Wanted: Society’s Heroes for 2010 Alternative Rich List

London, United Kingdom, May 20, 2010 --(PR.com)-- For the third consecutive year forum3, the leading UK recruitment event for the Third Sector, has launched The Alternative Rich List in recognition of the true heroes in society. In a nation-wide campaign, the public is being asked to nominate inspirational individuals who have made a difference in society and are rich in terms of life experience.

“The last two years’ campaigns have been very successful with over 6,000 people voting to recognize the unsung heroes of our society,” said Deborah Hockham, director, forum3. “Their achievements often go on behind the scenes and don’t always bring rewards that start with a pound sign. The people who have been nominated since we started The Alternative Rich List are tireless in their efforts for others, brave in their endeavours and inspirational to everyone who hears about them. It’s a privilege for us to be helping to shine a light on these remarkable people.”

Recognising individuals who enrich other people’s lives, The Alternative Rich List has captured a devoted following of supporters with more than 5,000 people voting last year to reject traditional finance-focussed success measurement, to nominate and shortlist people who make a difference. One hundred people were nominated for the Alternative Rich List in 2009 and the 2010 call for entries is being issued across the country (and the world) to ensure this year’s Alternative Rich List secures the widest possible number of nominations.

How to vote
forum3, invites the public to vote on their heroes over the coming weeks.

To participate in The Alternative Rich List, simply to go to www.forum3.co.uk/nominate and nominate your candidate. Closing date for nominations is 11th June 2010. On 25th June, a shortlist of the top ten Alternatively Richest People will be selected by forum 3’s not-for-profit Advisory Group. This short-list will be voted on by the public to decide three ‘winners.’ The winners will be announced at the forum3 event on 24th September at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London.

Previous winners are:
Alternative Rich List 2009
- Thelma Perkins who founded the Mothers in Pain voluntary organisation for the victims and families of gun, knife and gang crimes, after her son was shot.
- Ex-UK Royal Navy Search and Rescue diver, Tom Henderson, who developed ShelterBox to provide aid following natural disasters. ShelterBox has responded to disasters in over 50 countries, providing shelter to more than 1 million people following earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami, floods and humanitarian disasters.
- Susie Howe from The Bethany Children's Trust who set up a community-based orphan care organisation in Zimbabwe, helping 8,000 orphan children suffering poverty, deprivation and illness.

Alternative Rich List 2008
- Hugo Villela from Shared Interest which helps farmers and handicraft makers on the fields in Costa Rica get financial support to bring their goods to market.
- Martin Murphy, formerly homeless, he uses his own experience to inspire others as a Life Skills Coordinator helping the vulnerable and those without a home to achieve sustainable independence.
- Nicky Pendleton, co-founder of Canine Partners, who has dedicated the past 15 years to help wheelchair bound people across the country to get assistance from highly trained dogs.

About forum3
forum3 is the leading UK yearly recruitment event for the Third Sector – and in 2010 celebrates its tenth anniversary. It attracts 11,000 visitors from the full spectrum of the not-for-profit sector including 150 top charities such as Cancer Research UK, Action for Children, Macmillan Cancer Support, Raleigh and St. Mungo’s#. Many not-for-profit organisations use forum3 as their pivotal recruitment activity and have attended every year since forum3 began, including VSO, Notting Hill Housing Group, Look Ahead Housing and Care.
forum3 started in 2001 as a recruitment event for the charity and not-for-profit sector and has over the past nine years grown into one of the most high-profile network forums in the country. In addition to the event, forum3 now also has a dedicated charity jobs board and an online charity network, transforming forum3 into a fully integrated charity recruitment resource.

forum3 enables charities to network with their peers and is an ideal place to identify the most talented and dynamic candidates to join their organisations. It gives job seekers one of the most comprehensive and varied resources for Third Sector employment, whether it’s for part time voluntary work, longer careers or just an opportunity to create personal connections and debate the latest issues.

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