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We created the #PowerfulIDEAAwards to recognize the top people and programs in progressive politics. Please help make these true community awards by submitting yourself or others at powerfulidea.org

We are elated to formally announce the #PowerfulIDEAAwards! We are recognizing the agents of change that impact democracy, elections, and advocacy. Nominate your favorite movers and shakers in the Progressive and Democratic space by Feb 28th at gainpower.org/powerfulideaawards.

Easy as 1-2-3. Steps to nominate #PowerfuIDEAAwards 1. Register at PowerfulIDEA.org 2. Choose Category (Talent, Communications, Organization, Program, Technology) & individual award and add your nomination. 3. Submit! Nominate yourself or others. Nominate one at a time but no entry limits.

We are dedicated exclusively to the people & organizations that power progressive progress. This year’s program recognizes those who worked in the 2022 election cycle.

Important Links

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We are elated to formally announce the Powerful IDEA Awards! The Powerful IDEA Awards are GAIN POWER’s progressive movement awards to recognize people, organizations, technology, communications, art, events and other activities that power progressive politics and impact democracy, elections, and advocacy.

Nominate your favorite movers and shakers in the Progressive space by February 28th at gainpower.org/powerfulideaawards.  #PowerfulIdeaAwards #GAINPower

We are the only awards program dedicated exclusively to the people and organizations that power progressive progress. The Progressive and Democratic infrastructure has many facets, from campaigns large and small, to advocacy organizations, to consultants who help advance democracy. This year’s program recognizes those who worked in 2022.

Nominate your favorite movers and shakers in the Progressive and Democratic space by April 15th at  gainpower.org/powerfulideaawards. #PowerfulIdeaAwards

Sample Email

Dear Friend,

Progressives and Democrats deserve to be honored for their work in the 2022 election cycle. And our friends at GAIN Power are hosting the only awards program dedicated to progressive political communications & leadership awards.

The Powerful IDEA (Impact on Democracy, Elections, Advocacy) Awards recognize the most impactful people, organizations, technology, communications, and other resources that power progressive politics, advocacy, and our democracy over the past cycle. These awards honor bold, brave, creative, impactful leaders, campaigns, and advocacy organizations. 

However, we can’t celebrate what we can’t see. We need your nominations to uplift the hard-working people who work to make our democracy better. Can you help us get more nominations submitted so GAIN Power can help honor the best of the Progressive movement.

Submit your nominations today! 

They have five categories with dozens of awards, geared towards honoring leaders in Progressive politics in the following areas:

  • Transformational Talent and Leadership: Recognizing the people who do the work to impact our democracy, elections, and advocacy. These include the candidates, campaign and organizational staff, consultants, dedicated artists, and activists.
  • Inspirational Organizations and Campaigns: Thousands of nonprofit, advocacy, and political organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting our democracy. They lead electoral and legislative issue campaigns, voter education, and of course help elect leaders who share our values. These awards will recognize the most inspirational organizations.
  • Powerful Programs: Critical programs and events are run by formal and informal, organized and organic collectives and coalitions, single individuals and organizations. These awards recognize the most powerful and impactful ones from 2022.
  • Creative Communications and Content: Creative communication or piece of content using video, print, digital, audio, or other media. Created for the purposes of communicating with members, voters, donors, or activists.
  • Transformative Technology: Recognizing the technology built to organize, mobilize, fundraise and communicate with members, voters, donors, or activists.

Here are the deadlines. 

  • Nominations Close: February 28th, 2023. Late nominations may be accepted afterward, but may not be included for a full period of judging.
  • GAIN Power Review of Submissions: February 28th-March 15th, 2023
  • Public Voting and Judging Begins: March 15th, 2023
  • Public Voting and Judging Ends: May 15th, 2023
  • Award Winners Announced: June 2023 (event date still pending)

Learn more about the Powerful IDEA Awards. We are proud to partner with GAIN Power to recognize and honor the people, programs, and products that power progressive politics!

Categories

TRANSFORMATIONAL TALENT & LEADERSHIP

Recognizing transformational talent. The people who do the work to impact our democracy, elections and advocacy. These include the candidates, campaign and organizational staff, and dedicated artists, and activists.

CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS/CONTENT

Creative communication or pieces of content using video, print, digital, audio, other other media for the purposes of communicating with members, voters, donors, activists, or other niche audiences.

Transformative Technology

Recognizing the technology built to organize, mobilize, fundraise and communicate with members, voters, donors, or activists.

INSPIRATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS

Thousands of organizations from nonprofit educational and advocacy campaigns, party committees, political action committees, and social impact companies are dedicated to protecting our democracy, running electoral and legislative issue campaigns, voter education, and of course electing leaders who share our values. These awards will recognized the most inspirational and impactful ones.

POWERFUL PROGRAMS, EVENTS + ACTIVITIES

Critical programs events are run by formal and informal, organized and organic collectives and coalitions, single individuals and organizations. These awards will recognized the most powerful and impactful ones this past year.

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