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Innovation Award

Innovation Award 

Recognition for Your Creative Work! 

The Original! 

The Showalter Group’s Annual   

Political Involvement Program Innovation Award©

For Accomplishments in PAC, Grassroots and Technology 

 

Nomination Information 
 
What are you doing that’s new, innovative, unique or simply successful? Now in its eleventh year, this awards program remains the nation’s longest-running and most comprehensive assessment of political involvement program innovations. The Showalter Group’s Political Involvement Program Innovation Award considers innovations in grassroots and PAC programs, including the application of new technologies to reach program goals.
 
The Showalter Group’s Political Involvement Program Innovation Award© recognizes corporations, associations, service providers and not-for-profits that seek to move the profession forward.   
The Showalter Award acknowledges that the habit of innovation comes from a desire to provide new results and experiences to PAC and grassroots program participants. 
 
A committee of experienced political involvement professionals will select the top innovators. The awards will be presented at the 2011 Innovate to Motivate® Conference, February 8-11, 2011 at the Hotel Contessa in San Antonio.
 
The nomination submission below should be emailed to amy@showaltergroup.com  no later than January 21, 2011.
 
Important: If your organization is one of the award winners, you will receive a complimentary registration to the conference where you will present your innovation in a workshop.
 
Our conference attendees look forward to learning about the winner’s innovations. If you cannot travel to San Antonio to present your innovation, please re-consider submitting a nomination. 
 
If you have questions regarding the nomination process, contact
Amy Showalter at 513/762-7668 or amy@showaltergroup.com.
 
For questions regarding the 2011 Innovate to Motivate® National Conference for Political Involvement Professionals, contact Amy Showalter or Nora Rubinoff, 513.762.7668 or send an e-mail inquiry to amy@showaltergroup.com or nora@showaltergroup.com.
 
Nomination Submissions

 

To enter a nomination for the 11th annual Political Involvement Program Innovation Award©, please complete the following:  

 
 

Other Past Winners:

2009


First Place - Grassroots
Nationwide Insurance

Runner-up - Grassroots
American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate

First Place - PAC
Genworth Financial 

2008

First Place - Grassroots
International Paper

Runner-up - Grassroots
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity


2007

First Place - Grassroots: National Association of Children's Hospitals
Runner-up - Grassroots: American Heart Association
Technology Award: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids/Grassroots Enterprise

2006

First Place - Grassroots: Westfield Group "Grassroots of Westfield GrOW Program"
First Place - PAC: Solvay Pharmaceuticals PAC
Technology Award: U.S. Chamber "Vote for Business"

2005

First Place - Grassroots: Southwest Airlines "Set Love Free" campaign
Grassroots Honorable Mention: Westfield Company "Legislative Lightning"
First Place - PAC: Fannie Mae PAC Message Testing
Technology Award: Grassroots Enterprise "John Edwards Podcast"

2004

First Place - Grassroots: Pfizer, Inc. Freshman Initiative
Grassroots Honorable Mention: American Heart Association Grassroots Values Research
Grassroots Honorable Mention: Capitol Advantage Message Hand Delivery
Technology Award: Public Affairs Support Services, Inc. (PASS)

2003

First Place - Grassroots: Issue Dynamics, Inc.
Runner-up - Grassroots: Wells Dairy
First Place - PAC: Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Technology Award: Legislative Demographic Services, Inc.

2002

First Place - Grassroots: American Healthcare Association
Runner-up - Grassroots: National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Runner-up - Grassroots: Florida Citrus Mutual
First Place - PAC: BP Corporation North America, Inc.

2001

First Place - Southwest Airlines
Outstanding Achievement - Caterpillar, Inc.
Outstanding Achievement - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota

2000

First Place - Farmland Industries, Inc.
Outstanding Achievement - Safety-Kleen
Outstanding Achievement - North Carolina Citizens for a Sound Economy