Community Foundation Network

www.communityfoundations.org.uk

Community Foundation Network (CFN) is the national association of community foundations. Community foundations provide professional and personalised philanthropic advice for local donors, and manage funds totalling over £220 million. Last year community foundations made grants totalling over £67 million, supporting over 20,000 organisations. From 1 April 2009, CFN will be working closely with Beacon.

Bell Pottinger

www.bell-pottinger.co.uk

Bell Pottinger Communications has worked with many charities including Action on Addiction, Addaction, Breakthrough for Breast Cancer, the British Red Cross, Cancer BACUP, the October Club, the Place To Be, Queen Elizabeth's Foundation, the Salvation Army, Save the Children and the Starlight Children's Foundation.

"The Beacon Fellowship is a brilliant idea - to show how individual effort and excellence, given voluntarily, can change the world for the better."

Lord Bell, Chairman, Chime Communications Plc

Charities Aid Foundation

www.cafonline.org

Bringing together resources, skills and knowledge from both the charitable and financial sectors, CAF distributes approximately £200 million to good causes and handles over £1.4 billion of funds for many thousands of charities and donors each year.

"Congratulations on an excellent idea and an attempt to really change attitudes to giving. This should give credit, where credit has long been due."

Sir Brian Jenkins, Chairman, Charities Aid Foundation

Classic FM

www.classicfm.com

With more than six million listeners a week, Classic FM is the largest commercial radio station in the UK and the biggest classical music station anywhere in the world.

In addition to the radio station, Classic FM has successfully launched a magazine, a record label, and a TV channel, all of which are designed to bring classical music to a wider audience.

Partnerships with like-minded arts organisations such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, The Sixteen, Symphony Hall, Birmingham and the Canterbury Festival continue to build new audiences for classical music.

"The Beacon Fellowship celebrates those who work tirelessly, often without reward or recognition, for the benefit of others. The recipients of The Beacon Prize are an inspiration to us all. It is through their example that we can all learn to think more positively about giving to charity."

Darren Henley, Managing Director, Classic FM

The Community Channel

www.communitychannel.org

The Community Channel is the UK's only not-for-profit TV channel dedicated to getting people to do more with their lives. Owned by The Media Trust, the Channel is funded by the Home Office's Active Communities Unit and the Lottery's Community Fund. The Channel is freely available in up to 10 million UK homes, with a potential audience of 29 million adults. It broadcasts 24 hours a day on Sky digital 585 and Telewest 233, and three hours a night on Freeview 46.

"The Community Channel is delighted to be working with the Beacon Fellowship. We believe the best way of encouraging people to give time or money to help their communities is through publicising the inspiring stories of those who already do amazing things."

Jane Mote, Controller, The Community Channel

Russell Investment Group

http://www.russell.com

Russell is a global financial services company with clients in over 44 countries. Russell, which is wholly owned by Northwestern Mutual, established a London office in 1979. Offices then opened in Paris (1994), Amsterdam (1996), Johannesburg (2000) and Geneva to serve the growing numbers of clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Russell also has offices in New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Auckland and Singapore. Russell launched its first multi-manager finds for US investors in 1980, adding Dublin domiciled finds in 1994 to cater for European investors. Russell currently manages over 240 multi-manager finds, of which over 85 are managed from Europe. These funds offer investor global diversification across equities, fixed income and alternative asset classes.

“From our first contacts with Beacon, we were impressed by their professionalism and fresh take on giving. By raising the profile of innovative and exceptional acts of charity, the work of the Fellowship inspires and educates the next generation of philanthropists. We are delighted to support The Beacon Fellowship and its exceptional Prize-winners.”

Peter Hugh Smith, Managing Director, UK Partnerships and Distribution Alliances, Russell Investment Group