1. Click on the award categories below and review the criteria.
2. Select the award(s) that best suit(s) your organization's and team's campaign goals.
3. Follow the link to complete a nomination form online.
4. If you need assistance completing the nomination form, please speak to your United Way Contact. 

• Recognition during the "I Believe in My Community" Awards dinner attended by hundreds of volunteers, donors and community leaders.
• Recognition on United Way / Centraide Windsor-Essex County's website
• A commemorative award
• The privilege of using a specially-designed logo identifying your organization as a I Believe in My Community recipient and community supporter, in all your communications and branding initiatives for one year.
• Click here to view the 2008 I Believe in My Community Award Recipients

• Achieved an increase in the number of Leadership donors and the rate of employee participation
• Achieved an increase in average Leadership gift
• Actively solicited new Leadership donors and retained past Leadership donors
• Facilitated one-on-one solicitation of current and potential Leadership donors
• Implemented innovative & successful campaign techniques including a strategy to educate employees about United Way
• Participated in a Leadership Presentation
• Monitored campaign activity and results by holding a mid-campaign update meeting and adjusted plans as required

This award celebrates and recognizes the Employee Campaign Coordinator (ECC's) and/or Co-Coordinators who best demonstrates best practices, creativity, enthusiasm and energy.

Other Considerations:

• Best practices utilized during the workplace campaign
• Creativity and innovation within organization through special events or kickoffs and wrap up events
• Enthusiasm and energy shown during campaign and non-campaign time
• Outstanding donor program where all employees are aware of United Way events and understand the steps to be a donor
• Increase in the rate of participation from previous year
• Increase in average gift or employee dollars raised from previous year

This award celebrates and recognizes the Canvasser Team or individual Canvasser that best demonstrates best practices, creativity, enthusiasm and energy.

Other Considerations:

• Best practices utilized during the workplace campaign
• Creativity and innovation within organization through special events or kickoffs and wrap up events
• Enthusiasm and energy demonstrated during campaign and non-campaign time
• Outstanding donor program where all employees are aware of United Way events and understand the steps to be a donor
• Increase in the rate of employee participation from previous year
• Increase in average gift or employee dollars raised from previous year

The Quantum Leap Giving Award is presented to the organization in which employees chose to make the greatest impact in their community by increasing their giving to United Way dramatically over last year.

Mandatory: Achieved a minimum increase of 10% in United Way employee dollars raised over last year

Other Considerations:

• Maintained or achieved an increase in employee participation over last year
• Achieved an increase in average gift
• Best practices utilized during the workplace campaign
• Monitored campaign activity and results by holding a mid-campaign update meeting and adjusted plans as required
• Facilitated a successful Leadership Campaign that included a significant increase in participation and in total United Way dollars raised through leadership

The Quantum Leap Participation Award is presented to the organization that exemplifies the true meaning of teamwork by achieving an extraordinary ("quantum") increase in employee participation in their campaign.

Mandatory: Achieved a minimum 10% increase in employee participation over the last year

Other Considerations:

• Achieved an increase in total United Way dollars raised
• Achieved an increase in average gift
• Best practices utilized during the workplace campaign
• Monitored campaign activity and results by holding a mid-campaign update meting and adjusted plans as required
• Facilitated a successful Leadership Campaign that included a significant increase in participation and in total United Way dollars raised through leadership

The First-Time Employee Campaign Award is presented to an organization conducting its very first United Way campaign and achieving exceptional results.

Organizations that have not participated for more than three years will also be considered.

Mandatory: Organizations raised greater than $1,000

Other Considerations:

• Achieved exceptional results in dollars raised for United Way and participation
• Campaign Committee Members attended a United Way Orientation.
• Recruited, trained and motivated an active Untied Way canvassing team
• Facilitated one-on-one solicitation of donors
• Provided appropriate recognition for committee volunteers, canvassers and donors
• Implemented innovative and successful campaign techniques including a strategy to educate employees about United Way
• Monitored campaign activity and results by holding a mid-campaign update meeting and adjusted plans as required
• Facilitated a Leadership Giving Campaign/had an agency speaker
• Participated in other United Way activities

The Community Partnership Awards are designed to recognize the combined success of the Workplace Employee Campaign giving and corporate giving. The award has 3 categories based on the number of employees in the organization (0-99 / 100-499 / 500+)

Mandatory: Utilized best practices

Other Considerations:

• Organization should have maintained or increased participation from the previous year
• Should have maintained or increased the average gift from the previous year
• Should have maintained or increased corporate per capita from the previous year
• Implemented innovative and creative campaign techniques including a strategy to educate employees about United Way
• Monitored campaign activity and results by holding a mid-campaign update meeting and adjusted plans as required

The Community Workplace Campaign Awards are designed to celebrate and recognize the many public and private sector businesses, organizations and employee groups, who consistently embody their involvement, contributions and leadership during the annual campaign. The award has 3 categories based on the number of employees in the organization. (0-99 / 100-499 / 500+)

Mandatory: Utilized best practices

Other Considerations:

• Organization should have maintained or increased participation from the previous year
• Should have maintained or increased the average gift from the previous year
• Implemented innovative and successful campaign techniques including a strategy to educate employees about United Way
• Monitored campaign activity and results by holding a mid-campaign update meeting and adjusted plans as required