ASAE’s Power of Associations Awards recognize association programs, activities and initiatives that advance America and the world. These programs may be local, statewide, national or international in scope, and the judges will want to read about and understand how the program moved  the association beyond its “everyday” best practices to truly benefit society.

There are five Power of Associations award categories in which programs can win a Gold Award or Silver Award. Judges are not required to select a specific number of winners from each category. The Gold Award winners will automatically enter the judging pool for an ASAE Summit Award; six Summit Awards are given each year. The category descriptions can be found here. View the application guide. The overarching criteria on which winning entries are selected are:

Impact of Project or Program
Award-winning programs describe how the program offers original or effective solutions to important societal or business problems. The application information must show the importance of the issue/problem to association members or society as well as provide *measurable objectives* *and outcomes*, and include data and information substantiating the impact of the program on members and/or society.

Reach of Project or Program
Award-winning entries often involve the association’s members and/or volunteers and have a broad impact on an industry, profession or affected community.  These programs may be local, national, or international in scope. The programs should show which audience(s) benefited from the program.

The Power of Associations
Award-winning entries effectively showcase how associations were able to go above and beyond their everyday, core mission to achieve extraordinary, measurable results to members, industry, or society.