Excellence in Online Protection awards

Our FREE awards writing workshop is taking place today at 11.30am via Microsoft Teams. There's still time to book your space. Register via this link, and join us to hear more about how to make your award entry as powerful as possible. https://lnkd.in/e73u7ybp

There's still time to register for our awards writing workshop. We'll be talking through the entry and judging process, and sharing best practice examples on how to write the strongest possible nominations. It's free, and held on Microsoft Teams. Monday 24th March, 11:30am. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eyzMeAPh

Do you need some advice and guidance on how to make your award entry shine? The nominations we receive are about wonderful people and organisations, going above and beyond to help protect children from online harms. Our judges want to know as much as possible about what makes these people and projects so fantastic - this helps them score each entry as highly as possible. There are some simple things you can do to help us understand everything we need to know about your nominated person or organisation. We're holding a free workshop on Monday 24th March to share these ideas and pieces of advice. Hear from PR and communications professional Lucy Sheehan and one of our award judges, Asha Odedra. Asha is an experienced civil servant having worked in central government departments for 16 years, specialising in the criminal justice response to violence against women and girls. Asha also supported the work of the national, and independent, Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel as joint head of their secretariat team. Don't forget - nominations are free and must be received by the 4th April. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e73u7ybp

This award recognises an individual who has dedicated years of their career towards tackling global online harms, and who has delivered significant influence through a whole system approach. Here's the entry criteria: ?? The nominee must be working in one of the following sectors: policing, public protection, education, health, technology or child safety. ?? Evidence must be provided of a sustained commitment to tackling online CSA as part of the nominee's professional or personal pursuits. ?? The nomination must show clear influence on the global response to tackling online harms. ?? Evidence must be provided of the individual's profile and influence within professional networks dedicated to tackling the threat of online CSA. It's free to nominate, please ensure your entries are with us by 5pm on the 4th April. Nominate here: https://lnkd.in/gDs-_prz

Our Victim Support Award recognises a project, campaign or initiative, that has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to supporting victim survivors of online child sexual abuse. Here's the criteria: ?? The nominated project must have been delivered by an organisation working in one of the following sectors: policing, public protection, education, health, technology or child safety. ?? The nomination must explain how the project or initiative has worked to understand the experience of victims and survivors of online child sexual abuse, with a focus on lived experience. ?? Evidence must be provided of how the project or initiative has used victim/survivor experience to influence change in the sector. ?? Detail must be provided of how the project or initiative has directly supported or benefitted victim survivors of online child sexual abuse, detailing its positive outcomes. We know there are so many projects and organisations who are working tirelessly to support those impacted by online child sexual abuse. We want to say thank you and recognise these crucial efforts. Nominate for free here: https://lnkd.in/gDs-_prz

Our Operational Impact Award recognises an individual or project that has made a clear impact on operational activities to tackle online child sexual abuse. Criteria for entry: ?? The nominee can be an individual working in the online CSA space or a project / initiative created within the sector. ?? The nomination must evidence how the work of the individual or the project / initiative has directly led to operational effectiveness in tackling online harms. ?? The nomination must explain how the influence will be used to ensure further impact. It's free to nominate and entries are accepted until the 4th April at 5pm. Nominate here: https://lnkd.in/gDs-_prz

Our Inspirational Leadership Award recognises an individual who has demonstrated exceptional and inspirational leadership in their efforts to tackle the global threat of online child sexual abuse. Criteria for entry: ?? The nominee must be working in one of the following sectors: policing, public protection, education, health, technology or child safety. ?? Evidence must be provided of how the individual has inspired or motivated others to deliver work in the online CSA sector. ?? The nomination must show how the individual has sought to share knowledge or best practice or to champion the development of others. ?? The nomination must evidence how the individual has gone above and beyond what is required of them to lead work to tackle online CSA. We want to hear how the brilliant people you work with, are doing incredible things to lead the response to tackling online child abuse or to supporting victims and survivors. It's free to enter and nominations can be submitted until the 4th April. Nominate here: https://lnkd.in/gDs-_prz

Our 'technological innovation' category returns this year, recognising a technological innovation, designed to support the protection of children from exploitation online. Here's the criteria: ?? The nomination must detail the specific problem the innovation was designed to address, how it works and the impact or difference it has made. ?? The nomination must clearly explain why the initiative is innovative. ?? Detail must be provided of how the learning from the project will be shared with others. ?? The nomination must outline the potential of the innovation for further influence within the sector. It's completely free to enter, and gives us the chance to celebrate and recognise tech being used for good - to safeguard and protect young people. Nominate here: https://lnkd.in/gDs-_prz

A new category for this year - we're celebrating the most significant academic contribution towards the global response to online child sexual abuse. This award recognises an individual or organisation that has carried out research that has had a direct impact on improving the global response to tackling online harms. Here's the criteria: ?? The nominee must be an academic or an academic organisation ?? The research must have been carried out within the last two years ?? Evidence must be provided of how the research has been shared and how it has directly contributed to the global response to tackling online harms. Our awards are completely free to enter and aim to shine a light on the fantastic work underway to help protect children from online harms. Please share, and send us your nominations by the 4th April. Nominate here: https://lnkd.in/gDs-_prz

Do you know a person or project that has made a significant contribution towards tackling global online harms in the last 12 months? If so, we want to know about them! This category recognises a project, campaign or initiative, that has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to supporting victims of online child sexual abuse. Here's the criteria: ?? The nominated project must have been delivered by an organisation working in one of the following sectors: policing, public protection, education, health, technology or child safety ?? The nomination must explain how the project or initiative has worked to understand the experience of victims and survivors of online child sexual abuse, with a focus on lived experience ?? Evidence must be provided of how the project or initiative has used victim experience to influence change in the sector ?? Detail must be provided of how the project or initiative has directly supported or benefitted victims of online child sexual abuse, detailing its positive outcomes. It's completely free to enter, and nominations must have been received by Friday 4th April. We can't wait to hear about these brilliant people and projects. Nominate here: https://lnkd.in/ghXWHWa4