WINNERS
AWARDS OF DISTINCTION
Corporate/Nonprofit Partnership of the Year
Corporate/Nonprofit Partnership of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- EPAM Systems, Inc.: EPAM's Partnership with Nirmaan Organisation
- Sony Electronics: Sony Create Action
Corporate/Nonprofit Partnership of the Year
Campaign of the Year
Campaign of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: We're Your Pharmacist
- Cleary Strategies & The Seeing Eye: Changing Lives With Volunteer Puppy Raisers
- Cone Health: Cone Health Announcement to Become Part of Risant Health
- Conservation International: Trond Rap Report
- NPWH: Her Health Matters Podcast
- The Dairy Alliance: The Dairy Alliance Honors Farmers Shaping the Future of Agriculture
Campaign of the Year
Professional of the Year
Professional of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- Nicholas Gann: Trout Unlimited
- Kate Hartman: U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Lynn Heider: GoWest Credit Union Association
Professional of the Year
Team of the Year
Team of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- Dancers Against Cancer: Noah Lands
Team of the Year
CAMPAIGNS AND COMMUNICATION
Advocacy or Awareness Campaign
Advocacy or Awareness Campaign
Honorable Mentions
- AARP: AARP Keeps the Focus on the Power of Voters 50-Plus
- Cleary Strategies & The Seeing Eye: Changing Lives With Volunteer Puppy Raisers
- Communities In Schools: Being Present Matters
- Kyowa Kirin, the XLH Network, and SmithSolve: XLH Community Impact Survey & Communications Campaign
- Ohio Department of Commerce: Make Me A Firefighter Recruitment Campaign
- Parkinson's Foundation: Parkinson's Awareness Month 2024 — The ABCs of PD
- Printed Circuit Board Association of America: PCBAA Team
- The American Institute of Architects: 2024 AIA Architecture Week Campaign
- The Mach 1 Group: Texas Secretary of State's 2024 Voter Education Tour
- U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee: Paralympic Road Show
Advocacy or Awareness Campaign
Annual Report
Annual Report
Honorable Mentions
- American Concrete Institute: 2024 Annual Report
- Baker College: President's Annual Report
- Centerstone: Better Care, Brighter Future: Centerstone's FY2024 Annual Report
- Code for America: 2024 Impact Report
- PepsiCo Foundation: The PepsiCo Foundation’s 2023 Global Impact Report
- Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians: New Horizons for Potawatomi Traditions
Annual Report
Artificial Intelligence – Use of
Artificial Intelligence – Use of
Honorable Mentions
- INNOCEAN USA: Villains Against Evil
Artificial Intelligence – Use of
Branding or Rebranding Campaign
Branding or Rebranding Campaign
Honorable Mentions
- Alloy: Weaving inclusivity with innovation to deliver a vibrant rebrand and future-proof website
- Center for Creative Leadership: For All Things Humanly Possible
- United Way Miami: Imagine The Impact You'll Make
Branding or Rebranding Campaign
Community-Nonprofit Partnership
Community-Nonprofit Partnership
Honorable Mentions
- Dancers Against Cancer: Noah Lands
- EECU Community Foundation: EECU Community Foundation and Fort Worth ISD Team Up to Stuff the Bus with Winter Clothes for Students in Need
- Sanger Economic Development Corporation: Sanger Workforce Achievement Grant
Community-Nonprofit Partnership
Corporate-Nonprofit Partnership
Corporate-Nonprofit Partnership
Honorable Mentions
- ChristianaCare: Food Is Medicine: Communicating a Recipe for Health
- Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism: Jersey Mike's Month of Giving
- Navy Federal Credit Union: No Plate Left Behind
- PepsiCo Foundation: PepsiCo, PepsiCo Foundation, Farm Foundation, and Lay’s: The Little Farmer
Corporate-Nonprofit Partnership
Crisis Communications
Crisis Communications
Honorable Mentions
- AARP: AARP Keeps the Focus on the Power of Voters 50-Plus
- American Medical Association: Elevating Physician Concerns on the Change Healthcare Cyberattack
- Scout Lab: Scout Lab for The Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine
- Blood Cancer United: Social Crisis Communications Framework
Crisis Communications
Employee Communications
Employee Communications
Honorable Mentions
- Southcoast Health: Employee Giving Campaign
- Blood Cancer United: Our organizational strategy framework
Employee Communications
Event PR and Marketing
Event PR and Marketing
Honorable Mentions
- The Harris Agency: The Watermen's Ball
- U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee: Media Summit
Event PR and Marketing
Fundraising Campaign
Fundraising Campaign
Honorable Mentions
- Dancers Against Cancer: Noah Lands
- Kean University Foundation: Climb Higher - Comprehensive Campaign Case for Support
- Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin: WMTV Share Your Holidays
Fundraising Campaign
Influencer Communications
Influencer Communications
Honorable Mentions
- American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA): AAPA Social Media Ambassador Program
Influencer Communications
Marketing Campaign
Marketing Campaign
Honorable Mentions
- San Antonio Botanical Gardens: Illuminate
Marketing Campaign
Media Relations
Media Relations
Honorable Mentions
- Gregory FCA: Sounding the Alarm: Shining a Media Spotlight on AI-Generated Child Abuse
- Hall Strategies: The Hermitage Cemetery
- McKnight Brain Research Foundation: Breaking Down Brain Health: Understanding Cognitive Aging
- Money Management International: MMI Peer Advocate Program
- Palin Communications: From awareness to action: empowering 65+ year old Australians to ask for a heart health check
- Palmer Public: Empowering Every Ability: Bringing National Awareness to Inclusive Recreation
Media Relations
Multi-channel Campaign
Multi-channel Campaign
Honorable Mentions
- AARP: AARP Keeps the Focus on the Power of Voters 50-Plus
- City of Greeley: Greeley's Got It Campaign
- Southcoast Health: Southcoast Health Pediatric Rehabilitation Center Grand Opening
Multi-channel Campaign
Podcast
Podcast
Honorable Mentions
- Alliance for Clean Energy NY: Plugging In Podcast
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): EPRI Current Podcast
- Miami University: Major Insight Podcast
- New Jersey Community Development Corporation: NJCDC's The Loft
Podcast
PR Campaign
PR Campaign
Honorable Mentions
- American Student Assistance® (ASA) & Burning Glass Institute Research Report: Launchpad Jobs: Achieving Career and Economic Success Without a Degree
- He Knows Your Name: Fox Hollow
- Southcoast Health: Southcoast Health Pediatric Rehabilitation Center Grand Opening
PR or Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
PR or Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
Honorable Mentions
- ChristianaCare: Food Is Medicine: Communicating a Recipe for Health
- The Morton Arboretum: Summer of Bugs - Cicada Tree Care Campaign
- VHCA-VCAL: Thank a Nurse Campaign
PR or Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
Print Publication
Print Publication
Honorable Mentions
- Cedar Community: Live More Magazine
- Jewish National Fund-USA: B'yachad
- SMACNA: SMACNews January-February 2025 Edition
- The Marfan Foundation: Connective Issues Magazine
Print Publication
Public Affairs Campaign
Public Affairs Campaign
Honorable Mentions
- ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists): Spotlighting Drug Shortages: Pharmacists as First Responders in Drug Supply Crisis
- Kyowa Kirin, the XLH Network, and SmithSolve: XLH Community Impact Survey & Communications Campaign
- The James Barry-Robinson Institute: Foster Care Myth Campaign
- VHCA-VCAL: Thank a Nurse Campaign
Public Affairs Campaign
Re-engagement Strategy
Re-engagement Strategy
Honorable Mentions
- Providence Swedish North Puget Sound: Proudly Providence Swedish
- United Way Miami: Imagine The Impact You'll Make
Re-engagement Strategy
Social Media Campaign
Social Media Campaign
Honorable Mentions
- American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA): AAPA Social Media Ambassador Program
- Genesis Inspiration Foundation: Digital Renaissance: Genesis Inspiration Foundation’s Transformative Social Media Campaign
- UNC Health: Emergency Room MythBusters
- United Way Miami: Imagine The Impact You'll Make
Social Media Campaign
Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
Honorable Mentions
- Humana Foundation: When Vulnerabilities and Disparities Turn Weather into Disasters, What’s Philanthropy’s Role?
Thought Leadership
Video
Video
Honorable Mentions
- American Dairy Association Mideast with MediaSource: Video Campaign Captures the Tradition and Fun of the Ohio State Fair Butter Cow, Reaching Hundreds of Millions
- Hyundai Hope On Wheels: Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Musicians On Call
- SMACNA: Project Spotlight- Ottawa Public Library
- Blood Cancer United: I'm Just a Drug: A Schoolhouse Rock-Inspired Informational Video
- UNC Health: Hurricane Helene Patient Story Video
Visual Storytelling
Visual Storytelling
Honorable Mentions
- American Academy of Physician Associates: 2024 Iowa PA Modernization Video Project
- American Dairy Association Mideast with MediaSource: Video Campaign Captures the Tradition and Fun of the Ohio State Fair Butter Cow, Reaching Hundreds of Millions
- ChristianaCare: Food Is Medicine: Communicating a Recipe for Health
- Humana Foundation: Raising grandsons - Humana Foundation and Generations United
Visual Storytelling
Website
Website
Honorable Mentions
- Montieth & Company: The Pink Bows Foundation Website
- SMACNA: SMACNA Website
- Southcoast Health: Southcoast Health Heart & Vascular Microsite
