[Oe List ...] Fwd: First Annual Global Community Outreach Award - Awards Due Soon!

[Sandra/Bob True]

Terry Bergdall for Cedar Rapids

Sandra


On Feb 11, 2010, at 2:07 PM, kartes at aol.com wrote:

> Can anyone provide an ICA candidate for this Award?
> Please see the criteria below:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Miller <jmiller at ica-associates.ca>
> To: Cheryl Kartes <Kartes at aol.com>
> Sent: Tue, Feb 9, 2010 7:31 pm
> Subject: Fwd: First Annual Global Community Outreach Award - Awards  
> Due Soon!
>
> Anybody come to mind?
>
> John Miller
> (on the road)
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: "International Association of Facilitators (IAF)" <groups-noreply at linkedin.com 
>> >
>> Date: February 7, 2010 7:20:30 PM EST
>> To: John Miller <jmiller at ica-associates.ca>
>> Subject: First Annual Global Community Outreach Award - Awards Due  
>> Soon!
>>
>
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>> Group: International Association of Facilitators (IAF)
>> Subject: First Annual Global Community Outreach Award - Awards Due  
>> Soon!
>> Seeking nominations for IAF’s
>> First Annual Global Community Outreach Award
>> NOMINATIONS DUE BY March 15, 2010
>>
>> WHY is the award being given?
>> After several years of planning, the International Association of  
>> Facilitators (IAF) is initiating the Community Outreach Award in  
>> order to...
>> ... recognize, honor and celebrate the ongoing outreach efforts of  
>> IAF facilitators
>> ... embody a core IAF value of supporting socially responsible change
>> ... demonstrate the spirit of service implied in the role of a  
>> facilitator
>> ... showcase the significant difference that masterful facilitation  
>> can make in community life
>> ... encourage IAF members to participate in a wide variety of  
>> community service roles
>>
>> WHO receives the award?
>> The Community Outreach Award is presented annually to IAF members  
>> who have demonstrated excellence in a volunteer service project.  
>> Eligible candidates are any group of facilitators that include at  
>> least one person who has been an IAF member for a year before the  
>> nomination. Specific criteria include the following:
>> 1. The community service involved a group of facilitators who  
>> participated without intent for personal profit or gain
>> 2. The community service responded to a societal need or issue in a  
>> setting that lacked the resources to hire high- quality assistance  
>> for decision-making, planning or change making or situation
>> 3. The community service enabled participants of a community solve  
>> problems, identify directions and (or) accelerate their self-  
>> organizing capacity with the help of participative methods and  
>> facilitation
>> 4. The community service resulted in positive, ongoing and  
>> recognized community change or improvement
>> 5. The community service demonstrated the best practices and values  
>> of the profession through active demonstration
>>
>> WHEN will the award be presented?
>> The award is will be presented at the first IAF Conference  
>> scheduled after March each year, in 2010 this is the IAF NA  
>> Conference in Chicago, IL U.S.A., April 20-25, 2010. The recipients  
>> will also be honored on the IAF website and all other global  
>> conferences in the same year through articles and audio-visual  
>> presentations that highlight the honorees and their service.
>>
>> HOW are award recipients selected?
>> An Outreach Award Selection Committee will be asked to serve on  
>> behalf of the worldwide membership to review the nominations and  
>> select the recipients of the Community Outreach Award. Members of  
>> the six-member committee will be composed of people who have served  
>> in past IAF leadership roles and represent at least three IAF  
>> regions including:
>> 1 former officer of the IAF Board of Directors
>> 2 former IAF Conference Chairs
>> 2 former regional representatives
>> 1 Certified Professional Facilitator Assessor
>>
>> HOW can you nominate award candidates?
>> Anyone who has been an IAF member for a year can nominate  
>> candidates by submitting six copies of the following packet of  
>> information to the IAF office by January 1, 2010:
>> 1. Names of the nominees, the main contact for the group and the  
>> person doing the nominating
>> 2. A 1-2 page narrative description of the project, facilitators  
>> and how their work meets the award criteria
>> 3. Three supporting letters from members of the affected community  
>> that can attest to the impact of the project and the facilitators’ 
>>  contribution at least 6 months after the initial event
>> 4. Additional collateral materials including background information  
>> on each facilitator and any available photos, articles, videos, and  
>> other information describing the service project
>> Please submit your entry by March 15th to IAF GLOBAL OUTREACH AWARD  
>> COMPETITION, electronically to office at iaf-world.org
>> For questions please email marysue at statusgrow.com, include IAF  
>> Award in subject line
>> Posted By Mark Edmead, MBA
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