Nominations

WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL NOMINEE LOOK LIKE?

A successful nominee’s work will have used strategic communications and data to demonstrably elevate and advance issues, influence attitudes and beliefs, and inspire action in pursuit of social change. Given the nature of achieving impact in communications, this work can have occurred over any timespan.

Organizational size and budget don’t matter. We’re simply looking for smart, resourceful communications campaigns that made a difference.

Preference will be shown to nominees whose work exhibits:

Significance: The nominee’s work addresses an issue that is critical to improving lives.
Effectiveness: The nominee has been highly effective in achieving positive change. Their work has a measurable record of accomplishment.
Innovation: The nominee is advancing an innovative strategy that directly improves people’s lives. The work represents a leap in creativity or a fundamental departure from usual practice.
Field leadership: The nominee has demonstrated an interest in sharing his or her model within the field for possible replication.

What are examples of all the above?

Read about our previous winners and/or watch their keynote presentations to see what we look for.