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2021 NISC Annual Programs of Excellence Awards - Highlighted Category - Addressing Social Isolation

Instructions:
For the purpose of recognizing program excellence, the NISC Annual Programs of Excellence Awards contest has been designed to honor and promote the outstanding efforts made by senior centers to enhance program offerings to older adults. This award is available to all senior centers.

This survey is for the Addressing Social Isolation highlighted category only.
The issue of social isolation became very apparent during the pandemic. Highlight a program that addressed, reduced, and/or prevented social isolation during this difficult time. (i.e. pen pal program, virtual happy hours, etc.)

Submit information about your program that increased social engagement conducted in a senior center between July 1, 2020 and December 21, 2021 are eligible for awards. Judges will look for programs that are innovative, creative, and easily replicated.

A $300 cash prize will go to the winner of the Addressing Social Isolation category. The award will go to the senior center or related friends group at the national conference.

Remember that you can also apply in one of the six general categories in addition to submitting an application for this year's special highlighted area of Addressing Social Isolation. Cash prizes of $100 will be made to award winners in each of the six program categories.  (Apply for one of these general categories via this survey link.) Prize money will awarded to the senior center or related friends group at the annual conference.

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* 1. List the title of your program.

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* 2. Please describe your overall social engagement program or campaign in 250 words or less.  (The following section allows you to talk about the individual events in more detail.) 

If your nomination is over 250 words, it will not be considered.

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* 3. Please describe the activities that were included in this program or campaign.  Include up to 3 different activities.

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* 4. What are the outcomes of this program?  (How did your participants benefit? How did your organization benefit?)

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* 5. What were the tools, observable measures or indicators that you used to measure the success of the program?

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* 6. Number of Staff/Volunteers Required to run program.

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* 7. Expenses and Revenues and Net Profit/Loss:

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* 8. One photo may be sent to illustrate the campaign. Please send by email to membership@ncoa.org. Please put in the subject line "2021 NISC Excellence Awards - Addressing Social Isolation".  Do not send any materials by mail.

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* 9. Your contact information is needed:

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* 10. If this is a collaboration with one or more senior centers, please include the contact information for each senior center and specify if there is one lead senior center.

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* 11. It is required that subjects of quotes, photographs or recordings provide the National Council on Aging, Inc. (the Publisher), a nonprofit service and advocacy organization located in Washington, DC, with formal written consent to use quotes, photographs or recordings.

I consent to the participation of the NISC Annual Awards program and the use of the nomination may be published by the Publisher in print or in electronic publications such as on the Publisher’s Web site and may be released to news media and others in connection with the promotion or publicizing of the activities of the Publisher.

The undersigned agrees to the use of his/her name or likeness and biographical data in connection with this photo/recording and its publication.

The undersigned waives any demand for compensation and relieves The Publisher from all claims arising for the use of this photo/recording.

Award recipients will be notified in January 2021. Award selections are made by a panel of judges and all decisions are final.

If your nomination receives an award, you must designate a representative to present an online informational session on your program.

NISC will recognize the winners on their website. An award booklet featuring the award winners will be available to all senior centers. The complete book of entries will be posted in the NISC Member Resource section.

Thank you for your submission.
NISC Best Practices Committee

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