Powerful IDEA Awards Categories
The Powerful IDEA Awards are GAIN POWER’s progressive politics movement awards to celebrate, elevate and honor powerful people and programs impacting our democracy, elections, and advocacy.
Below are the list of award categories. GAIN Power reserves the right to add, delete, or merge categories based on interest and feedback.
Got questions? Please email us at awards@gainpower.org
Below is a list of our categories. Please note, we reserve the right to add, delete, or merge categories. The more entries we get in a particular category, the more likely we will be able to create separate awards.
Creative Communication or Piece of Content
- Broadcast/Cable TV Ad
- Digital Advertisement
- Digital Content (Organic / Not Paid)
- Email Program
- Live or Recorded Phone Call
- Mail Or Literature Piece
- Merchandise and Collateral
- Podcast
- Political Newsletter
- Radio Advertisement
- Website
Inspirational Organizations & Campaigns
- Ballot Measure Campaign
- Candidate Campaign
- Consulting firm
- National Issue Advocacy Organization
- New organization making impact (501c3/501c4)
- Political Action Committee (PAC/SuperPAC)
- Progressive Media Outlet
- State Issue Advocacy Organization
- State, County, Or Local Party (Party Committee)
- Voter Education Organizations (501c3)
Powerful Program
- Canvassing
- Convenings – Virtual / Live
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program
- Training
- Voter Protection
- Voter Registration
Transformational Talent and Leadership
Candidate
- Municipal Candidate
- State Legislative Candidate
- Statewide Non-Federal
Consultant
- Consultant Digital
- Field Consultant
- Fundraising Consultant
- General Consultant
- Legal & Compliance Consultant
- Mail Consultant
- Media Consultant
- Polling Consultant
- Research Consultant
Staff
- BIPOC and Constituency Organizer
- Candidate
- Communication Staff
- Consultant
- Creative Artist
- Data Staff
- Digital Staff
- Donor
- Field Staff
- Finance Staff
- Influencer
- Issue Activist or Movement Leader
- Labor Leader
- Leadership through Equity/DEI Leader
- Operations Staff
- Party Leader
- Photographer / Videographer
- Political Staff
- Social Media Strategist / Influencer
- State Focused MVP
- Traditional Media Influencer
- Trainer
Transformative Technology
- Data Tool
- Digital Tool
- Innovative Tool