Deadline: 13 December 2018
Pro Bono Australia is seeking nominations for Impact 25 Awards Program which have showcased individuals who are working to make the world a better place.
Award Categories
- Innovator: someone who has seen innovation as ‘problem solving’. He or she is driven by solutions. They think of problems as opportunities to improve processes. Instead of complaining about a practice, they take the initiative to map out a new way to overcome a key challenge/s. They could also take emergent technologies to develop new ways to approach emerging or current issues thinking beyond what is now to what could be.
- Influencer: a person who understands the byways and back-channels of influence, the ways and means of money, political power and carries with them the often invisible elements of leadership – what it looks like, how to get it, how to use it and how to support it in others.
- Collaborator: someone who has the capacity to lead collaboratively and to effectively work across sectors/ groups/organisations. They avoid piecemeal or siloed solutions so they may address a problem at scale. Their outcomes have been “greater than the sum of the parts” based on the collaborations they have developed.
- Catalyser: a person with an “invisible hand” that amplifies the efforts of many other players in the field. This behind-the-scenes person could play an advocacy role, they could run a well-resourced campaign galvanizing systems-level change, they could convene across networks or they could have a positive effect on government policy.
Key Dates
- 19 November to 13 December, 2018: Open for nominations. Nominations close 5pm AEDT
- 17 January to 31 January, 2019: Open for public voting on nominations. Voting close 5pm AEDT
- 14 March, 2019: Public Announcement of all Impact 25 winners
Eligibility Criteria
The Impact 25 Awards is produced by Pro Bono Australia and is open to individuals who have made a positive impact within or for the Australian social and community sector.
Process for Selecting Winners
- The public nominate individuals for the Impact 25 awards.
- Nominations will be collated by Pro Bono Australia and made public for voting.
- After public voting, the 25 people who received the most amount of votes will be deemed the Impact 25 winners.
- An official judging panel will select four “Judges Choice Winners”, based on fulfilment of a defined criteria.
- Winners to be announced to the public
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit https://www.pbaimpact.com/2018-awards