Small co-operative of the year Award

The Small Co-operative of the Year Award honors Canadian co‐operative and/or mutual organizations that have made significant contributions to co‐operatives and/or mutuals in Canada and/or internationally.

Criteria

The following criteria will be considered:

Innovation: The way by which the organization developed, created and/or introduced a new idea, product, service, approach, process, method to the co‐operative and/or mutual movement that was ground‐breaking and met market
Impact: The method by which the nominee’s innovation achieved identifiable, positive and lasting changes within co‐operatives and/or
Recognition: The national and/or international recognition that the organization being nominated received for its work relating to co‐operatives and/or

The Committee will differentiate between a large and a small co-operative based on:

National/International vs Provincial/Regional
The number of members
The number of employees
Financial information
Other factors deemed important by the Committee

Eligibility

The recipient of the Small Co‐operative of the Year Award must be a member of CMC or a member of a CMC member.

Process

A sponsor must submit an award nomination form outlining the contributions of the organization being nominated. The endorsement should relate to more than one of the criteria. Each nomination must be accompanied by a minimum of two (2) letters of support.

Award Nomination forms must be received by CMC by the deadline provided in the Call for Award Nominations (at least 120 days before the CMC event where the award will be presented). Please note that the deadline is subject to change.

Last year’s nominations are automatically considered and can be updated or withdrawn by the sponsor or the nominee.

Method

The CMC Nominations and Awards Committee will review award nominations for the CMC Co‐operative of the Year Award (large and small) and bring a recommendation to the CMC Board. A recommendation only be made if the Nominations and Awards Committee deems that the criteria for this special recognition have been met to the satisfaction of the Committee.

Recognition

The CMC Nominations and Awards Committee will review award nominations for the Small Co‐operative of the Year Award and bring a recommendation to the CMC Board. A recommendation only be made if the Nominations and Awards Committee deems that the criteria for this special recognition have been met to the satisfaction of the Committee.

Small Co-operative of the Year Award

Please fill out the form down below to have your organization nominated for the Small Co-operative of the Year Award.

Small Co-operative of the Year Award (EN)

Nominated Organization

Information about the Nominated Organization

Name of the organization

Contact Person Information

Name

Last Name

E-mail

Phone/Mobile

I accept to be nominated for the Small Co-operative of the Year Award.

I accept this nomination.

Sponsoring Organization

Information about the organization that sponsors the individual for the Award.

Name of the organization

Information about the contact person. Please fill the fields down below.

Name

Last Name

E-mail

Phone/Mobile

Letters of Support

2 letters of support must be added in the 2 text blocks below as endorsement of this nomination.

How many letters of support would you like to insert?

Insert here the text of your first letter of support (500 word max)

Insert here the text of your second letter of support (500 word max)

Rationale for the Nomination

Provide the reasons motivating your nomination. Please, take into consideration that there is a limit of 500 words in total for all 3 following questions.

Innovation: The way by which the organization developed, created and/or introduced a new idea, product, service, approach, process, method to the co‐operative and/or mutual movement that was ground‐breaking and met market needs.

Impact: The method by which the nominee’sinnovation achieved identifiable, positive and lasting changes within co‐operatives and/or mutuals.

Recognition: The national and/or international recognition that the organization being nominated received for its work relating to co‐operatives and/or mutuals.