As an implementation
partner for The Times of India Social Impact Awards, GuideStar India encourages you to apply for these
awards. Please read the invitation below and the FAQs
section before you apply.- To
apply, you can log in via Twitter, Facebook, itimes, indiatimes or TOI
IDs. If you do not have an account on these, please click “More Login
Options” and select 'Connect with Times of India' and join as a new
member
- If
you have any queries, please write to: socialimpactawards@indiatimes.com
- Last
date for applications: 7th July, 2011. We advise you to apply at
the earliest
- Log in to www.timessocialawards.com and
send in your applications
I N V I T A T I O N
There has been
undoubted progress post India’s independence but it is overshadowed today
by the persistence
of poverty, ignorance and disease among a vast number of our fellow citizens.
While most people will agree with this, they despair at the vastness of the
problems. Some close their eyes and strive only for personal advance. Others
hope that state policies will somehow change the prevailing order. Fortunately
for India, there are wonderful and amazing people and organizations who have
been battling enormous odds and making great personal sacrifices so that the
lives of disadvantaged people are changed for the better. To acknowledge and
honor these unsung heroes of India, The Times of India has decided
to institute ‘The Times of India Social Impact Awards’. This paper, which
has over the past few years launched such initiatives as Teach India, Lead India and Aman ki Asha, believes it has a responsibility
towards this nation, and its people, that goes beyond merely reporting the news
of the day.
The TOI Awards will
help focus greater attention on five critical spheres: education, healthcare, livelihood,
environment and advocacy/empowerment. As we want to credit outstanding contributions
from different sections of society, there will be three awards in each of the
five spheres – a non-governmental organization (NGO); a corporate-backed
organization; and a government body at the state or district level. There will
also be a Lifetime Achievement Award and a Global Impact Award. Widespread and tangible
impact, which has the quality of changing lives forever, is the key criterion
for these awards. The applications for each award will be vetted by an esteemed
panel of jury members and domain experts.
We encourage
organizations like you to send in your application for the awards by logging on
to www.timessocialawards.com. Your support and
participation will serve as an inspiration to the millions who wish to make a
real difference.
The awards will
culminate in a final award ceremony which is scheduled for Sunday, October 2nd 2011.
Best Regards,
Team
Social Impact Awards
