://adca.audlem.org/

Mummy’s Star - www.mummysstar.org

Seashell Trust - http://www.seashelltrust.org.uk/

St Rocco’s Hospice - www.stroccos.org.uk

The Wingate Special Children’s Trust - www.thewingatecentre.co.uk

Stockport Loaves and Fishes - www.stockportloavesandfishes.org

The Beagle Welfare Scheme - www.beagleadvice.org.uk

The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust LTD - www.caft.co.uk

Adoption Matters - www.adoptionmattersnw.org

About the Movement for Good awards

1. Ecclesiastical’s £1million giving programme, the Movement for Good awards, will help charities change lives for the better. Phase one will see 500 charities receive £1,000 while the other £500,000 will be given away later this summer
2. The £1,000 awards launch on Monday 24 May and is open to all UK-registered charities. From 24 May to 13 June anyone can nominate a registered charity for the chance to receive one of 500 £1,000 awards. The winners will be announced between 21 June and 2 July. For more information visit www.movementforgood.com
3. Ecclesiastical Insurance Group has launched its latest Movement for Good corporate partnerships report, for more information please visit www.ecclesiastical.com/documents/corporate-partnerships-and-covid.pdf
4. Ecclesiastical Insurance Group is the fourth largest corporate giver to charity in the UK, according to the DSC’s (Directory of Social Change) Guide to UK Company Giving 2021–22. For more information please visit www.dsc.org.uk

About Ecclesiastical

1. Owned by a registered charity, Allchurches Trust, Ecclesiastical is a unique financial services organisation. With its main operations and headquarters in the UK, Ecclesiastical also operates in Australia, Canada and Ireland.
2. Ecclesiastical is a specialist insurer of the faith, heritage, fine art, charities, education, real estate, schemes and private client sectors.
3. Founded in 1887 to provide insurance for the Anglican Church, the company now offers a wide range of commercial insurances, as well as home insurance, selling through brokers and directly.
4. The Ecclesiastical Group also includes award-winning investment management business, EdenTree Investment Management, which provides a range of ethically screened investment funds.
5. Ecclesiastical is one of the UK’s top corporate donors to charity. It has donated over £99m to charity since 2016 and is aiming to reach its target of giving more than £100m by the end of 2021.
6. Ecclesiastical Insurance is a thirteen-time winner of Fairer Finance’s best home insurance provider. 

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