Civic/Nonprofit Award Nomination

The recipient of the Civic/Nonprofit Award for Environmental Innovation must have identified and created an innovative, scalable and replicable solution to conservation and/or sustainability issue(s) in the community/region. The recipient’s solution(s) should be original to the nominee or must be contributing something new in terms of scale or new application to a previously existing solution. The recipient must also be able to show evidence of their solution(s) working and the ability to teach or share the solution with others.

The receiving organization must be based in one of the nine counties of the Finger Lakes region (Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Livingston, Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming, Yates, Seneca) to qualify for this award.

Nominees may self-nominate.

Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. on February 1, 2023. Late entries will not be accepted and incomplete entries will not be reviewed by the selection committee.

Name of person completing nomination form*

First NameLast Name

Nominator Phone Number*

Nominator Email*

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I am self-nominatingI am a third-party nominator

Organization Name:*

Organization Contact*

First NameLast Name

Mailing Address of Nominee*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Nominee Phone Number*

Nominee Email*

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Nominee organization is a (please select one):*

NonprofitGovernment organizationCommunity-based organization

Is the nominee organization aware of this nomination?*

Project Name*

Project Description. Please provide a brief description of the project/individual. *

Innovation: Please describe how this organization is using original solutions to help solve environmental problems, or is building something new in terms of scale or new application to a previously existing solution (500 words or less).*

Leadership: Discuss the vision, foresight, or leadership that has been demonstrated, and evidence that others in the community are being mobilized or educated as a result of the nominee’s efforts.*

Effectiveness and Environmental Stewardship: Please describe the goals for this project, and its measures of success.*

Scalability: Please describe the potential this solution has to make a measurable impact on our ecosystem.*

All nonprofits submitting in this category must submit a copy of their 501(c)3 letter.*

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We encourage submission of images illustrating the nominee and the project on which this nomination is based.

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Supporting documentation: please upload any additional supporting documentation in a single pdf.

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Thank you for completing a nomination for the 2023 Environmental Innovation Awards!

Environmental Innovation Awards: Civic/Nonprofit Category