Award Submission Process
To allow for fair competition, award winners who were selected in the previous year will be subject to a 1-year cool-off period in their respective winning category. Award winners are still able and encouraged to submit maximum of three nominations in all other categories, combined.
Each nominee MUST submit an executive summary which details a practice or an innovation in one of the nomination areas and highlights the role of the Governance Professional in enhancing the organization’s processes or effectiveness through the innovation.
Submissions should be limited to innovation or continuous improvement in one nomination area that has been implemented within the last 18 months. Each organization may submit a maximum of three nominations in all categories, combined.
The judging panel requires a clear and consistent explanation of what differentiates the nominee from its peers. The summary should include why the organization / individual / program is unique and what makes it “the best.” This should include a narrative of not only what was done, but also “how” and “why.”
Your submission should address the following questions (250 words limit for each question).
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What new or innovative programs/projects did your organization complete during the last 18 months.
- What was the objective of the project, what issues was this project created to address?
- Why was this important to the organization?
- What were the achieved results and impact on the organization?
- How did the organization’s approach to implementing these changes support value creation for the organization and its stakeholders?
- How was the board involved in the process?
- How did the board oversee the project’s performance?
- What was the role that the Governance Professional played in coordinating/managing these processes and how were they empowered, resourced and supported to add the most value?
If you are submitting a nomination for Governance Professional of the Year or Peter Dey Achievement Award, your submission must include 750-words Executive Summary instead of the above sets of questions.
Attachments should be used sparingly, if at all. If used, they should be provided as an example of the practice, process or innovation, not as a description of it.
When including supporting materials to support the nomination from other documents, please provide extracts only of the relevant page or pages, as well as highlight the specific areas that are being submitted as supporting information. NO MORE than up to 7 pages of supporting materials can be provided in a single file for any one submission.
Executive summaries that refer to a “see attached” within their narrative to describe their innovation will be returned for a rewrite. They must summarize each element within the summary.