The Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards seeks to recognize outstanding individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations from across Tennessee. One business from each of Tennessee’s three Grand Regions will be selected for their outstanding volunteerism and community service.

Nominations should be submitted by December 6, 2024.
Nomination Process

To nominate a business, complete the nomination form and submit a nomination narrative (300 words or less) that answers the below questions. One photo of volunteers is required. There is also space to upload two additional images and/or documents.

Address the following questions in the narrative:
1. What organizations or individuals benefit from the business’ volunteer service?
2. What cities, towns and/or geographic areas does your volunteer service area cover?
3. What types of volunteer service do these corporate volunteers perform?
4. How does the employees’ volunteer service address or solve a local community need?
5. What is the extent to which the nominee’s service goes above the call of duty?
6. What makes the business’ volunteer service(s) and volunteer program unique or creative?
7. What is the degree to which the employee volunteer program has made a lasting contribution or meaningful impact on their community?
8. Describe how the organization has been innovative to impact or address a community need.


WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
*Any business whose volunteer service in Tennessee benefits the communities or the State of Tennessee in a substantial, important, or unique way. Nominations will be evaluated, and the honorees will be recognized at the 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards on February 16, 2025.

WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE?
*Nonprofit organizations or individuals

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES
*Businesses may be nominated by anyone or may self-nominate.
*The nomination narrative should be specifically written for the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards according to the narrative questions and judging criteria listed below. If it is written as a nomination for another award, it will not be given to the judges for consideration of this award.
*If a business is nominated multiple times, the review panel will consider only the first nomination form submitted.

JUDGING CRITERIA
*Need: Service addressed a specific need or needs in the community (i.e. poverty).
*Action: Nominee actively involved its employees in the service.
*Innovation: The business used creative method(s) to solve community problems.
*Impact: The activity or service produced positive changes and provided an example to others.

Please email Volunteer.Tennessee@tn.gov with any submission questions.
 
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