Charity Commission site shortlisted for award
The Charity Commission for England and Wales website - a powerful web application, designed, developed and managed by Solutions has been shortlisted for an 2010 e-Government National Award.
The UK's most closely watched public sector technology awards, supported by the Prime Minister David Cameron, recognise excellence and innovation in digital initiatives in national and local government, the NHS, education and the third sector.
Aimed at ensuring charities' effectiveness, the Charity Commission website enables charities to register and to provide a wide range of services and guidance to help them run as effectively as possible. The website also features the online Register of Charities, which provides information about each of the thousands of registered chariies in England and Wales.
A survey of users of the Charity Commission's website shows that charity information on the online Register of Charities has been viewed 2.7 million times in the last six months.
- The majority of people (82%) say they could easily find charity information on the Register of Charities;
80% say it is 'very easy' or 'easy' to find information and services on the website, 79% feel that online services are 'easy or 'very easy' to use.
The findings are part of a review of the Commission's website following its relaunch earlier this year.
Commenting on the nomination, Stuart Rose MBCS, Technical Director of Solutions:
"We are really proud that our partnership with Charity Commission has been recognised through the e-Government Awards. A huge amount of innovation and technical excellence have gone into the creation and development of the Charity Commission website powered by our Punch CMS. Combined with the expertise of the Commission’s online team we have crafted the digital experience to meet the needs of all the varied audiences of the website – and so far, the results have been extremely encouraging."
The winners will be presented with their e-Government National Awards on 26th January 2011 at a black-tie dinner at the London Guildhall.