Entries are now being accepted for the Charity Awards 2007, the charity sector’s well-established celebration of management excellence, organised by Plaza Publishing.

Once again sponsored by CAF with The Times as national media partner, the Charity Awards are open to charities of all sizes from throughout the UK and recognise exceptional leadership across ten broad categories of charitable activity, with one charity going on to receive the prestigious Overall Award. There is also an award for Charity Effectiveness and an individual award for Outstanding Achievement.

The closing date for nominations is 16 March and the winners will be announced at a gala presentation dinner in London for around 1,000 prominent sector figures on Thursday 21 June 2007.

Olga Heaven, chief executive of 2006 overall winner Hibiscus, honoured for its publicity and education campaign which reduced the number of Jamaican women imprisoned for drug trafficking offences, said: “Winning the Charity Awards 2006 was a huge boost for staff and volunteers, the event itself was a very glamorous evening and the press coverage was fantastic. The award has definitely raised our profile and we are sure it has influenced some of our successful funding applications this year.”

Visit www.charityawards.co.uk  for details on how to submit an entry.