Deadline: 23-Oct-22
Nominations are now open for the iVolunteer Awards.
Volunteers are constantly contributing to India’s social development. While volunteering continues in the background, it is somehow absent from the mainstream national psyche.
Celebrated annually, the iVolunteer Awards aim to change this by celebrating, rewarding, and promoting volunteering as well as volunteers in India. The Awards recognise the contribution of volunteers and organisations who engage them creating an environment that encourages more people to volunteer.
Categories
- Youth Champion
- The applicants will be assessed on the basis of:
- Demonstrated benefit to the community/organisation
- Evidence of initiative and innovation
- Commitment of the volunteer
- Sustainability of the project after the volunteer has left
- Length of service and number of hours spent volunteering
- The applicants will be assessed on the basis of:
- Volunteer Hero — This Award recognizes volunteers who have contributed to and impacted social development through their voluntary work; thus inspiring more people to volunteer.
- The applicants will be assessed on the basis of:
- Demonstrated benefit to the community/organisation
- Evidence of initiative and innovation
- Commitment of the volunteer
- Sustainability of the project after the volunteer has left
- Length of service and number of hours spent volunteering.
- The applicants will be assessed on the basis of:
- Leader in Volunteer Engagement —This Award recognizes organisations that engage volunteers strategically, using policies and procedures that are innovative; to advance the organisation’s goals.
- The applicants will be assessed on the basis of :
- Their volunteering policy, volunteer engagement and training processes
- The efficacy and success of their volunteer management practices
- The initiatives that ensure positive volunteer experiences
- The impact of volunteer work on the Organisation’s mission.
- The applicants will be assessed on the basis of :
- Leader in Employee Volunteering —This Award recognises companies with the finest employee volunteering practices that encourage volunteering.
- The applicants will be assessed on the basis of :
- Extent of employee engagement
- Support by the Company towards volunteering
- Program design and impact
- Initiative and innovation undertaken or success of initiative and innovation.
- The applicants will be assessed on the basis of :
Objectives
- Inspire by example: Through stories of common people with inspiring stories of nation-building
- Identify path-breaking benchmarks of volunteering practices & models across India
- Urge Indians to volunteer.
Eligibility Criteria
- The awards are open to Indian residents only.
Selection Process
- The awards team will conduct an initial screening of all entries submitted to the iVolunteer Awards. If your entry is selected, a brief summary of your volunteering experience will be uploaded on the iVolunteer Awards website. This synopsis of your work will serve as your public profile that people will use as a reference to know and learn more about you and to vote for you. The five applicant profiles that receive the highest number of votes as well as five applicant profiles shortlisted by a ‘Panel of Experts’ will then be presented to the National Jury. Names of the finalists will be announced on the website and all their social media platforms. The National Jury will select the winner in the Volunteer Hero category, whose name will be declared at the iVolunteer Awards Ceremony.
For more information, visit https://www.ivolunteerawards.in/