QSA leader wins top award
Judith Moran, director of Quaker Social Action, has won the Outstanding Individual Achievement award at the Charity Times Awards
Judith Moran, director of Quaker Social Action (QSA), has won the Outstanding Individual Achievement award at the 2017 Charity Times Awards held on 4 October. This comes just two weeks after she was highly commended in the CEO of the Year category at the Third Sector Awards.
The Outstanding Individual Achievement award is given to a person who has demonstrated dedication, professionalism and integrity throughout their career, and who has produced an identifiably profound effect on the sector through their work and management over at least a twenty-year period. Submissions are not invited for this special award. The winner is determined by sector consultation and deliberation between judges.
Speaking after receiving the award, Judith Moran said: ‘It feels hard to put into words how proud I feel at being presented with this award. This year is the 150th birthday of Quaker Social Action. I’m thrilled – and somewhat amazed – that my tenure here has been for a tenth of that! My ability to contribute at QSA is enriched by the learning I gain from being a trustee of two other amazing charities; Cripplegate Foundation and The Equality Trust.’
She added: ‘I see my role in all three organisations as being to collaborate, to listen, learn and co-create the change we want to see in the world. To be honoured with this award, when I feel it is such a privilege to do what I do, is a wondrous thing.’
In an interview with the Friend, Judith Moran said: ‘Being presented with this award is, of course, a huge honour. I believe it is also a huge affirmation of what is possible working at Quaker Social Action.
‘I see every working day how our trustees, staff and volunteers live out Quaker values – we do a lot of living adventurously and we start with where people are at, without prejudgement or preconception.’
Thanking Friends for their support, she added: ‘We couldn’t do this without the financial support we receive from Friends, which provides us with precious funds to use to undertake research, to take risks, and to roll out the things that work. I am so very proud to lead Quaker Social Action, and of seeing us work every day to be the change we want to see in the world.’
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