OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHAMPION CHARITY AWARD
The 2015 Champion Canterbury Business Awards in association with The Press recognise the excellence,
innovation, and success of businesses and charities in the Canterbury region in the 2014 calendar year.
The Champion Charity Award recognises excellence in performance by a Canterbury based charity. This award is
suitable for organisations that are:
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Not for profit
Providing products or services of a primarily charitable nature to those in need
Registered as a charity
Canterbury based operations
Undertaking charitable work within New Zealand.
To be eligible to enter this award, you must submit with your entry form a copy of your ‘Charities Commission
Certificate of Registration’ or ‘Certificate of Incorporation’. This must be emailed to
[email protected] by 5.00pm on Tuesday 9 June 2015.
There is an online entry form available at www.championcanterbury.org.nz, however if you are not comfortable with
the online form please return this entry form via email to [email protected].
Please ensure your entry is submitted on the online form or this official entry form. Entries in other formats
and supporting information will not be accepted. Website links will not be accepted. Please adhere to the word
limits provided.
Entries are due by 5.00pm on Tuesday 9 June 2015.
If you require any assistance to complete this form, or if you have any questions relating to the entry process,
please contact the Champion Canterbury team on (03) 353 4160 or email [email protected].
Please note the following key dates for the Awards programme, should you become a Finalist:
Finalists announced
Wednesday 29 July. Finalists will be notified prior to this date so they can attend
our Finalists’ function
Finalist filming
12-14 August. A representative from your organisation needs to be available to be
filmed for approximately 30 minutes in Christchurch on one of these dates
Awards ceremony
Wednesday 16 September, 6.00pm, at Horncastle Arena
ENTRY GUIDELINES
These guidelines have been established to provide you with further ideas on what can be included in your entry. Many
previous entrants have remarked on the simplicity of the entry process and it being a good discipline for the following
reasons:
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An opportunity to focus on your business by identifying your core strengths, competitive advantages, and any
areas for further improvement
An opportunity to review and document your achievements and milestones over the previous calendar year
Helps create new levels of motivation and enthusiasm for the organisation by getting staff involved in the entry
process.
JUDGING PROCESS
Up to 35 business and community leaders vote independently. Judges who identify a potential conflict of interest are
removed from judging the category in which they are conflicted. There are two rounds of judging – one to determine
finalists from all entries, and one to determine winners from finalists. Judges make those decisions solely based on the
entry forms submitted by the business. Judges vote by ranking their top three businesses in order. Votes are then
tallied and audited by PwC who independently verify the impartiality and accuracy of the judging process. In the event
of a draw upon tally of the final vote, winners will be determined based on the greatest number of first places received.
As a Finalist, you must win your category to be eligible to win the Supreme Award.
Below are some tips on what the judges are looking for:
YOUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE
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Innovative product and/or service development
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Unique marketing and branding strategies
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Unique customer markets
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Evidence of positive outcomes or competitive advantage resulting from this point of difference, and how this links
to improved performance
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Your organisation’s guiding principles and company values - and how you involve key stakeholders (including
staff, suppliers and customers).
KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR BUSINESS
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Business objectives that have been achieved in 2014
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Innovative initiatives that have been successfully employed
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Unique organisational policies – internal and/or external benefits
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Examples of ways this enterprise has added value to the Canterbury region, business community or the
community in general
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Buying locally
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Local sponsorships, e.g. involvement in community/charitable initiatives
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Branding/marketing behaviour that reinforces positive social values
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Active involvement in a local business organisation or industry group
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Other awards achieved or won
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Innovative responses to changes in your enterprise’s operating environment
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Product integrity
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Application of innovation/technology
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Attitude/role in ensuring sustainability in our environment – environmental, financial, and social sustainability
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Ethical and responsible governance model strategies.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
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Outstanding commitment to employees through human resource strategies, programmes or initiatives
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Examples of investment in personnel development and cultivation of organisational culture
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Staff uptake/ownership of human resources programmes, or new organisational cultures/environments including
workplace flexibility, wellbeing initiatives, and recruitment and retention programmes
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Innovative responses to any skilled worker/skill shortages within your enterprise
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Support for new migrant staff through the provisions of settlement support and pastoral care
ENTRY FORM
CONTACT DETAILS
FULL BUSINESS NAME:
This name will be used in the media should you become a Finalist.
CONTACT NAME:
POSITION:
E-MAIL:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
STREET ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:
MOBILE:
WEBSITE:
FACEBOOK:
CONTACT PERSON FOR FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE (if different from above):
MOBILE:
PREFERRED CATEGORY
E-MAIL:
(enter one category in its own right from the list below, or one sector category and one
specialty category)
Champion Producer/Manufacturer
Champion Infrastructure/Trades
Champion Professional Service
Champion Tourism
Champion Retail/Hospitality
Champion Global Operator
Champion Charity (please note there is a different entry form for this category)
Specialty categories
ACC Workplace Safety Award (please note there is a different entry form for this category)
CDC Innovation Award (please note there is a different entry form for this category)
ENTERPRISE SIZE AND NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Please select the category size you are entering, based on the employee numbers that apply to your
organisation for the majority of the 2014 calendar year. Full-time contractors are also considered as full-time
employees (FTEs). If you are a national or international organisation, the size you select should be based on
your Canterbury staffing levels.
Charity entrants: Please ensure that if you are a charity entering the Small Enterprise category you have less
than 15 FTEs and an annual charitable turnover under $700,000.
Small Enterprise (less than 15 FTEs)
Medium/Large Enterprise (15 or more FTEs)
1 – 14 FTEs
15 – 50 FTEs
51 – 100 FTEs
More than 100 FTEs
ACTIVITY SUMMARY
Please provide 20 words briefly summarising your key business activity or purpose, e.g. “The Champion
Canterbury Business Awards were created to celebrate the excellence, innovation and success of Canterbury
businesses and charities.”
This descriptor will be used in the media should you become a Finalist.
CHARITY DESCRIPTION
Describe your charity in 100 words or less and outline how you meet the following five specific criteria for this
award:
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Not for profit
Providing products or services of a primarily charitable nature to those in need
Registered as a charity
Canterbury based operations
Undertaking charitable work within New Zealand.
This descriptor will be used in the media should you become a Finalist.
YOUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE
Describe in 400 words or less what makes your charity, services, and/or product range unique?
WHAT ARE THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR CHARITY?
What characteristics highlight your organisation’s innovation and creativity, excellence in practice, and unique
positioning in the Canterbury market?
Please provide in 800 words or less up to five examples of this. Your examples may include:
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Your organisation’s effectiveness, e.g. “it’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with it”
Your innovative and professional approach to securing funding support
The ways in which your organisation has added value to its beneficiaries
Any specific initiatives undertaken
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Outline in 400 words or less how your organisation’s results have been achieved against stated goals and
objectives to the satisfaction of your beneficiaries, quoting where possible any specific measurement of such
result.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Outline in 400 words or less how your organisation manages its employees and/or volunteers. You may wish
to use examples of programmes or initiatives that you have run during 2014 or ways in which you have invested
in personnel development, performance management initiatives, or innovative ways in which the organisation is
managed that you believe contribute to your overall success and staff wellbeing. This could include reference to
workplace flexibility, recruitment and retention, skill shortages, etc.
FURTHER COMMENTS TO SUPPORT YOUR ENTRY
Any further comments to support your entry in 200 words or less.
THANK YOU FOR ENTERING!
Thank you for completing your entry form for the Champion Canterbury Business Awards. Please return this entry
form along with your Charities Commission Certificate of Registration’ or ‘Certificate of Incorporation’ via email to
[email protected] by 5.00pm on Tuesday 9 June 2015.