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United Way of Peel Region’s Spirit Awards honour the inspiration and passion evident in our very best campaigns. Spirit Award winners take campaign best practices and tailor them to fit their organizational and workplace culture. Year after year, Spirit Award winners find innovative and creative ways to promote team spirit, fun and cooperation while raising more money for our community.
Submission Guidelines
Nominees may apply for all awards for which they are eligible. Campaigns can be nominated by the Employee Campaign Chair and/or committee. Your United Way staff partner can provide you with nomination forms and assist you where needed. Forms can also be downloaded from www.unitedwaypeel.org. The Spirit Awards external Judging Panel retains the option, with permission from the nominee, to suggest alternate award categories. Only submissions that are typed and complete will be considered. All mandatory award criteria must be met. Also include a brief description of how your campaign meets the criteria (maximum length of one 8 1/2 x 11” page). The Committee reserves the right to display, distribute and duplicate entries. The decision of the judges is final. An application form must be completed and submitted for each entry.
All applications are to be received at the United Way of Peel Region office by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2008. Please submit your application through your Resource Development Manager or Loaned Representative. All entries become the property of United Way. Winners will be announced at the Community Achievement Celebration.
Outstanding Agency Campaign Award
Presented to an agency employee campaign that has exceptional participation and promotes giving to the Community Fund. Awarded to both funded and non-funded agencies in two categories:
- 20 or fewer employees
- 21 or more employees
Download the nomination form and criteria for Outstanding Agency Campaign Award in either word or pdf.
Outstanding Corporate Campaign Award
Presented to a corporation/company that excels in the many areas of corporate support to United Way. Awarded in three categories:
- 100 or fewer employees
- 101- 499 employees
- 500 or more employees
Download the nomination form and criteria for Outstanding Corporate Campaign Award in either word or pdf.
Outstanding Employee Campaign Award
Presented to the employee campaign that has the greatest increase in participation and/or dollars raised. Awarded in three categories:
- 100 or fewer employees
- 101- 499 employees
- 500 or more employees
Download the nomination form and criteria for Outstanding Employee Campaign Award in either word or pdf.
Best First-Time Campaign Award
Presented to a new workplace campaign that has had outstanding participation in its first campaign. It recognizes new campaigns that have vitality, excitement, involvement and excellent communication. Workplaces that have not run a campaign in two years are also eligible. Awarded in three categories:
- 100 or fewer employees
- 101- 499 employees
- 500 or more employees
Download the nomination form and criteria for Best First-Time Campaign Award in either word or pdf.
Leadership Giving Campaign Award
Presented to the workplace campaign that conducts an exemplary Leadership Giving campaign. There is only one Leadership Giving Campaign Award presented each year.
Download the nomination form and criteria for Leadership Giving Campaign Award in either word or pdf.
Best National Employee Campaign Award
Presented to the employee campaign that runs an exceptional national campaign has the greatest increase in participation and/or dollars raised. Awarded in two categories:
- 500 or fewer employees
- 501 or more employees
Download the nomination form and criteria for Best National Employee Campaign Award in either word or pdf.
Outstanding Joint Union-Management Campaign
Presented to a workplace campaign run jointly by union members and management that exemplifies teamwork, leadership and community giving. Awarded in both the private and public sector in three categories:
- 100 or fewer employees
- 101- 499 employees
- 500 or more employees
Download the nomination form and criteria for Outstanding Joint-Union Management Campaign Award (Private Sector) in either word or pdf. Download the nomination form and criteria for Outstanding Joint-Union Management Campaign Award (Public Sector) in either word or pdf.
Speakers' Bureau Award
This award will be presented to the Speakers’ Bureau volunteer who was an active ambassador for United Way throughout the entire campaign. This speaker delivered United Way key messages, emphasized the importance of the Community Fund, and told a compelling story to his/her audience. This speaker demonstrated public speaking best practices and a positive, enthusiastic attitude towards the United Way campaign. Speakers’ Bureau volunteers are employees, volunteers, and/or clients of United Way funded agencies, and senior volunteers of United Way of Peel Region.
Chair’s Award of Merit
Presented by the Campaign Chair to a company or organization that has gone above and beyond their traditional support during the campaign
It’s Your Say! Spirit Awards for Youth
United Way of Peel Region’s Spirit Awards for Youth honour the inspiration and passion evident in our very best school campaigns. This award was established in 2006. The It’s Your Say! Spirit Awards for Youth will be presented to schools that find innovative and
creative ways to promote school spirit, fun and cooperation while fundraising for United Way of Peel Region. Awarded in two categories:
- Secondary Schools - download the nomination form and criteria in either word or pdf
- Middle and Elementary Schools
- download the nomination form and criteria in either word or pdf
Pacesetter Award
Presented to a campaign Pacesetter that has a strong percentage increase in participation, the number of leaders, and dollars raised. Pacesetters are organizations that make a written commitment of support by
September 3, 2008.
Download the nomination form and criteria for Pacesetter Award in either word or pdf. |