The NACE "Chapter Community Service of the Year" award recognizes outstanding work benefiting a charitable or non-profit organization, by means of an event or series of events, outreach activity, or fundraising. This category may include one or more community service efforts benefiting one or more charitable or nonprofit entities.  The chapter's overall community impact will be judged, whether through one event or multiple events.

Award description These comments are for informational purposes only. This information is required. - 50 word max.

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Section 1: Elements Statement (max 20 points). 1,000 word max.

• Summary of the chapter's annual community service program(s) and why the chapter chose the project(s) (e.g. fit of needs & skills, unique opportunity, desire to push the chapter to a higher level of service to the community, etc.) - up to 10 points
• Description of what different, unique or creative qualities elevated the project(s) to this level - be sure to include a description of each of these items in your summary. - up to 10 points.

Section 2: Community Service Project(s) (max. 15 points): 1,000 word max summary per project.

Judges will look at the following criteria for each project submitted:

• Impact of the service work on the community
• List of beneficiaries and the monetary funds (non-monetary is in sec. 5) donated
• Response of the community to the project

Section 3: Marketing and Promotion of Project(s) (max. 25 points): 500 word max and 3 or fewer photos or pdf files per project:

Judges will look at the following criteria for each project submitted:

• Summary of marketing/promotion strategies and items used to promote the project - up to 5 points for overall community impact.
• Why these contributed to the success of the project (e.g. increased contributions/attendance, contributions/attendance beyond expectation, increased capacity of beneficiary(ies) to serve others or enhanced awareness of their service, etc. - up to 10 points for overall community impact.
• Photos or PDF files of marketing and promotional material such as programs, invitations, press releases, menu cards, event surveys, etc. - up to 10 points for overall community impact.

Section 4: Chapter Participation (max. 20 points). Text summary of EACH PROJECT, 1,000 word max. per project, regarding chapter and member participation including:

Judges will look at the following criteria for each project submitted:

• Planning structure (e.g. small committee or chapter wide) - up to 5 points for overall community impact.
• List of all paid services from NACE members - up to 5 points for overall community impact.
• Number or percentage of members volunteering/involved/attending - up to 5 points for overall community impact.
• Ways chapter was able to provide maximum impact (e.g. leveraging resources, going beyond what was expected, breakthrough thinking that helped members approach community service in a new or more impactful way) - up to 5 points for overall community impact.

Section 5: Sponsorship & Donations (max. 20 points). Text and other materials for each Project describing: 1,000 word max and 3 or fewer photos or pdf files per project:

Judges will look at the following criteria for each project submitted:

• Sponsorship Statement: description of program sponsors brought on board by the NACE chapter (indicate which are NACE members). - up to 5 points
• Provide a description and estimated value of all in-kind donations, particularly for materials that might otherwise have increased the cost of the project. - up to 5 points
• Supporting Collateral of materials that demonstrate the sponsorship or donations. These items must be included in the powerpoint and be identified as "Section 5" items. - up to 5 points