Sep 17, 2014 - The Mayor's volunteering programme for London, Team London, ... In which borough(s) does the volunteering
TEAM LONDON AWARDS 2014 in association with
Nomination Form 17 September 2014 The Chamber, City Hall, SE1 2AA 5.30pm to 7.00pm Deadline for nominations: Friday 20 June 2014
Nomination Categories The Mayor’s volunteering programme for London, Team London, makes it quick and easy for Londoners to give their time, find volunteer opportunities and do great things for their city. Whether it’s cleaning up the environment, building stronger communities or volunteering at one of the capital’s great events, Team London mobilises the community spirit and enthusiasm of Londoners to make a difference. The Team London Awards are our chance to celebrate not only the excellence of volunteers but the amazing things we can accomplish when we work together to make London the best city it can be. Categories for Team London 2014 Awards Ceremony reflect the Mayoral priority areas
1. Cleaning and Greening
Activity that creates a better environment in the community, planting, growing, clearing waste ground, rivers, canals, litter clearing. Activity that promotes/enables sustainability.
2. Mentoring & Coaching
One-to-one, or group, mentoring/coaching equipping people with skills and enabling them to take advantage of other life enhancing opportunities, including employment readiness.
3. Sports & Healthy Living
Activity that encourages and supports sporting activity and healthier lifestyles in all sections of the community.
4. My Community
Strengthening relationships across the community, cutting crime, making streets safer, improving inclusion and social activities, volunteering that brings benefit in general to members of the wider local community. This covers any activity that doesn’t fall easily into any of the above categories. Within each of the above categories there will be three awards: - An award for Under 25 - An award for Over 25 - A ‘Team’ award
5. The Mayor’s Special Achievement Award
An award to acknowledge the volunteering journey of an Olympic volunteer, who has continued to volunteer in a different field/s post Games; a volunteer who has made a significant impact, overcome barriers or given exceptional commitment in one of the above Mayoral Priority areas.
Nominees would likely be: Volunteers/Team who have shown outstanding enthusiasm and commitment within one of the above categories Volunteers/Team who have given especially valued long service or contributed particular depth of experience within one of the above categories Volunteers/Team who have achieved outstanding impact through volunteering excellence Volunteers/Team who have given exceptional service to their organisation
Criteria for Individual Awards • Individual must be currently volunteering and based in London. Their effort or contribution must benefit London or Londoners • Activities need to have contributed a positive impact on Greening & Cleaning, Mentoring & Coaching, Sports & Healthy Living and strengthening their local community. • Nominee must be a current volunteer. In the case of the Mayor’s Special Achievement award, the volunteer would have started volunteering during the Olympic period and is still volunteering. • Contribution should stand out from others doing similar work - exceptional either in terms of effort or the outcome which has been achieved • Activity must have been done on a voluntary/unpaid basis • Volunteering must have demonstrable impact • The individual has volunteered on a regular basis, or over a period of time • Demonstration of commitment eg numbers of hours volunteered, longevity, barriers overcome • Activity should be associated with a named project, campaign, group, charity or organisation which is registered or otherwise verifiable and/or has made or is making a considerable impact on a person, group of people, or area within London • Self nominations will not be accepted, nominations need to be made by a third party
Criteria for Team Awards • Members of the team must be based in London and efforts or contributions must benefit London or Londoners • Activities need to have contributed a positive impact on Greening & Cleaning, Mentoring & Coaching, Sports & Healthy Living and strengthening their local community • Activity of team must have taken place within the last year • Contribution should stand out from that of other teams doing similar work - exceptional either in terms of effort or the outcome which has been achieved • All activity must have been done on a voluntary/unpaid basis • Volunteering must have demonstrable impact • Activity should be associated with a named project, campaign, group, charity or organisation which is registered or otherwise verifiable and/or has made or is making a considerable impact on a person, group of people, or area within London • Self nominations will not be accepted, nominations need to be made by a third party
Deadline for nominations: Friday 20 June 2014
Official use only: Cleaning & Greening
My Community
Mentoring & Coaching
Sports & Healthy Living
Special Achievement
Section One - Information about the individual/team being nominated Which category is this nomination for?
Under 25
Forename
Surname
Over 25
Team
Team Address
Postcode Telephone email In which borough(s) does the volunteering take place? Barnet
Hackney
Lewisham
Barking & Dagenham
Hammersmith & Fulham
Newham
Bexley
Haringey
Merton
Brent
Harrow
Redbridge
Bromley
Havering
Richmond upon Thames
Camden
Hillingdon
Southwark
City of London
Hounslow
Sutton
Croydon
Islington
Tower Hamlets
Ealing
Kensington & Chelsea
Waltham Forest
Enfield
Kingston upon Thames
Wandsworth
Greenwich
Lambeth
Westminster
Section Two - Information about the work done by the nominee(s) Describe the volunteering activity done by the nominee(s):
Who benefits from this activity?
What impact has this volunteering had and how has it been measured?
Over what period of time was this volunteering achieved/how many volunteering hours?
Were any barriers to volunteering experienced or overcome?
How has this person/team inspired you?
For teams only: What makes this team special?
Section Three - Information about the person making the nomination Forename
Surname
Address
Postcode Telephone email We will contact you directly if we need any further information. We would encourage you not to let the nominee(s) know about this nomination to avoid any disappointment if they are not selected to receive an Award. We will be in touch after the judging panel meets. Please return your completed nomination form by email to
[email protected] or by post to Team London Awards, Greater London Volunteering, 175-177 Borough High Street, London SE1 1HR - please do not send any additional materials (e.g. photos) as we will not be able to return these to you and they will not be considered by the judging panel.
