HELPFUL TIPS FOR ENTERING
PRIOR TO ENTRY
ENTRY DO'S & DON'TS
COMMUNITY IMPACT CATEGORIES
The process for consideration in the Champion Community Impact category differs from our other Awards, recognising that Community Impact organisations work differently than commercial businesses. The entry process will include providing background to your programme, project and service. Rātā Foundation has offered to support this process by reviewing your entry before you submit it. You are able to preview your entry before you submit it, but we suggest preparing your answers in a separate document before entering them online. Before you submit your final entry, please contact Tanya Bethell, Communications Manager at Rātā Foundation tanya.bethell@ratafoundation.org.nz to review your entry.
A tip sheet for entering the community impact award is also available - click here.
- Make a list of all the things that went well within your company in the past 12 - 24 months. This will help you determine who or what you want to nominate, and in which categories.
- Underneath each one, write a short paragraph outlining what you did, and how you got there. This will get you thinking about your efforts and crafting your entry.
- The entry will take you a lot longer than you think to fill out. Start now!
ENTRY DO'S & DON'TS
- Prepare your answers in advance in a separate document so that you can simply copy and paste them into the online submission form. Whilst the online forms have a save feature, having all the answers ready will make it easier for you to quickly submit your entry.
- Pleaze chekk for speling. It’s nevr a good lok if you’re entry is ful of mistaikes.
- The word limit is not a goal. If you can portray what you need to in fewer words, even better.
- Keep it simple, short and to the point.
- Answer ALL the questions.
- If entering more than one category, don’t assume that you will be able to cut and paste your answers from one to the other.
- Focus more on keeping the content positive and highlight the most important achievements.
- Do not criticise the competition.
- Don’t exaggerate. Just state the facts and evidence them well.
- Most of the judges are not familiar with your market, so answers and results need context.
- Don’t assume the judges will know your industry or your business.
- Please submit your answers in the first person ie. using “I” and “we”.
- Be passionate! This is your business and chance to showcase yourself. Get someone else to read what you’ve written. If they don’t get excited, how can you expect the judges to?
- Each question includes ‘things to consider’. These are a guideline for you to answer the question and are also what the judges will look for in your answers.
COMMUNITY IMPACT CATEGORIES
The process for consideration in the Champion Community Impact category differs from our other Awards, recognising that Community Impact organisations work differently than commercial businesses. The entry process will include providing background to your programme, project and service. Rātā Foundation has offered to support this process by reviewing your entry before you submit it. You are able to preview your entry before you submit it, but we suggest preparing your answers in a separate document before entering them online. Before you submit your final entry, please contact Tanya Bethell, Communications Manager at Rātā Foundation tanya.bethell@ratafoundation.org.nz to review your entry.
A tip sheet for entering the community impact award is also available - click here.