Fortitude’s charity giving back competition returns

First launched in 2021, Fortitude’s annual giveaway, worth more than £5,000, offers charities the opportunity to receive professional communications and content support.

The winner will scoop the production of a showcase video, while the runners up will receive a professional photoshoot and a graphic design package.

All charities registered in Oxfordshire or delivering positive social impact in the county are eligible to enter. 

Prizes

Winner: professional video 

The winning entry will have a two-minute showcase video produced by Fortitude’s head videographer Thom Airs. The prize covers planning, the creation of a basic storyboard, one filming session, editing and one round of amendments to ensure the finished product is exactly what you’re looking for. 

Runners-up:

Professional photoshoot

A runner-up will receive one professional photoshoot with our Account Manager and photographer Shaun Reynolds. The shoot can cover a specific event or requirement with all images edited to a professional standard and issued in high resolution so photographs can be stored for social media, print and online purposes. 

Graphic design package 

A runner up will also receive a tailored graphic design package produced by our Creative Marketing Executive Rosie Teal-Hunt. This prize will be adapted to suit the winner’s preference, with social media, flyer and template options all available within our package.

Community values

Greig Box Turnbull, founder of Fortitude Communications, said: ​“This is an excellent opportunity for charities to receive professional communications support that delivers impact. 

“Initially, we launched the competition to help charities recover from the pandemic, but it made such a difference that our team wanted to maintain the support. 

“Being an active part of our community and giving back where we can is one of our values and a big part of our culture at Fortitude and we’re looking forward to supporting more charities via this project.”

Making a difference

Previous winners of Fortitude Communications’ giving back competition include Be Free Young Carers, Assisted Reading for Children (ARCh) and Against Breast Cancer.

Sabiene North, CEO of Be Free Young Carers – which won a professional video in 2021 – said: ​“The video made a huge difference to how we engage our supporters. We have regularly shared it with potential funders who have been amazed by the stories perfectly captured in the film.”

ARCh was one of Fortitude’s first photoshoot competition winners. 

Jane Rendle from the charity said: ​“We’ve always relied on volunteers to supply images. A professional photoshoot really helped illustrate the joy reading brings to young people. 

“We were so pleased to be selected as a winner, it gave the team a superb morale boost. The photoshoot was a great way to demonstrate the benefits of ARCh – for children and volunteers – to all our stakeholders.” 

How to enter

To be eligible to enter, you must be a charity registered or delivering positive social impact in Oxfordshire. Please visit the competition page for full details on how to enter, here.

Entries are open now with the closing date set at midnight on Friday, February 28.