Charities@Work
Corporate ExcellenceAward
Awards Presented at Summit on Employee Engagement
April 3-4, 2013 in New York, NY
Corporate Application
JUDGING CRITERIA:
The Charities@Work (C@W) Corporate Excellence Award is C@W’s top award and is given annually to one corporation for overall excellence in employee engagement, CSR and campaign management.
The following criteria will be considered when selecting the Corporate Partner Award:
- Excellence in Workplace Giving Campaign: Conducts a highly engaged, workplace giving campaign.
- Leadership Engagement in CSR Activities: Executive leadership engaged in all CSR activities.
- Other Employee Engagement Best Practices: Is a leader in other best CSR employee engagement activities.
ELIGIBILITY:
- For-profit companies with a large U.S. presence and a workplace giving campaign in the U.S. are eligible to apply for the award.
- Preference is given to nominees from current Charities@Work partners, but it is not required for eligibility
DEADLINE: February 28, 2013 at 11:59 a.m.
SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION:
- Do not change the current printer-friendly formatting of this application.
- Save this application as a Word document (do not convert to PDF) with the following filename: Excellence – [Individual Name] – [Company Name].
- Email it as an attachment on or before the deadline to with the subject line: Charities@Work Award Nomination – Corporate Excellence – [Company Name].
- Charities@Work will confirm receipt of each submitted application via email within 24 hours.
QUESTIONS: Contact Rachel Schwalbach at r 703-203-3070.
Charities@Work
Corporate Excellence Award
Awards Presented at Summit on Employee Engagement
April 3-4, 2013 in New York, NY
Corporate Application
Company Information
Company Name:
Nominee’s Name, Title, Email, Phone:
Application Contact PersonName, Title, Email, Phone:
CEO Name, Address:
Company Headquarters Address:
One-Sentence Business Summary:
Campaign Information
- Please provide information about your workplace giving campaign.
Please include:
- Campaign Name
- Total dollars raised in 2011 and 2012 including employee donations and company match dollars.
- Total employee participation in 2011 and 2012 including how participation numbers are calculated.
- Giving partners included in campaign.
- Amount, if any, of company match for employee donations.
- Describe your payment process – are fund distributed via federations?
- Does the company cap or limit the amount of fees the federations may charge against donations? If so, what are the caps/limits.
Leadership Engagement
- Describe how your company engages Executive Leadership in CSR activities and employee engagement
The Selection Committee strongly encourages applicants to include the following elements, when applicable:
- Leadership engagement structure and/or process
- Examples of how leadership is engaged in CSR activities and employee engagement.
Other Employee Engagement Best Practices
- Describe ways that your company engages employees in its CSR activities.
The Selection Committee strongly encourages applicants to includethe following elements, when applicable:
- Examples of employee engagement opportunities including events, volunteering opportunities, etc.
- Examples of educational opportunities for employees.
- Examples of employee assistance programs such as a sabbatical offerings in CSR area
- Any innovative practices, engagement numbers or stories that exemplify the spirit of employee engagement.
Charities@Work– Corporate Excellence Award Application 1