Recognition
- In 1999 she received a CBE from HM Queen Elizabeth II for her foundational work with Charity Projects and other projects. In accepting, Tewson was modest: "It's odd for me to receive this honour as I never see myself as anything special. I'm just lucky to be in touch with crucial issues and to work with exceptional and inspiring people who actually tackle and experience those issues on the ground."
- In March 2000, she was named by The Times newspaper as one of the top ten innovators of the 1990s in the UK.
- In 2007 she was named Social Entrepreneur of the year for VIC and TAS, by Ernst and Young.
- Beacon Awards Winners 2010, Philanthropy Advocate Award, UK
- Among numerous other roles, she has been Trustee of The Media Trust, The Camelot Foundation, Oxfam, and she served on the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Committee.
- She sits on the boards of the Reichstein Foundation and the St James Ethics Centre.
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