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Leveling-Up Award
Leveling-up is about creating organizational breakthroughs for your economic development organization.
This prize is open to any economic development organization that is partnering with Dakota Resources to make their organization thrive. The Leveling-Up Award will be awarded on November 17, 2026 at the
Using AI in your Economic Development Organization Thriverr Gathering
in Sioux Falls, SD. The purpose of this award is to recognize one organization that has leveled up their capacity to do more as an organization within the past 12 months. This can look like many different things in your organization, but some examples would be developing more partnerships, growing their leadership capacity as a board or Executive Director, accomplishing new projects because of increased capacity, growing your financial capacity, or putting bylaws into place.
The winning applicant will be awarded a $1,000 credit to go towards Dakota Resources services to be used however the organization chooses to empower their organization or community over the next calendar year.
Be as creative as you want with your application! Keep it short, clear, and simple. Write to the Selection Team; help them clearly see how leveling-up is changing your organization.
Optional
: You may submit a 2-minute video link from YouTube or Vimeo with the application. It can be very homemade, or it can be polished—it’s about the innovation, not the production quality.
Steps to Apply & Timeline
Complete Application
. Fill out this form before the deadline of Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
Interview
. The Selection Team will interview an organization leader via Zoom around November 2, 2026.
Award Announcement
. Semi-finalists will be asked to attend the Using AI in your Economic Development Organization Thriverr Gathering on November 17 and 18, 2026 in Sioux Falls, SD where one community will be awarded the Leveling-Up Award.
Applicant Information
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Organization Name
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Organization Contact Person
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Email
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Cell Phone
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Video Link (Optional)
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