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Guidelines
Who can apply?
- The Dragon Awards celebrate community involvement in Greater London that does not constitute part of the day-to-day work of the company applying. Applications will not be judged to be successful if the projects or work described are judged to form part or an extension of the company’s core activities. For the Community Partners award judges will be looking for a strong relationship that adds value to the community partnership whilst fulfilling the aims of all partners involved.
- Smaller organisations do not have a separate category. They will be judged separately to larger organisations. In all of the categories, where possible two awards to be given – one for a small and the other for a large company. In all circumstances the relative size and resources of the company will be taken into account.
- If you have a community programme, however small, we would encourage you to submit an application. You do not need to have designated staff employed to run your programme.
- Applications are open to companies or public offices throughout Greater London. Organisations that have charitable status are not eligible to apply except for the Community Partners Award. They are able, however, to nominate their corporate partners, although they must discuss the application with the company first. If the nomination were successful, the Award would be given to the company and not the community organisation (except with the Community Partners Award where the community organisation would receive the Award).
- Social Enterprises may be eligible to apply if they are doing community work above and beyond their business objectives. If you think that you may be eligible to apply, please contact us to discuss your application.
- Applications to the Dragon Awards must be submitted into one of the six categories outlined on this website.
- Where two or more businesses are working in partnership on the same project, only one application should be submitted. In the event that the application should win, all parties will receive Awards.
- Applications are encouraged from both companies that work with a number of different schools and/or community partners, and those companies that have chosen one partner to invest significant time and resources into.
- Dragon Awards reward community involvement taking place in London not throughout the UK. Companies are, however, eligible to apply for a Dragon if their national programme has a London element. In this case, the application should reflect that London-based work.
- The Dragon Award judges are looking for Community Involvement programmes that show an exceptional commitment from staff and management. Please be prepared to show how your programme is working on a problem in a particularly new or innovative way, or is making real lasting change.
Guidance Notes
