Gold Circle Award Program
Welcome to the Gold Circle Award Competition!
The stage is set… the crimson red carpet… a gleaming trophy… flashbulbs sparkling… thunderous applause… warm congratulations from your peers… and it’s all for your association!
Enter ASAE & The Center’s Gold Circle Award (GCA) competition for an opportunity to win this prestigious award as recognition for your association’s extraordinary communications efforts. Celebrate your achievements!
Why Enter the GCA Competition?
- Gain recognition for your association’s
communication excellence
- Receive a stunning crystal GCA trophy
- Receive use of the 2009 GCA logo for use in your
award-winning communications
- Have your entry showcased in ASAE
& The Center’s Online Knowledge Center
- Demonstrate your communications effective practices
- For a chance to win the new Council’s Choice Award
Communications play a vital role in every association’s existence; whether to connect with members, keep them informed of important issues, or raise awareness of programs and initiatives. Given the central role of communications to an organization’s success in serving its members and external audiences, the creativity, execution and success of outstanding communications should be applauded and recognized.
2009 Gold Circle Award Competition Details At-a-Glance
- Entry Period: January 26 – March 31, 2009
(Entries and required materials must be received by 5:00 p.m.)
- Entry Fee: $100 per entry (members)
$125 per entry (non-members)
- Requirements: Communications submitted to the 2009 GCA Competition must have been created and/or distributed between January 1 – December 31, 2008.
- Categories: Annual Report, Blog, Feature Article, General Association Web Site, Innovative Communications, Issue-Specific Web Site, Magazine, Media Relations Campaign, Newsletter, Peer Reviewed Journal and Podcast
- Entry Forms: An online entry form must be completed for each submission (even if you are submitting multiple entries in the same category). No printed applications will be accepted. Entry forms that are incomplete or include inaccurate information will be automatically disqualified from the competition. Before filling out the form, please make sure to have the following information:
- Your overall 2008 operating budget for your entire association (not just the budget for the communications project you are entering)
- In 750 words or less, be able to state the main objectives of your entry as it relates to your association’s mission AND the results your association achieved from the communication you are submitting.
- Please have information on how you will pay the entry fee (i.e. credit card number or check number) before you fill out the application. Also, if you DO NOT have a log in to www.asaecenter.org and wish to pay your entry fee electronically, please create a free log in by clicking here. (Otherwise, you may have problems submitting payment electronically.)
- Eligibility: open to all U.S. based non-profit organizations or associations with a 501(c) tax designation; entries must have been produced within the 2008 calendar year; each submission must fit into one of the defined 2009 GCA categories, entries which come from an ineligible organization, that do not fit into a defined category will be or are entered into the incorrect category will be automatically disqualified.
- Samples: must be submitted in original format presented to targeted audience; for categories that require printed materials, six sets of the required printed materials for that category must be provided.
- Winners: announced through a press release in June, with award trophies presented at a special ceremony on Sunday, August 16 during ASAE & The Center’s 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Toronto, Canada.
- *NEW*: Special Council’s Choice Award will be given to the most outstanding GCA winner and announced at the GCA ceremony in August.
The Gold Circle Awards is made possible with funding from The Magazine Group, a leader in quality custom media for associations. www.themagazinegroup.com
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