SCOPE Awards

News from the SCOPE Awards run by SCOPE Social Affairs magazine.

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Nuala McKeever with the award winners

Comedian Nuala McKeever (middle) presents the SCOPE Communication awards to Seamus Lynch, Help the Aged, and Katrina Newell, New Lodge Forum
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Voluntary and community organisations need to communicate well to survive.

They need well-produced literature or websites that hit the target whether they are:

  • trying to reach clients,
  • looking to gain funding,
  • needing to attract volunteers or
  • running a public campaign.

The competition is constantly getting better and groups need to improve constantly if they are to keep up.

The SCOPE Communication Awards were launched nine years ago to encourage higher standards in all forms of communication.

SCOPE Awards 2007

About SCOPE

SCOPE is a monthly social policy magazine published by the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action.

Awards were presented in nine different categories. Comedian Nuala McKeever presented the awards to the winners.

This year the awards are sponsored by GPS Colour Graphics, Iconi Software and Weber Shandwick.

Overall winners

  • Help the Aged (large organisation category)
  • New Lodge Forum (small organisation category)

Annual Report

  • Winner – Advice NI;
  • Runner up – Help the Aged.

Promotional Concept

  • Winner – New Lodge Forum (for ‘RE:New’ materials)
  • Runner up – Employers for Childcare (for ‘When I grow up ...’)

GPS Colour Graphics Award for Excellence in Magazine/Newsletter

  • Winner – NIPPA (for Early Years newsletter);
  • Runner up – Help the Aged (for Senior Agenda magazine).

Information Leaflet

  • Winner – Barnardo’s (for ‘Family Ties’);
  • Runner up – Triax Helios Project (for women in building trades)

Training Materials

  • Winner – WRDA (for ‘Community Direct’ pack);
  • No runner up was awarded in this category

The ICONI Award for Excellence in Websites

  • Winner – Disability Action;
  • Runner up – Culture NI

Formats for people with special needs

  • Winner – Gingerbread (for multi-lingual information leaflets);
  • Runner up – Ulster Cancer Foundation (for Smokebusters pack in Irish)

Publication (other forms)

  • Winner – Wheelworks (for RESPECT);
  • Runner up – Sticky Fingers (for Paint, Paper, Play)

The Weber Shandwick Award for Excellence in Campaigning

  • Winner – Action Cancer (for ‘Get a grip’);
  • Runner Up – Rethink (changing perspectives on mental illness).