2010 BENNY Awards Rules, Criteria, and Calendar
2010
BENNY Awards
Nominations are OPEN for 2010
(from April 16 to May 7)
Awards Criteria:
BENNY Award--awarded
annually for new victories in corporate campaigning, where a victory
is defined as the realization of a significant commitment or actual
change in policy by a targeted corporation or industry. This may also
include a significant legislative or policy change prompted by corporate
campaigning that improves the social, environmental, financial or
political
practices of corporations.
This award contains two
sub-categories:
community-based campaigns (where the campaign is staffed and run mainly
by local activists) and other campaigns (where the campaign is staffed
and run mainly by national or other larger groups).
Path To Victory Award--awarded annually for new achievements
in corporate campaigning, where an achievement is defined as the
realization
of a critical step on the path to a campaign victory, where that step
could be any aspect of a corporate campaign, including but not limited
to research, strategy, negotiation, outreach, grassroots activism, media
and communications, implementation, etc., and especially where the
achievement
shows impressive innovation, creativity, scope and/or impact.
Recognizing
that victories are often achieved only after long struggles over many
years, we created this award to celebrate significant progress and
innovation
in campaigning, because each successful day of action, each exposing
report, and each new tactic used is a step toward success in corporate
transformation.
This award contains two sub-categories: community-based campaigns (where
the campaign is staffed and run mainly by local activists) and other
campaigns (where the campaign is staffed and run mainly by national
or other larger groups).
Rules:
* Victories and achievements
won by advocacy and implementation NGOs between May 1, 2009 and May
1, 2010 are eligible for nomination for 2010 BENNY and Path the Victory
Awards.
* Only BEN Individual Members
are eligible to nominate. To nominate, new BEN Individual Members must
be approved by April 15, 2010, the day before nominations open.
* Campaigns do not have to
include BEN Individual Members or BEN Member Organizations to be
nominated.
* Nominations and voting are
confidential.
* NGOs may be nominated for
work on more than one campaign or work with more than one company.
* BEN Individual Members may
nominate a campaign from their own organization.
* A past award-winner can be
nominated again for a BENNY Award or Path To Victory Award if they have
a new victory (criteria above) or new achievement (criteria above)
within
the year leading to the nomination period.
* A particular campaign may
receive and accept a nomination for more than one victory and/or
achievement
and each nomination is considered separate.
* Baring unforeseen
circumstances,
nominations must occur during the designated calendar days. BEN
Individual
Members who are not able to make nominations during those dates due
to travel, lack of Internet access, or other obstacles may communicate
this to BEN staff ahead of the closing period for nominations and staff
will try to accommodate them.
* The Awards Committee will
determine the winners of the BENNY and Path to Victory Awards. The
Awards
Committee is made up of members of the BEN Advisory Committee. The
Awards
Committee can also include three additional BEN Members, who are
nominated
and voted on by the membership.
* BENNY Awards will be given
to the first, second, and third place winners in each sub-category. If prize
money is available, campaigns that tie for first in a sub-category will
split the award money for first and second, and no second place will
be awarded. Campaigns that tie for second in a sub-category will split
the award money for second and third, and no third place will be
awarded.
Campaigns that tie for third in a sub-category will split the award
money for third.
* Path To Victory Awards will
be given to the first, second, and third place winners in each
sub-category,
and their awards will include certificates.
* The Awards Committee, working
with staff, will consider giving an award to recognize significant
individual
achievement.
* Additional awards and rule
changes may be made ahead of future Conferences.
* Nominated campaign must fill
out the Nomination Acceptance Form in the time provided. BEN will
contact
winning campaigns about providing a case study on their campaign's
victory
or achievement after the Awards Dinner.
BENNY
Awards Calendar, 2010
- General BENNY
Nominations – from the Membership
April 16 – May 7, 2010
- Formal Nomination
Acceptance – from the Nominees
April 16 – May 14, 2010
- Review Nominations
– by the Awards Committee
April 16 – May 21, 2010
- Select recipient
of the Individual Achievement Award
– by the Awards Committee and BEN Staff
April 16 – May 21, 2010
- Vote for the
winning campaigns – by the Awards Committee
June 1-30, 2010
- Attend Awards
Reception - all of us!
Mid-October 2010, date
TBA
