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Finalists announced for Third Sector Awards 2023

Menchie Khairuddin August 3, 2023

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The largest and most prestigious Awards ceremony recognising excellence within the Not-for-Profit sector announces finalists for this year’s Third Sector Awards.

In partnership with the Center for Social Impact (CSI), Third Sector Awards will return on September 13 2023.

Categories include CEO of the Year, Board Director of the Year, Campaign / Marketing Executive of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Social Entrepreneur of the Year, First Nations Leader of the Year, Young Leader of the Year, Emerging Leader of the Year, Small Charity of the Year and Emerging NFP of the Year.

Third Sector’s panel of recognised judges comes from a broad industry cross-section to assure accurate, fair, and unbiased conclusions. The nominees were judged based on their social impact, outcomes measurement, social innovation, collaboration, leadership and systems thinking.

CEO of the Year

Kelda Oppermann – Zonta House Refuge Association
Marius Smith – Vacro
Rosy Walia – Multicultural Care
Keren Ludski – Red Nose Australia
Tony Kelly – First Nations Legal and Research Services
Asha Bhat – Southern Aboriginal Corporation
Tanya Hall – Hearts4Heart
Mick Garnett – Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT
Paul Higginbotham – Earbus Foundation of WA
Kirsty Robertson – Caritas Australia

Board Director of the Year

Richard Boele – Boccia Australia
Jacqui Grinzi – Q Music
Christina Chun – Consent Labs
Nigel Harvey – Independent Living Australia
Andrew Rasby – Miracle Babies Foundation

Campaign / Marketing Executive of the Year

Amelia Lawrence and Stephanie Cowan – Dress for Success Sydney
Emma Jayarajah – World Vision Australia
Roberto Pietrobon – Reimagine Reconciliation with Red Dust
Ingunn Goodman -Cure Cancer
Michael Van Outdshoorn – Activ Foundation

Volunteer of the Year

Brenda Hennessy – 3rd Space
Fran Sheahan – Jesuit Social Services
Michelle Power – Lighthouse Foundation
Sally Johns – Share the Dignity
Linda Yacoob – Multicultural Care

Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Kylie Wallace – Seedling Giving
Zara Torre De Souza – Small Change Big Impact/the Difference
Amy Rowe – Project Potential Adelaide
Marjorie Tenchavez – Welcome Merchant
Tom Dawkins – StartSomeGood and LendForGood

First Nations Leader of the Year

Rohan Collard – Palmerston Association
Brad Draper – Aboriginal Sustainable Home
Ashlee Donohue – Mudgin-Gal Women’s Organisation/Women’s Place
Stephanie Harvey – Community First Development
William Gordon – 3Bridges Community

Young Leader of the Year

Rooan Al Kalmashi – SSI
Bek Lasky – Ngarrimili
Ava Reggo – The Oaktree Foundation
Oliver Heys – Surf Life Saving NSW

Emerging Leader of the Year

Simon Crabb – Social Ventures Australia
Kate Sowden – Work + Stay
James Maskey – Fortem Australia
Joseph Kolapudi – Solve Squad
Mark Papinczak – I80 Degrees Consulting

Small Charity of the Year

The Reconnect Project
Cystic Fibrosis Australia
National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Warrior Woman
Love Mercy Foundation

Emerging NFP of the Year

Housing Hub
Coonamble Aboriginal Health Service
The Man Up Initiative Incorporated (MAN UP)
Good Neighbours Australia Inc.
Be My Koorda Aboriginal Corporation

The Third Sector Awards night set on the 13th of September is part of Third Sector Live, a 2-day conference that brings together the main players of the NFP sector in a unique opportunity for Australia’s sector leaders.

Want to book a seat and support your peers? Click here!

Menchie Khairuddin

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Menchie Khairuddin is a writer Deputy Content Manager at Akolade and content producer for Third Sector News. She is passionate about social affairs specifically in mixed, multicultural heritage and not-for-profit organisations.

Finalists announced for Third Sector Awards 2023

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