Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland's Stroke Awareness Campaign has won the Institute of Public Relations' IPR PRide Award 2003/4 for Best Charity or Non-Profit Campaign.
The twelve month campaign in support of The Stroke Association ran from July 2002 to June 2003. It publicised the fact that high blood pressure is the largest single preventable cause of stroke.
This year's New Year's Honours List contains a range of people recognised for their work for and in the voluntary sector.
Elizabeth Hoodless, executive director of Community Service Volunteers (CSV) and founder of the organisation in 1963, has been made a Dame for services to volunteering.
New Statesman is launching its search to find the best uses of new media in public life.
The judges for the awards will be looking for new media projects that are making a difference to local services, politics and communities. The key themes of this year's
awards are "innovation, efficiency and modernisation". The awards organisers say "we will award those who
Macmillan Cancer Relief has reported a 200% increase in sponsored event sign-ups online and online income since the revamp of its Web site in January 2003.
