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2026 Community Service Award
Nomination Form
Completed forms are due by
5pm on November 9, 2026
.
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Nominees should have made a significant personal contribution of time, although contributions of money, materials, and other resources will also be considered. Nominees will be evaluated based on the level and impact of their personal contributions, the extent of their community impact, and the project's potential to serve as a model for other REALTORS®.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Nominees must be a member of CCAR in good standing.
Nominees should have contributed to a program that improves the quality of life in their community. Eligible activities are not limited to real estate or housing and may include crime prevention, youth mentoring, education, environmental initiatives, homelessness prevention, and other community services.
Nominees must be recognized for their individual contributions rather than association-wide or company-wide efforts. Individuals who played a significant role in a group effort are eligible. If the contributions of two individuals (such as spouses or co-founders of an organization) cannot be separated, they may be nominated jointly and considered as one entry.
Nominees must have performed some portion of their community service during the timeframe specified on the nomination form. Contributions made outside this timeframe will also be considered when evaluating the nominee’s overall commitment to community service.
NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS:
Nominees should be able to document the results of their individual contributions through published reports and/or testimonials from the organizations they served or the individuals they helped.
Nominations may be submitted by the nominee, another CCAR member, a CCAR staff member, or a community organization the nominee serves.
AWARD & SELECTION INFORMATION:
A monetary grant, in an amount determined annually by CCAR Helping Hands Board of Directors, will be awarded to the community organization identified on the nomination form. The grant may be divided among multiple organizations only if each organization is listed on the nomination form.
The CCAR Helping Hands Board of Directors will make the final selection. The Community Service Award will be presented at CCAR's annual Inaugural.
The selection committee will receive only the information necessary to evaluate each nominee.
NOMINEE INFORMATION:
(Required.)
Full Name
Member Number
Real Estate Designations
(ABR, CRS, etc.)
Firm Name
Phone
Email
Are you the nominee?
(Required.)
Yes
No
If no, please provide your:
Full Name
Relation to Nominee
Phone
Email
REQUIRED FOR NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE:
List 3 people
(with their consent)
that CCAR may contact to gather additional information about the nominee.
PERSON 1
(Required.)
Full Name
Phone
Email
PERSON 2
(Required.)
Full Name
Phone
Email
PERSON 3
(Required.)
Full Name
Phone
Email
COMMUNITY PROGRAM SERVED:
If selected as the Community Service Award recipient, the organization listed will receive the grant funds. If listing more than one organization, please complete and submit a separate form for each.
(Required.)
Organization Name
Address
Phone
Email
Website
How long has the nominee been volunteering with this organization?
NATURE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
Briefly describe the organization's mission and the nominee's contributions.
(Required.)
Briefly describe the results and impact of the nominee's volunteer work.
(Required.)
ORGANIZATION CONTACT INFORMATION:
Please provide the contact information for someone at the organization who can verify the nominee’s volunteer involvement.
(Required.)
Contact Name
Title/Position
Phone
Email
PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION (LAST 12 MONTHS ONLY)
(Nominees should have made a significant contribution of personal time. Contributions of money, materials, or other resources will also be considered by the selection committee. Although exact records may not be available, please provide the best estimates of the nominee’s contributions to help the committee evaluate the nomination.)
(Required.)
Number of unpaid hours the nominee personally contributed to the organization:
Number of volunteer hours the nominee recruited others to contribute to the organization:
Money, materials, or other resources
(excluding time)
the nominee personally contributed to the organization
Amount of money the nominee personally raised for the organization:
Number of people served or benefited by the nominee’s volunteer work:
Does the nominee receive any compensation for the community service work described in this application?
(Required.)
Yes
No
If yes, please explain.
Does the nominee perform any of the community service work described as part of their job responsibilities or duties as an employee or corporate officer of a real estate company?
(Required.)
Yes
No
If yes, please explain.
ESSAY: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & IMPACT
In 500 words or fewer, describe how the nominee’s individual efforts have made the community a better place to live.
(Required.)
