11th Community Inspiration Awards Sponsorship Opportunity

The annual Community Inspiration Awards is organised by the Community Foundation, to recognise outstanding contributions made by staff from public sector organisations, charities, businesses and members of the community, whose efforts have made a positive difference in the community and has inspired and motivated others.

The awards ceremony is an invite-only event, scheduled for Friday 8th September 2023 in Birmingham, where our panel of esteemed judges will announce the finalists and winners. Each year we have 15 high profile VIPs from across West Midlands to give out the awards. Our confirmed VIPs this year, who will give out the awards on the night includes (other VIPs once confirmed will be added to this list):

• Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP

• Mayor of West Midlands Combined Authority:  Andy Street

• Police and Crime Commissioner:  Simon Foster

• MP for Dudley South: Mike Wood

• MP for Birmingham Erdington: Paulette Hamilton

• Leader of Dudley City Council: Kevin O’Keefe

• Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council:  Brigid Jones

• Health and Social Care Cabinet Member of Birmingham City Council: Councillor Mariam Khan  

• Housing and Homelessness Cabinet Member of Birmingham City Council: Councillor Sharon Thompson  

• Environment Cabinet Member of Birmingham City Council: Councillor Majid Mahmood

• Chairman of NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham:  Sir David Nicholson

• Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive of Aston University:  Professor Aleks Subic

• Principal of Birmingham Metropolitan College: Pat Carvalho

• Acting Bishop of Birmingham:  The Right Reverend Anne Hollinghurst

By sponsoring the Community Inspiration Awards, your organisation will make a significant difference in helping to recognise the outstanding achievements made by the people and organisations, whose efforts have made a positive difference in the community and has inspired and motivated others. These contributions often go unnoticed and are not publicly mentioned or celebrated. Through your support, we can make sure recognition is given to these selfless individuals.

We have a range of sponsorship packages available which offer sponsors a variety of branding opportunities throughout the event promotional schedule as well as in the awards brochure, on the website and at the event itself. Sponsorship opportunities are available for organisation/companies to sponsor an award. There are 15 award categories in this year’s event. You can sponsor as many awards as you want and can select the award category which most closely represents your organisation. Award sponsors will benefit from the extensive publicity that will be generated before, during and after the event.