The Association Turnaround of the Year™ will be presented to an association that was in crisis or on the brink of closing down and successfully turned itself around in recent years. Associations nominating for an award may also enter other awards.

As part of Associations Forum membership, Silver and Gold members can submit nominations for free, Bronze members pay a $250 nomination fee, and non-members pay $1,000. Invoices will be issued upon receipt of the application, with submission confirmed once payment is received.

Submissions must be received by 5pm (AEST), Friday 1 August 2025. Previous winners cannot submit nominations for the same category within 9 years of winning their award. All award nominations are treated as strictly confidential and only shared with judges and relevant staff.

All finalist Associations are required to have a representative attendance at the Association Awards™ Dinner, on Thursday 6 November 2025 at Novotel Melbourne Airport. For more information and to register click here.

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* 1. Association Details:

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* 2. Approving CEO or Chair/President:

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* 3. Please explain in 800 words or less how the association improved its performance or situation in recent years, including statistics or data where relevant. Suggested points to cover may include:
  1. What changes have been made to the association’s mission or strategic plan that enabled the turnaround to occur?
  2. What improvements have been made to the association’s governance structure or processes?
  3. How has the association grown or improved financially? What is the financial equity (from the balance sheet) as stated on the most recent audited financial statement and how does this compare to recent years?
  4. How has membership growth, retention or engagement improved?
  5. What advancements have been made in the development and delivery of education and events?
  6. What improvements have been made in the association’s policy and advocacy work? What key outcomes have been achieved as a result?
  7. Has public and sector awareness of the cause, industry or profession increased? How was this achieved?
  8. What advancements have been to the association’s communications strategy?
  9. What changes have been made to products and services?
  10. What improvements have been made to the governance, leadership and staffing of the association? What improvements have been made to the culture of the organisation?
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* 4. You may also upload up to 3 supporting documents or materials to support your submission.

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* 5. Supporting Document 2

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* 6. Supporting Document 3

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* 7. Please provide your organisation's high resolution logo (png).

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