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To celebrate and honour social enterprise in Cumbria, an awards ceremony is to be held at

the Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership (CSEP) Conference on 8th March 2018.

Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership Awards & Conference 2018

Previous award winners

Thursday, 8th March 2018

to be held at:

Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven

Go on … show us why you’re ahead of the rest !

** Completed applications must be received no later than

12 noon on Thursday, 22nd February.

The 4 Categories for the awards are as follows:

1. Social Enterprise of the Year

2. New Social Enterprise of the Year

3. Community Enterprise of the Year

4. Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Nominations for Categories 1-3 can be made either by the social enterprise themselves or by a third party and applications can be submitted for more than one category, if the criteria is met.

Nominations for Category 4 need to be made by someone other than the nominee, either someone from within their organisation or someone who knows of the person’s work, for

example either as a colleague or customer/beneficiary.

(More information on the individual categories is detailed in the following pages.)

CSEP Awards 2018 Criteria for Award Categories & Judging Process

Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership Awards 2018 of 5

CATEGORY 1 : EXISTING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OF THE YEAR

Winner: £750 Runner-up: £250

CRITERIA FOR THIS AWARD:

An established business, trading for 3 years+ - show us why your business is ahead of

all the rest. You should tell us what you have done, where and with whom. For example:

Developed and implemented a strategy that has resulted in a strong brand and

high increases in turnover and profits;

Delivered on your social aims with clear proof to demonstrate this;

Improved your market share;

Worked in a successful partnership;

Obtained a relevant quality mark/quality standard;

Continued a programme of product/service development;

Invested in staff through training and built a successful team;

Impacted positively on the local community through job creation and community

involvement.

NB: Please attach any other supporting evidence i.e. press cuttings,

advertising/promotional material or membership stats, (%) increase in business, etc.

CATEGORY 2 : NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OF THE YEAR



You will have been trading for less than 3 years - show us why your new business

shines out from the rest. You should tell us what you have done where and with whom.

For example, have you done any of the following:

Developed and implemented a strategy which has the potential to result in a

strong brand or successful forecasts on turnover and profits;

Developed a clear monitoring system to provide evidence that you are working

towards delivering on your social aims;

Identified your market and are aiming to take a stake in/improve your market

share;

Policies and standards in place to ensure customer satisfaction;

Plans for working in partnership;

Invested in staff through training and built a successful team;

Positive impact on the local community through job creation and community

involvement.





CATEGORY 3 : COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE OF THE YEAR



You should be community based, owned and managed. You must be able to

demonstrate that you are:

Engaged in the economic, environmental and social regeneration of a defined

area -

setting up/running an mix of services or facilities to meet your community needs.

Independent, self-sufficient or aiming for self sufficiency – achieving or working

towards sustainable change. Also aiming to reduce dependence on grant-aid in the

long term by building up trading operations, contract income or income-earning

asset base.

Community based, owned and managed - community enterprises are driven by

and accountable to their community in various ways. Demonstrate the ways in

which your community enterprise involves local people in your work and

organisation’s goals.

Actively involved in partnerships and alliances between the community,

voluntary, private and public sectors.



CATEGORY 4 : SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Winner: £750 * Runner-up: £250 *


Your need to tell us why this person should win the award and what makes them

special. In particular the contribution they have made either to an individual social

enterprise, community or to the sector as a whole. You should also state in what

capacity you know the nominee.

NB: Please attach any other supporting evidence ie. press cuttings,


* The award prize will be given to the organisation that the winner works for or is involved with

and not the individual.



Please read the following information before completing and returning your application.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Final entries, in the form of an evidenced based report on the Application Form

accompanying this pack, plus supporting evidence must be received on or before

the deadline of 12 noon on Thursday, 22nd

February 2018.

Social enterprises may enter one or more of Categories 1-3 if they meet the criteria,

but a separate application for each award with supporting documents must be sent

for each category entered as extra evidence.

The Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Entries must be submitted as a word or .pdf document and sent via email to

[email protected]

Any entries received after the deadline of 22nd

February 2018 will not be accepted.

Your entry will be acknowledged by e-mail.

The Winner and Runners-up of each category will be announced during the Awards

Ceremony at the CSEP Conference on 8th

March 2018 and will published on the CSEP

website. Under no circumstances will Winners’ details be disclosed before that time.

JUDGING PROCESS

The judging panel will be made up of a cross section of experienced people from

the Social Enterprise sector.

The judges will meet to discuss the entries and collectively decide the winners for

each category.

The judges will consider each entry on presentation and content in relation to

criteria.

The judges may decide that site visits are required to reach a final decision.

The results will be announced at the CSEP Conference on Thursday, 8th March

2018.

Entries must be submitted as a word or .pdf document and sent via email to

[email protected]

no later than12 noon on Thursday, 22nd

February 2018

mailto:[email protected]

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