Final Chance to Submit Your Story for National Awards

Dear Friends,

Thank you for all your stories. We've received more than 50 stories and have enjoyed reading each one and sharing some on our blog or directly to you through email. But we want more! Due to the number of inspiring stories still coming in, we have extended the deadline until the end of this week to submit your story if you want it considered for the National Awards for Citizen Diplomacy, to be given out in November in Washington D.C. We want 100 stories by Friday and we need yours to get there.

Share your story today

These stories tell the world why citizen diplomacy is so important. That is why the more we receive, the more inspiration we generate for others to become citizen diplomats or to support citizen diplomacy.

We need to close nominations for the National Awards, this Friday, July 16, so that is why you need to get your story in to us. Starting next week, the citizen diplomacy stories we have received will be given to our awards selection committee. The committee may be requesting additional information from top candidates to complete the vetting process. These include candidates like those we've been telling you about on Twitter and Facebook, and through this blog. Ultimately, the committee will select and notify six winners by the end of August and announce those winners to the public in October.

Help us collect 100 stories!

The criteria the selection committee will be looking for in nominees includes the following: Accomplishments and/or activities that have increased mutual understanding, strengthened ties, promoted international cooperation, and developed peaceful relations between people of the United States and another country or countries

  • Accomplishments and/or activities that have increased mutual understanding, strengthened ties, promoted international cooperation, and developed peaceful relations between people of the United States and another country or countries
  • Clear commitment to promoting global understanding
  • Extent to which nominee represents excellence, diversity, and vitality of citizen diplomacy in the United States
  • Measurable, quantifiable, or otherwise demonstrated impact of achievement from nominee's activities
  • Outstanding ability to attract, support, and motivate people in the field of citizen diplomacy
  • Evidence of dedication, originality, and capacity for leadership and self-direction

 

The selection committee includes the following leaders in the field of citizen diplomacy:

Laurie Heintz | Chair | Secretary | Board of Directors | U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy

Anjali Bhatia | 2008 Awards Honoree | Founder | Discover Worlds

Harriet Mayor Fulbright | President | J. William & Harriet Fulbright Center

John Hishmeh | Executive Director | Council on Standards for International Educational Travel

Frank Hodsoll | Principal | Hodsoll & Associates | President | Resource Center for Cultural Engagement

Ambassador Charles T. Manatt | President | Council of American Ambassadors

Jillian Poole | 2008 Awards Honoree | Founder | The Fund for Arts and Culture

Ted Townsend | President | Townsend Vision, Inc.

M. Jessica Rowe | Director of Programs & Initiatives | U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy

 

Please submit your story today. We look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,
Ann Olsen Schodde
President & CEO

Posted Wednesday, July 14, 2010