International Women's Day - Best Practice Competition

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#PressforProgress

Are you running International Women's Day activity? Could it be an example of 'best practice'? Might other groups benefit from seeing and understanding your success? Can you provide engaging content and photographs as evidence of your activity and its impact? If so, the International Women's Day 2018 "Best Practice" Competition could be for you.
For the very first time, the IWD is asking groups to step forward and share best practice.  How did you champion International Women's Day 2018 in a meaningful way that inspired others to #PressforProgress and help forge gender parity?
Competitions have winners so, in true competition style, a team of respected professionals from across industry worldwide will collectively review and decide the leading examples of Best Practice that truly made an impact celebrating International Women's Day 2018 and strived to #PressforProgress. A number of Best Practice Champions will be selected across categories, and their achievements overtly celebrated.

IWD best practice categories

From around the world, best practice case studies will be featured across a number of important categories to demonstrate how groups championed International Women's Day and supported the #PressforProgress campaign. The winning case studies will inform and inspire audiences worldwide as the #PressforProgress campaign continues throughout the year.
  • Private Sector: Impact and Innovation
  • Public Sector: Leadership and Progress
  • Charity Sector: Awareness Raising
  • Education Sector: Knowledge and Impact
  • Community Services: Local Engagement
  • Sporting Sector: Social Leadership
  • Associations/Networks: Member Participation
  • Marketing/Design Agencies: IWD Campaign Work
  • Best IWD Grassroots Impact
  • Best IWD #PressforProgress Videos
  • Best IWD #PressforProgress media activity
  • Best IWD #PressforProgress photographs
  • Best IWD Event Pack use
  • Best IWD Cakes
Entries open March 8 2018 and close on April 30, 2018 - with judging through May to June, followed by winner announcements in July 2018. Entries must be no more than 1,000 words and must address certain given criteria. Entries must also contain engaging images showing evidence of activity. Further assets such as videos, social media assets and so forth are also invited if available. All images submitted must be under the condition that they may be used on the International Women's Day website, with acknowledgment.

The prize

Detailed case studies will be featured on the International Women's Day website and via its social media and further communication platforms, as well as promoted on further relevant websites and channels. And, because giving is the best way of receiving, we encourage each of the winners to consider making an elective donation directly to one of the International Women's Day Charities of Choice.

Interested?

To register interest in potentially participating in the International Women's Day 2018 Best Practice Competition and to receive further details in coming weeks, please create an IWD account and submit the form.
For more information, Please see HERE

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