Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Description
The Impact Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award will go to an individual who focuses on making a social change and assesses their success in terms of the impact made on society. Motivated by a universal problem, he or she must have unparalleled passion for their public cause and inspire the entire community to strive higher. This visionary and realist must convey an understandable, appealing and ethical message for members of the society and act as a role model for all citizens. Since a balanced intervention requires an integrated approach, their activities often span several fields at the same time.
Criteria
All award applicants will be judged on the following criteria:
- Brought about social change by transforming traditional practice. Such transformation can have been achieved through:
- An innovative product or service,
- The development of a different approach, or
- A more determined or rigorous application of known technologies, ideas and approaches
- Generated the social conditions and/or institutions needed to sustain the initiative and is dedicating his/her time to it.
- Impact of the business manifests itself in quantifiable results and testimonials without any significant negative by-products.
- The entrepreneur is open to sharing with others the tools, approaches and/or techniques that are critical to the adaptation of the initiative.
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