2018 Volunteering Awards, Canberra Region

Nomination Form

Important: Please read the guidelines and information at and complete all fields in this form before submitting

Nominations close: Friday 6 April 2018

Checklist (please complete before submitting nomination) / Yes/No
All sections of the application have been answered and none are left blank.
The name(s) listed on this application form are spelt correctly.
A photo is attached to the email accompanying this application form as a JPEG image file (Minimum size 800 x 600).
Any additional relevant documentation is attached to the application and are labelled as followed: ‘John Smith, Attachment A’ etc.
Volunteering and Contact ACT can use all information and photographs in which Nominee(s) appear for the use of publications and public relations activities.
By submitting this nomination form you consent to the email addresses of both yourself and your nominee being added to the Volunteering and Contact ACT mailing list.

Once completed, please submit this form to .

A confirmation email from Volunteering and Contact ACT will be sent to confirm lodgement of your nomination. All documentation must accompany the nomination for it to be accepted. If you have any questions, please email or call us on 6251 4060.

2018 Award Categories
Volunteer of the Year
Presented to an individual whose volunteering contribution has made a significant impact in the Canberra Region.
* All nominees will automatically be considered for Volunteer of the Year category. The Judge Panel will vote on Volunteer of the Year Award.
Volunteer Team of the Year
Presented to a team whose volunteering contribution has made a significant impact in the Canberra Region.
Young Volunteer of the Year
Presented to an individual or team (aged 14-30) whose volunteering contribution has made a significant impact in the Canberra Region.
Senior Volunteer of the Year
Presented to an individual or team(aged 55+) whose volunteering contribution has made a significant impact in the Canberra Region.
Profound Influence Award
Presented to an individual, team, program or volunteer involving organisation, whose work has delivered a great social impact to the Canberra Region. This work may have been delivered in the past year, or whose current work has been delivered over a number of years.
Innovation Award
Presented to an individual, team, program, or volunteer involving organisation that has significantly enriched the community, by using technology or knowledge in a creative or unique way within the Canberra Region.
Thought and Leadership Award
Presented to an individual, team, program, or volunteer involving organisation that has made a significant contribution to advancing volunteer leadership, knowledge, research, or reach within the Canberra Region.
Corporate Volunteering Award
Presented to an individual, team, program, or volunteer involving organisation whose volunteer work was delivered as part of a corporate or employee volunteer program and delivered a significant impact in the Canberra Region.
Canberra’s Choice Award
This Award is open to all nominees. Voting will commence once nominations have closed.
We invite all members of the community to vote for their individual, team, program, or volunteer involving organisation.
This nomination is for (select a category by marking an ‘x’):

Note: Up to two categories can be selected. If you select more than two categories, the first two will be counted and the rest cancelled.

Volunteer Team of the Year
Young Volunteer of the Year
Senior Volunteer of the Year
Profound Influence Award
Innovation Award
Thought and Leadership Award

Corporate Volunteering Award

Nominating an Individual
First name: Last name:
Note: Please double check spelling of names. The above will appear on certificates and/or trophies.
Phone number:
Email:
I (print name): accept this nomination
Or
Nominating a Team, Program, or Organisation
Team, program, or organisation name:
Note: Please double check spelling of names. The above will appear on certificates and/or trophies.
Contact person within team, program or organisation:
First name: Last name:
Phone number:
Email:
We (print team, program, or organisationname): accept this nomination
Nominator Information
Nominating organisation:
Name of nominating person:
Phone:
Email:
Date of nomination submission:

Selection Criteria

  1. Scope of the work(Please describe the nature of the volunteer work the nominee is undertaking. Is the work single or multifaceted? Is it confined to one task or a range of tasks)?
  1. Impact of the work on the community(Describe how the work has an impact. For example, whether it meets an unmet need and how it benefits the community).
  1. Important aspects of the volunteer’s work(For example: obstacles overcome, time dedicated, initiative demonstrated, or broader benefits).
  1. One-line descriptor for Canberra’s Choice Award(The Canberra’s Choice Award is open to all nominees. Voting will commence online once nominations for the Awards have closed. Please provide one sentence describing your nominee for the Canberra’s Choice Award).

With thanks to the generous support of our partners, we’re proud to deliver the 2018 Volunteering Awards to the Canberra Region.

Major Partner

Award Partners

Volunteer Team of the Year Award

Canberra’s Choice Award

Corporate Volunteering Award

Young Volunteer of the Year Award