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2026 Nonprofit News Awards Judging Volunteer Form

Let us know if you are interested in helping to judge the 2026 Nonprofit News Awards (INNYs)!

Please note:
- Judging will take place between approximately March 13 and April 24.
- Judges can expect to spend between 8 and 10 hours of their time over the course of this period reviewing entries, coordinating with other judges, and finalizing selections via our online judging system.
- Judges will not be assigned to judge expense divisions that their company/organization falls under.
- Judges will be given a small (up to $50) honorarium in the form of a gift card as a thank you for their time (unless this is declined below).
- Judges will be selected at the discretion of INN staff.
1.Name(Required.)
2.Your pronouns
3.Email(Required.)
4.Phone number
5.Please share a link to your LinkedIn profile to help staff determine the best category to have you judge.
6.Job title(Required.)
7.Company/organization(Required.)
8.Is this company/organization an INN member?(Required.)
9.What are this company/organization's annual expenses? (Used to avoid assigning judges to the expense division their company/organization falls under.)(Required.)
10.INN endeavors to create a diverse group of judges to equitably assess the field of submissions. Which of the following best describes your race/ethnicity? (Select all that apply.)
11.Do you speak any languages other than English? If so, please note them here. (Entries will be submitted in English, but may also include materials published in other languages. If any submitted material is published in a language other than English, INN is committed to having it reviewed by a speaker of that language.)
12.What categories are you comfortable judging? Select all that apply. (Category descriptions can be found at https://inn.org/about/our-work/nonprofit-news-awards/nonprofit-news-awards-entry-instructions/)(Required.)
13.Are there any publications other than your stated employer whose work you feel you should not be assigned to judge? (This may be due to affiliations such as recent collaborations, advising relationships, seats on a board, etc.)
14.Type "opt out" if you wish to opt out of the honorarium (up to $50 gift card)