Payroll Giving Excellence Awards shortlist announced

The shortlist for this year's National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards has been announced.

The Rt. Hon Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and the Rt. Hon Angela Smith MP will present the winners with their awards at HM Treasury on 5 October 2009.

The shortlist is:

Best Launch of a New Scheme

Beaverbrooks

Bonfire Design Ltd

Flight Centre

Kellogg's

Best Re-Launch of an Existing Scheme

Aviva

H&M

Monsoon Accessorize Ltd

Think Money Group

Best Innovative Promotional Partnership

BBC

Howden's Joinery

Teleperformance

Whitbread plc

Best SME Campaign

Bonfire Design Ltd

Haygarth

Best Large Employer Campaign

Aviva

BT Group

H&M

Hendersons

Third Sector Employer

Animal Health Trust

British Heart Foundation

Conservative Campaign Headquarters

Public Sector Employer

HMRC

Islington Council

The London Development Agency

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Lee Grant, Tax-Effective Giving Project Manager at the Institute of Fundraising, said that there had been a 30% rise in the number of entries to this year's awards.

www.pgxawards.org.uk