2012 DALLAS COWBOYS
COMMUNITY QUARTERBACK AWARD
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION & GRANT PROGRAM
What is the Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award?
The Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award is a volunteer recognition and grant program that salutes outstanding volunteers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award honors individuals who exemplify leadership, dedication and a commitment to improving the community in which they live through volunteerism. Award winners receive grant money for their nominating organization. Since 2000, the Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award program has disbursed more than $250,000 to local non-profits in honor of their outstanding volunteers.
Who is Eligible for the Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award?
North Texas residents, age 13 years and over, who provide volunteer services for registered nonprofit 501c3 or 509 organizations are eligible for nomination. Nominees may ONLY serve in a volunteer capacity and must not receive any compensation — monetary or otherwise — for their efforts.
How do you nominate someone for the Community Quarterback Award?
Individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated by the nonprofit 501c3 or 509 organization which they serve by completing, in-full, the program nomination form (one set of forms for each volunteer). Organizations may nominate more than one volunteer for the award, as long as they submit a separate application packet for each individual nominee. Please note that only individual persons will be considered for the award. Groups of volunteers are not eligible.
When is the Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award program run?
The Dallas Cowboys begin accepting nominations for the 2012 Community Quarterback Award starting Friday, October 5, 2012. Nominations must be submitted via postal mail or fax to the Dallas Cowboys Community Relations Department no later than FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012.
How is the Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award determined?
A review panel comprised of team, media and community representatives from the Dallas-Fort Worth area will review the nominations and chose a pool of 10 finalists for the Community Quarterback Award. The overall award “winner” will be chosen from this pool of finalists in late November.
What does the “winner” of the Community Quarterback Award receive?
Each of the 10 Finalists will receive a grant donated to his/her nominating nonprofit 501c3 or 509 organization from Gene and Jerry Jones Family Charities. From this pool there will be one “winner” chosen to receive $10,000 for his/her nominating charity, two “runners-up” selected to each receive $2,500 grants for their organization and seven “finalists” designated to have donations of $500 made on his/her behalf to the nominating non-profit agency.
ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND NARRATIVES MUST BE POSTMARKED
TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award Dallas Cowboys Football Club
One Cowboys Parkway Irving, Texas 75063 (972) 556-9959 OFFICE (972) 556-9918 FAX
DALLAS COWBOYS COMMUNITY QUARTERBACK AWARD
VOLUNTEER NOMINATION FORM
*** PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY ***
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
NAME OF NON-PROFIT:
NAME OF PRIMARY CONTACT: POSITION:
MAILING ADDRESS: SUITE #:
CITY: STATE:ZIP CODE + 4:
OFFICE PHONE:OFFICE FAX:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
WEBSITE ADDRESS:
FEDERAL 501c3 OR 509 TAX ID:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION’S PURPOSE/MISSION:
VOLUNTEER NOMINEE INFORMATION
ARE YOU NOMINATING YOURSELF FOR THIS AWARD?YES NO
NOMINEE’S FULL NAME (NO NICKNAMES PLEASE):
MAILING ADDRESS:APT./SUITE #:
CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE + 4:
DAY PHONE:EVENING PHONE:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
NOMINEE’S AGE(AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2012):Nominees must be at least 13 years old by 10.5.12 to be eligible for consideration.
NOMINEE MUST SIGN AND AGREE TO THE VALIDITY OF THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
“As a volunteer, I do not receive any compensation — monetary or other — for my donation
of time and effort to the nonprofit 501c3 or 509 organization I am representing as part of this nomination.”
SIGNATURE: DATE:
ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND NARRATIVES MUST BE POSTMARKED
TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS NO LATER THAN:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award Dallas Cowboys Football Club
One Cowboys Parkway Irving, Texas 75063 (972) 556-9918 FAX
Please contact the Dallas Cowboys Community Relations Department at (972) 556-9959
if you have questions or need additional information regarding the program.
NARRATIVE OF NOMINEE’S VOLUNTEER WORK
The Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award is a recognition which honors individuals who exemplify leadership, dedication and a commitment to improving the community through volunteerism. As part of the award nomination, organizations and nominees must provide a narrative detailing the volunteer’s experience and qualifications for the award.
If you are nominating yourself, please describe the motivation behind your volunteer efforts and illustrate your unique experiences while working with the nonprofit organization. If you are nominating someone else for the award, please detail what makes the nominee deserving of the recognition.
Narratives must be typed (preferably on organizational letterhead), signed by the author and be at least one (1) full page in length. The narrative should cover, in which ever order preferred by the author, the questions below and provide specific examples of the nominee’s qualifications and good works.
Please feel free to add up to one (1) additional page of narrative or any other related materials (8.5 x 11 letter-size, non-stapled or bound, documents ONLY please) depicting any additional information you feel it is important for the review panel to know about the nominee.
Please note that the Dallas Cowboys are unable to returned submitted materials to the organization or nominee. For this reason, please submit 8.5 x 11 (letter size) photocopies of any additional documents or photos you wish to share with us.
SUGGESTED TOPICS OF DISCUSSION FOR NARRATIVES
1)Please describe the nominee’s work as a volunteer with the nonprofit organization. Discuss the capacity in which the nominee has served and the length, duration and quality of their service.
2)How has the nominee improved the lives of others in the community through his/her volunteer work? Please describe why the service(s) provided have been needed and what impact their efforts have had.
3)In what ways has the nominee demonstrate a strong commitment to community service? Please provide specific examples of ways in which the nominee has shown extraordinary dedication to improving the community in which he/she lives through volunteerism.
4)What sets the nominee apart and makes him/her deserving of recognition? What challenges has the nominee faced in his/her volunteer work?
SUBMITTING YOUR NOMINATION
Please review the following check-list carefully before submitting your volunteer nomination packet to the Dallas Cowboys Community Relations Department.
- The Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award Nomination Form is completed legibly.
- The volunteer nominated is at least 13 years old (as of 10.5.12) and has signed the nomination form confirming that he/she does not receive any compensation — monetary or otherwise — for the volunteer work completed.
- The nominee or nominating persons have completed the requested narratives detailing the volunteer's work and dedication.
- Attach an additional one (1) page narrative or 8.5 x 11 letter-sized photocopies of other related materials detailing further information about the nominated volunteer. (OPTIONAL). Please make sure that materials are not stapled or bound. Submitted materials will not be returned.
ALL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND NARRATIVES MUST BE POSTMARKED
TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Dallas Cowboys Community Quarterback Award Dallas Cowboys Football Club
One Cowboys Parkway Irving, Texas 75063 (972) 556-9959 OFFICE (972) 556-9918 FAX