Residents in Dorset can nominate a good cause to receive £1,000 as part of the Movement for Good Awards.

Now in its fifth year, the Movement for Good Awards will once again see more than £1million gifted to charities up and down the UK and Ireland thanks to money from the Benefact Group.

Since the awards began, people in Dorset have submitted over 19,300 nominations and 28 Dorset-based charities have benefited from valuable donations.

Despite the pandemic and the current economic climate having an adverse effect on cash donations, many people are still choosing to volunteer their time for a good cause.

Dorset residents can nominate a charity for the award online at www.movementforgood.com.

The Movement for Goods Awards has gifted over £4million to charities since the initiative started.

Winners will be drawn at random and the more times a charity is nominated the more chance it has of being selected.

Some 150 winning charities will be announced from 1 June, with a further 150 revealed in September. Further gifts will be awarded throughout the year.

Mark Hews, Group Chief Executive at Benefact Group, says: “We are immensely proud to be supporting many hundreds of charities through our Movement for Good Awards for the fifth year running.

"We know that £1,000 can make a huge difference so we’re asking that people give a minute of their time to nominate a cause they care about to receive an award.

"With financial strain continuing to impact many households the Movement for Good Awards represents a great way for people to continue to support causes close to their hearts, without worrying about an additional cost.

"Any charity can win no matter how large or small and even with just one nomination. So find a minute, jump online and nominate – because that small amount of time is invaluable for charities.”

Benefact Group has donated almost £200million to charitable causes since 2014.

The organisation says it aims to reach £250million in donations by 2025.