Awards of Excellence Resuming in 2021: Join the Awards Committee!

21 Apr 2021 3:25 PM | Anonymous

The NACIO Awards of Excellence competition may have been derailed this last year due to COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to celebrate the great work county communicators do for their residents.

To provide an opportunity to highlight the work that has been done over the past year and the work done in 2019, we are going to hold awards competitions for BOTH years at the same time! So, dust off your 2019 submissions and get them ready, we’re looking forward to seeing everything you’ve been working on for the past TWO years.

Here’s how it will work:

  • There will be TWO competitions simultaneously – one for 2019 and one for 2020.
  • Both competitions will follow the same timeline for the awards process.
  • Winners will be selected in each category for each year.
  • There will be two (probably virtual) awards ceremonies.

The categories will remain the same:

  • Annual Report
  • Brochures (one page; multipage booklet)
  • Publications (internal; external)
  • Writing (news writing; feature writing or columns; news releases; speeches)
  • Graphic Design (logos, themes and letterheads; graphics for brochures and publications; special graphics)
  • Photography
  • Audio Visual Production (one-time visual programming; video series; podcasts or audio programming)
  • Special Projects (ceremonies or community events; public education campaign)
  • Electronic Communications (websites; best Facebook page; best Twitter feed; email newsletter to citizens)

That said, we need you – our members – to help shape the event. We’ve all had to adjust how we work, day-in and day-out, and have different lessons learned that can will be vital in building an event that is streamlined, user-friendly and flexible (easily moved to an online component, just in case).

Two awards competitions mean twice the preparation, judging, etc. and we could use some help! If you are interested in getting involved in NACIO helping with awards is a great way to learn more about our organization and get some great ideas for future projects – imitation is the sincerest form of flattery after all!

If you are interested in participating on this committee, please send an email to nacio1966@gmail.com.

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