North Carolina Student Community Health Alliance (NCSCHA)
Community TIEs Awards Program
Technology, Innovation and Evaluation
Made possible by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
Community TIEs Awards Program
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) and NC School Community Health Alliance (NCSCHA) are pleased to announce the Community TIEs Awards Program. The BCBSNC Foundation is working in partnership with NC School Community Health Alliance to recognize achievements by school health centers in the areas of Technology, Innovation and Evaluation.
The goal of this program is to support accessible, affordable, quality health care in school-based and school-linked health centers through advocacy, education and collaboration. The award review committee will recognize three organizations with separate awards of $10,000 to be presented at the NC School Community Health Alliance’s Annual Conference on December 6th and 7th, 2010, at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. For more details, click here.
Eligibility and Award Nomination Process
NC School Community Health Alliance will accept nominations for three (3) unrestricted $10,000 awards available to eligible school-based or school-linked heath centers in North Carolina. To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be a current 2010-2011 paid member of the NC School Community Health Alliance.
- Submit a valid 501(c)(3) letter.
- Be or sponsor a currently operating school-based or school-linked health center in the state of North Carolina at the time of award nomination submission and have been providing services for at least one year. In addition, all projects nominated for an award must have been in place for a minimum of one year, and demonstrate proven results.
- Attend the NC School Community Health Alliance’s Annual Conference on December 6th and 7th, 2010, at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill and be present for the Awards Luncheon on December 7th. For more details, click here.
Organizations are eligible to apply for one $10,000 award. Applicants will compete for awards by submitting the nomination form by email to cparker@ncscha.org no later than 5 pm on October 15, 2010. Nominations may also be submitted by mail or delivery service to the address listed in the header, but must arrive no later than 5 pm on October 15, 2010. Use fax submission only as a last resort and only if document clarity can be maintained. Please click here for Community TIEs awards nomination forms.
Applications must be received by the due date and will be reviewed and rated for thoroughness in completing the nomination form, appropriateness as determined by the award categories described below, and exemplary performance in the chosen category.
The award nominations will be reviewed prior to the conference by a panel including school health center advocates, representatives of BCBSNC Foundation and representatives of NC School Community Health Alliance. The three $10,000 awards will be announced and presented during NC School Community Health Alliance’s Annual Conference on December 6th and 7th, 2010, at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill; attendance is required for all who apply.
Award Categories
Organizations may apply for one $10,000 award in one of the following categories. Please choose your category carefully.
Technology
The technology award will be given to an organization that has shown exemplary performance and results in using technology to:
- improve effectiveness in serving the target population OR
- improve administrative efficiency thus allowing increased resources to be focused on providing services to the community.
Examples may include using online networking tools to recruit new supporters, creating or using online advocacy tools to contact decision-makers, organizational databases, or online trainings.
Innovation
The innovation award will be given to an organization using innovative programming to serve the target population. What new solutions has the organization created to combat old challenges? Think new and different! Focus your application on what you’ve done that hasn’t been tried before. This category traditionally receives the most applications, so consider applying for this category carefully.
Evaluation
The evaluation award will be given to an organization that has demonstrated success in reporting on outcomes of programs or initiatives. This includes setting up a program that sets meaningful and achievable goals, tracks those goals, reports back what happens, and analyzes the program to reveal what worked, what didn’t, and why.
Award Terms and Conditions
It is the intention of the BCBSNC Foundation and NC School Community Health Alliance to reward proven success in the field. Therefore, projects must be in place a minimum of one year and must demonstrate positive results in order to be considered.
Community TIEs awards are completely unrestricted and may be used at the discretion of the winning organizations.