ATHENA Award® Step by Step Guide
Supporting, Honoring and Developing Women Leaders
Complete License Agreement
Return the license agreement and the annual license fee to ATHENA International. This gives your organization permission to use the ATHENA copyrighted materials and protects the quality and integrity of the ATHENA Leadership Award® Program.
Select your ATHENA Liaison
Choose a point person to oversee the ATHENA Leadership Award® Program in your community.
Establish Planning Committee
This group oversees the logistics, publicity, sponsor recruitment and Recipient selections.
Select Event Date
Inform ATHENA International of the date for your ATHENA Leadership Award presentation.
Obtain Local Sponsorship
National underwriters often sponsor local ATHENA Leadership Award events in the communities they serve. While they are always offered the first invitation for local sponsorship, securing additional sponsors is encouraged. Many communities offer multiple sponsorships using tiered levels.
Encourage Local Publicity
Encourage the local sponsor(s) and organizational partners to promote the event in all of their advertising and press releases. Provide written press releases for this purpose.
Call for Nominations
Utilize your community’s resources to reach as many people as possible when seeking nominees for the ATHENA Leadership Award.
Establish Selection Committee
The duty of this group is to review the nominations and through a series of discussions and written ballots determine the award Recipient.
Order ATHENA Sculpture
Order your sculpture once you have selected your Recipient. Engraving is included in your license.
Order Host Committee Gifts Order gifts from the ATHENA Merchandise line for your Recipient and nominees.
Identify Keynote Speaker Arrange for a speaker to deliver an address and congratulate your Recipient.
Presentation Follow-up Send a sample of your program materials to ATHENA International for inclusion in our database. Include nominee, Recipient and event information.
Register for the ATHENA International Leadership Summit Send your Recipient to the annual conference for networking and professional growth opportunities. |
