Greater Manchester-based Power2 is one of ten charities to receive £50,000 as part of Ecclesiastical Insurance’s Movement for Good awards.
The awards, set up by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, have seen a total of £1million given to charities across the UK this summer. 500 charities have already been awarded donations of £1,000 and now 10 charitable organisations will benefit from £50,000 grants.
Power2, which aims to ensure all young people have the opportunity to reach their full potential, was one of 10 charities1 selected from over 1,000 entries.
The fund will allow the charity to develop it’s Teens and Toddlers scheme, a project that will enable 48 young people in need of additional support in Greater Manchester to become mentors and role models to 48 toddlers in their local communities. The scheme will also explore social action projects with community organisations.
Each of the £50,000 awards are designed to support the advancement of education, skills, arts, culture and heritage, as well as citizenship or community development. Applications were assessed against four key areas; impact and effectiveness, sustainability, innovation, and care and compassion.
Mark Hews, Group CEO of Ecclesiastical, said: “Our Movement for Good awards have been met with an overwhelming response. A huge number of charities have submitted projects for the £50,000 grant and it’s clear that charitable organisations are in need of support now more than ever. We believe this financial boost will create long-lasting improvements for communities and support charity workers during what is an incredibly testing time for many.
Ecclesiastical is a unique financial services group. Owned by a charity, our core purpose is to contribute to the greater good of society. Charitable giving is at the heart of our business and we are proud to be able to give all available profits to the good causes which are important to our customers. We know that £50,000 can make a huge difference to the life-changing work that charities do and we are looking forward to seeing how these awards will help make people’s lives better.”
Julie Randles, Chief Executive at Power2, added: “I may have had a small excited run round the kitchen when I found out we had won the award. It was absolutely fantastic news to hear. It’s tough to be a small charity, especially at the moment and awards like this really do make all the difference.
“We are using the grant to deliver our Teens and Toddlers programme in the North West. In the long term, it will help us to further develop our evidence base and attract more funding so that we can reach more young people in need.”
An amazing 253,879 people around the UK supported the Movement for Good awards during its first phase earlier this year, with over 13,695 charitable causes up and down the country receiving votes. The 500 winning charities were picked at random from those nominated.
Phase two saw 1,059 project submissions for the £50,000 awards. Following a review of all the applications, a panel of judges made their final selection of the winning projects2.
