Movement for Good awards are now open to schools and education charities for 2021

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group is giving away £1million to charities with the return of its Movement for Good awards. 

From today, people can nominate an education charity close to their hearts for a potential £1,000 award to help make a difference. Last year an incredible 253,000 people submitted a nomination for their favourite charity. 

This year, 500 charities will each receive £1,000 during the first phase of the campaign. A second phase of giving will happen later this summer. 

Since the initiative began three years ago, the Movement for Good awards have given £2million to good causes across the nation. 

Among the schools and education charities to secure an award in 2020 were Brockwell Nursery and Infant School Parents’ Association, Kingsbury School Charitable Fund, Read Easy UK and The Latymer Foundation at Edmonton. 

The nomination process is open until 13 June. Winners will be drawn at random and the more times a charity is nominated the more chance it has of being selected. 

It’s quick and easy to nominate, just head to: www.movementforgood.com 

Mark Hews, group chief executive of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, said: “We’re delighted to announce the launch of Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good awards for the third year running. Our Movement for Good awards will continue to help charities at a time when they need it most and we know that for many charities, £1,000 can make a real difference. 

“We were thrilled to receive so many nominations from the public last year and this year we are encouraging even more people to nominate a good cause. Ecclesiastical, the fourth largest corporate donor in the UK, is a unique financial services group. We are owned by a charity, which means all available profits can be given to the good causes that are so important to our customers. As a company whose purpose is to contribute to the greater good of society, charitable giving is at the heart of our business.”