Award criteria

• Nominees will have made a significant contribution that has improved the lives of people in their local community.
• Nominees are recognised as a role model by their peers and/or community.

How to nominate

Nominations are made using the online form. There are two key questions that form part of the online nomination:

1. Why are you nominating this person or business for a Do Good Award?
2. How has the nominee positively impacted the lives of others? 

Key dates for the 2020 Alliance Bank Do Good Awards are as follows:

• Nominations open 21 September 2020.
• Nominations close 30 October 2020.
• Nominees announced 16 November 2020.
• Finalists announced 30 November 2020.
• Winners announced 1 February 2021.

Consideration of the following will be taken into account when assessing nominations:

• Nature of the exceptional achievement(s) of the person/business.
• Impact the person/business has had, and the benefits they have/it has provided to Alliance Bank Members/or the local community.
• Demonstrated advocacy, innovation or creativity.
• Contribution to development of the community.

• Nominees must reside in an Alliance Bank Partner catchment or be nominated for a contribution to an Alliance Bank Partner local community. 
• People can self-nominate or nominate others.
• Current Board members of mutuals operating as an Alliance Bank and local politicians are ineligible.
• A person cannot receive a second award in the same award category in consecutive years.
• Unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated in subsequent years.
• Awards will not be granted posthumously.
• Nominees for the Do Good Social Purpose Business Award must hold an ABN or ACN.
• Nominees for the Do Good Team Award must comprise of two or more people.
• Finalists must provide consent for their image and their story to be used in the awards promotional material.

• Only one prize of $1,000 is awarded per category including the Do Good Team Award.
• Total prize pool $4,000.
• The Outstanding Achievement Award winner will be selected by the judges from the finalists in the three Do Good Award categories.
• Judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Nominations open 21 September and close 30 October 2020.
• Nominees announced 16 November 2020.
• Finalists announced 30 November 2020.
• Finalists must provide information that outlines their contribution and how it has positively impacted lives and/or their local community and consent to its use in promotional material.
• Finalist stories will be featured on alliancebankgroup.com.au and on social media from early December to 31 January 2021.
• Winners announced 1 February 2021.