Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Nominations are now open for the Daily Point of Light Award to celebrate the power of individuals to lead and lend support to causes they care about.
Millions of people act on their power to do good every day, using their hearts, hands and minds to help strengthen communities and solve persistent problems. They recognize their individual stories, and lift them up to inspire others so they may each, in the own way, answer the call to make a difference.
Benefits
- The Daily Point of Light Award is more than a day of recognition—it is a commitment of support and community of care and awareness. Once awarded, Points of Light is pleased to offer each Daily Point of Light Award Honoree access to networking, educational and promotional opportunities. While every honoree’s journey is different, a Daily Point of Light Award Honoree’s benefits may include:
- Participation in Points of Light initiatives such as speaking opportunities at special events and gatherings.
- Recognition for self and/or organization on the Points of Light website and social media verbiage to promote one’s story.
- Opportunities for interviews with local and national news outlets.
- Ability to network with others from your area at invitation-only meet-ups throughout the year.
- Information about potential grants and funding opportunities.
- Ability to promote one’s status with the official Daily Point of Light Award Honoree badge on your website and other online platforms.
- Exclusive opportunities throughout the year for promotion of self and/or organization throughout national media markets, such as podcasts and morning shows.
- Consideration for other award opportunities throughout the Points of Light Network, programs and corporate partnerships.
- *Benefits are not guaranteed and are offered at the discretion of Points of Light
Eligibility Criteria
- Residency: Award nominees must be legal U.S. residents.
- Service: All volunteer activities must be unpaid and cannot include court-ordered community service. Nominees who receive a nominal stipend for their service or receive paid time off to volunteer are eligible.
- Timeline: Volunteer service must last for six uninterrupted months and still be ongoing (except disaster relief work).
- Impact: Work should demonstrate real impact from the activity. Examples include number of people served, money raised, etc.
- Community need: Activity must meet a community need or concern. Nominee must have sustainability plans for their activity (ex. working with community organizations to continue their work, empowering service recipients to continue their work, etc.).
Criteria
The following criteria are utilized in reviewing and judging nominations:
- Community Needs and Solution: Activity must meet a community need or concern. Nominee must have sustainability plans for their activity (ex. working with community organizations to continue their work, empowering service recipients to continue their work, etc.).
- Impact: Demonstrated real impact (outputs and outcomes) from the activity. Examples include the amount of money raised, number of people that received services, etc.
- Innovation: Activity should reflect innovative or unique approaches to solving serious social problems.
For more information, visit Points of Light.