The Gratitude Awards
The Gratitude Awards honor social entrepreneurs with high potential to move the needle on global social issues through ground-breaking innovations. The 2013 Gratitude Awards will recognize non-profits and for-profit social ventures that are focused on education. Winners are recognized annually at The Intersection Event in January.
The Gratitude Awards were established by The Gratitude Network, a unique venture philanthropy organization that mentors and funds innovator social entrepreneurs in non-profit and for-profit organizations, and hosts the annual Intersection Event.
One Winner will receive $15,000; a Runner-Up will receive $10,000; and an “Audience Pick” will receive $5,000 in funding.
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The Prizes
- One Winner will receive $15,000; one Runner-Up will receive $10,000; and one “Audience Pick” (chosen by attendees at the Intersection Event) will receive $5,000 in funding.
- The top 5-10 finalists will be invited to attend The Intersection Event as an honorary guest and share their organization with attendees during a “Social Innovation Showcase.”
- The winner, runner-up and audience pick award winners will receive complimentary admission to the 2014 Intersection Event and access to the Gratitude Network partners and their extended network for advice and valuable future intersections.
- PR value
The Requirements
Nominees for the 2013 Gratitude Awards must be early or growth-stage ventures that have made progress beyond an idea and are seeking funds to launch or expand their organizations. They may be for-profit or non-profit entities and may be located anywhere in the world.
Nominees will be measured on their potential for transformative positive impact on education, specifically relative to the following:
- The strength of the organization’s social mission in education
- Its actual or potential impact on society
- How extensively the organization has innovated and how collaboration with other organizations and industries has enabled that innovation
- The organization’s viability and strength, including strength of leadership
The Process
Nominations for the 2013 Gratitude Awards will open September 12, 2012 and be open through November 16, 2012. An elite panel of judges, including respected leaders from the non-profit, investor, higher education, K-12 education, philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship perspectives will narrow the pool of nominees down to 10 finalists. The Gratitude Network partners will select the winner and runner-up from these finalists. The audience pick will be chosen by the attendees at the 2013 Intersection Event, the day of the event.
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