The Year's Best Purpose-Driven Campaigns—and the Impactful Communicators Behind Them
ENTRY DEADLINE: September 20, 2024
LATE DEADLINE: October 18, 2024
PRNEWS' Impact Communications Awards honor the companies who better their communities with internal and external Corporate CSR Programs, Community Partnerships, ESG Reports, Activism Initiatives and Public Health Campaigns. And the PR and communications teams behind the programs.
Enter today—get recognized among the year’s best purpose campaigns and most impactful purpose-driven people.
Categories
COMMUNICATIONS & CAMPAIGNS
- Activism Campaign
- Cause Branding Campaign
- DEIB+ Campaign
- Education Campaign
- ESG/Sustainability Campaign
- Fundraising Campaign
- Gender Equality Campaign
- Human Rights/Humanitarian Aid Campaign (NEW!)
- LGBTQIA2+ Campaign
- Mental Health Campaign
- Philanthropy Communications
- Pro-Bono Campaign
- PSA
- Public Health/Safety Campaign
- Racial Equality Campaign
- Social Good Campaign
- Social Justice Campaign
- Transparency/Trust Campaign or Initiative
- Video Storytelling
ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
- Corporate CSR Program
- Corporate-Community Partnership
- CSR, ESG or DEI Report (NEW!)
- DEIB+ Program
- Employee Volunteer/Community Relations Program
- Employee Engagement (NEW!)
- ESG/Sustainability Program
- Scholarship Program
IMPACT LEADERS
- Ally Award
- Pioneer Award
- Sustainability Champion (NEW!)
- Women's Empowerment Champion
Deadlines & Entry Fees
EARLY DEADLINE
September 20, 2024
LATE DEADLINE
October 18, 2024
All entries must be submitted by October 18, 2024. Finalists will be notified in Spring 2025.
Who's Eligible?
The Impact Communications Awards are open to all agencies, corporations, nonprofits/associations, and government organizations. National and international entries are accepted. To be eligible, the campaigns or initiatives you are highlighting must have been fully or partially completed within 12 months of the entry deadline date.
Entry Fees
The price of the first entry is $450. Any additional entries are $349. A late fee of $199 will be applied to entries submitted after September 20, 2024. Payment in full must accompany the entry. Entry fees are not refundable.
Submission Requirements
Campaigns
All campaigns entered will be required to submit a synopsis describing campaign content including all of the following areas:*
- Objectives
What was the goal of the campaign?
- Research
What metrics set the stage for the work your campaign sought out to do?
- Strategy
What was the thinking and the strategic approach behind your work?
- Execution
What actions did your campaign take or how was your campaign implemented?
- Evaluation of Success
How was success measured for this campaign? What metrics show that this campaign performed well and met its goals?
- Supporting Materials
Supporting Materials can include anything that best represents the success of your work. Examples include:
- Websites
- ROI Stats
- Media Coverage
- Press Materials
- Testimonials
- Research Documents
- Videos
- Photos
*NOTE: Each section of the application has a 300 word limit
Individuals
Nominees for individual awards will be required to submit the following:*
- Justification
Outline the reason why the nominee or team should be named a finalist.
- Role in Organization
Please provide some details of the nominee's role in the organization. Please include who the nominee reports to. How do they implement CSR or DEI in their work?
- Summary of Achievements
How has this person or team impacted their community? What metrics show their impact? How has this person shown dedication toward CSR or DEI?
- Supporting Materials
Supporting Materials can include anything that best represents the success of your work. Examples include:
- Websites
- ROI Stats
- Media Coverage
- Press Materials
- Testimonials
- Research
- Documents
- Videos
- Photos
*NOTE: Each section of the application has a 300 word limit
FAQs
- Who can enter?
The Impact Communications Awards are open to all individuals and teams worldwide at for-profit and non-profit organizations including corporations, PR agencies, public affairs and IR agencies, publicity firms, associations, government, and NGO teams, and sole practitioners.
- How are the entries judged?
We evaluate your entry based on creativity, innovation, sound planning implementation, results as well as proven impact on the communities targeted. Judges will be looking for strategic initiatives that further social good and will evaluate campaigns on the innovativeness of execution and idea as well as the impressiveness of the results.
- What are the eligibility requirements?
The Impact Communications Awards are open to all agencies, corporations, nonprofits/associations, and government organizations. National and international entries are accepted. To be eligible, the campaigns or initiatives you are highlighting must have taken place (either in part or in full) one year from the entry deadline date.
- How do I increase my chances of winning an award?
Emphasize the goals of your campaign, as well as your campaign’s achievements in your synopsis. Provide as many concrete and specific examples of success as possible, and explain clearly and succinctly your research, planning, implementation and measurement of the campaign. For people and team categories use metrics to specifically outline achievements and explain the impact of the person or team's overall work. Highlight the individual or teams unique qualities and how they use those to create landmark campaigns.