AFP Awards

Award for Outstanding Young Professional

Below is the online nomination form for the Award for Outstanding Young Professional.

Every year, AFP highlights the work of up to two young professionals under the age of 31 who have already been successful in demonstrating exemplary, creative and innovative work in their careers, as well as a strong commitment to the profession, including engagement with AFP and community and volunteer work.

The deadline to submit nominations is December 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.

Eligibility & Judging Factors

The nominee must meet the following criteria to be considered for the award:

The nominee must be 30 or younger on the date nominations are due: December 18, 2024.

Nominees will be considered for the award based on the responses to the criteria in the nomination form (below).

Please click here to view the scoring rubric for this award.

Note: The maximum number of words for the entire nomination is 2,000. This includes text for ALL of the criteria. Nominators are free to divide the words for each criterion however they like, but the total word count should not exceed 2,000. You will be notified if you exceed 2,000 words and asked to modify your submission.

Please note: All questions and fields are required.

For each organization where the nominee has been employed, describe the INDIVIDUAL work of the nominee, including descriptions of (1) position and responsibilities; (2) specific projects, programs and/or campaigns the nominee worked on; and (3) evidence of exemplary work, career achievements, creativity, innovation and leadership roles. (40 points)

For each organization where the nominee has been employed, describe the impact of the nominator’s work on the ORGANIZATION, including role in helping raise funds, amount of funds raised, growth in funds raised and other important fundraising metrics. (20 points)

Describe details showing evidence of and commitment to the profession, professional development and AFP engagement (committee work, attendance at AFP events, actively seeking of input from professional colleagues, preparing/already engaged in obtaining a CFRE, etc.). (30 points)

Describe volunteer activities within the community (not including AFP) and why the nominee is involved with those organizations. (10 points)

Nominee Information

Name

Title

Organization

Address

City, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code

Phone

Chapter

Nominator Information

Name

Title

Organization

Address

City. State/Province. Zip/Postal Code

Phone

Chapter

By submitting this form, I DO CERTIFY that the above-named individual is hereby nominated for this AFP Award. I am also certifying that the nominee is under the age of 31 on December 18, 2024. I further authorize AFP to publicize this information in whatever way AFP may consider appropriate.

Please note: If you experience any issues completing this online form, you can send the required information via email to awards@afpglobal.org. Thank you.

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