Frequently Asked Questions

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Give Back - Getting Involved with ATHENA International

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    • Become an ATHENA Certified Facilitator

    • Introduce ATHENA offerings to your local chamber of commerce, company, organization, or school system

    • Interested in being a potential speaker or panelist? Reach out to us.

Member Information

  • As an ATHENA Leadership Program alum, you receive membership at no charge for the first year, beginning on your program start date. This includes access to the ATHENA Alumni networwork, members-only virtual and off-line events, and special program discounts. After the first year, you will receive special program alumnus discounts.

  • You will be provided with a discount code when signing up for an event. Be sure to watch your email to receive the discount code.

  • Resources offered include, but are not limited to, recommendations for articles, curated videos, book suggestions, podcasts, movies, etc. – all focused and organized by each ATHENA Principle.

  • If you have resources you would like to recommend for review, please email the resource to ATHENA International, along with which principle you believe it would fit well and a short description.

  • If you would like to recommend a topic or a speaker, please email your suggestion along with relevant information and a short description to ATHENA International.

  • You will receive an email with an invite for events from ATHENA International. Please be sure communications@athenainternational.org is not routing to your Junk Folder or SPAM. Additionally, you can view the ATHENA Events Calendar.

  • We are so happy to have you join us in various ways! Your current membership will continue until the end date (either at the end of your current annual or monthly subscription). Then, at that time, ATHENA International will extend your account access for one-year at no additional cost to you.

ATHENA Leadership Institute

  • ATHENA International can customize the leadership programs and offerings to meet your company’s specific needs. Please email coordinator@athenainternational.org to learn more. We would love to partner with you!

  • You must first complete the ATHENA Leadership Program before you are eligible for ATHENA Certified Facilitator Training. CLICK HERE to register for an upcoming training , or CLICK HERE to learn more about Certified Facilitator training program, qualifications, and requirements.

  • To join one of ATHENA’s Leadership Programs, view our upcoming open sessions here

  • You will be eligible to facilitate any of our content in your local community, your school, organization, corporation, or consulting/coaching business.

  • ATHENA International facilitates theses programs virtually. Contact us at coordinator@athenainternational.org for pricing. If you wish to self-facilitate any of ATHENA’s leadership programs at your university or school, you must first complete the Being ATHENA Leadership Program and then get certified as an ATHENA Certified Facilitator.

  • For any customer service needs regarding all ALI programs please email us at coordinator@athenainternational.org

  • For a complete description of what’s ncluded, please visit ATHENA Leadership Institute and it’s subsequent program pages.

  • Log in to your ATHENA member portal.

    For connecting and sending messages to everyone within ATHENA’s member portal: Click on “My Feed” type up your message and click “Post”

    ATHENA reserves the right to delete posts deemed inappropriate for our platform.

    For connecting within your private groups: Click “Groups” Find your group and click into it. Type your message and click “Post”

    For private messaging within the ATHENA member portal: Click “Messages” type the name of individual/s you wish to send a private message to, draft your message and click send.

  • Most of our free webinars, workshops and trainings are reserved for our ATHENA Leadership Program Alumni. If we are offering workshops to the public, they will be listed on our calendar of events. Click here to access.

  • If you have met all the attendance requirements and completed the post-program survey, you can expect your certificate within 7-10 business days. If you don’t please contact us at coordinator@athenainternational.org

  • Once you have clicked into your private group, look for the “Pages” click that, you will see all your materials to download. Be sure to save, your content to your computer. Once downloaded be sure to save your new content each time you input new data.

  • You will receive a confirmation email immediately following registration. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please check your junk or spam folders before contacting us a coordinator@athenainternational.org

ATHENA Community Award Events

  • • Simply review, sign and return the ATHENA Award subscription and fee.

    • You will receive a handbook, complete with guidelines and winning strategies to implementing the ATHENA Award in your community.

    In order to avoid the $200 rush fee and ensure you receive your award on time for your event please following following requirements:

    • Global/National Award submissions must be made to ATHENA International for approval - 1 year prior to intended event date.

    • Local ATHENA Award orders must be submitted at least 8 weeks prior to your event date.

    • Young Professional and Organizational Award orders must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to your event date.

    Please note that award orders will not be processed without receipt of Award Community payment.

  • • You are encouraged to work closely with your nominee to complete their nomination.

    • Nominations for the ATHENA Leadership Award must be submitted using this nomination form and format: Link to Nomination Form

    • You may include supporting documents (articles, testimonials, etc) with your completed nomination form.

    • Nominations must be submitted to the ATHENA International Board for a vote at least 8 months prior to your event. Submit nominations to: communications@athenainternational org

  • 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. Before you begin, contact our office for more information about an ATHENA Award License.

    Select your ATHENA Liaison: Choose a point person to oversee the ATHENA Leadership Award 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 private, written ballots determine the award recipient.

    Order ATHENA Sculpture: Order your sculpture once you have selected your recipient. A sculpture order form will be sent to you upon receipt of your license and payment. Engraving is included in your license.

    Order Committee/Nominee Gifts: Order gifts from the ATHENA Merchandise line for your recipient and nominees. Fresh flowers are also suggested for the day of the event.

    Identify Keynote Speaker: Arrange for a speaker to deliver an address and congratulate your recipient. This could also be a sponsor benefit to present the award. Some communities ask the recipient or previous year’s recipient to speak as well.

    Presentation Follow-up: Submit recipient information to ATHENA International for inclusion in our database. Send any program articles, pictures or press releases for inclusion in our monthly online newsletter.

  • Some host organizations ask their sponsor(s) to underwrite only the cost of the sculpture, while others create a menu of opportunities that brings multiple sponsors and enough financial support to fully fund their event. The sponsors’ level of participation determines how much they receive in return. Recruit sponsors by offering:

    • A seat on the ATHENA Award and/or Event Selection Committee.

    • Opportunity to present the award.

    • Visual presence in all printed materials, including event signage and banner

    • Special recognition in the event invitation and program.

    • Complimentary event tickets with corporate table opportunity.

    • Press release recognizing the sponsor in a local newspaper.

    • Special mention and recognition on the host organization’s website.

    Whether the event is large or small, the opportunities to attract sponsors are limitless. The ATHENA Award offers built-in flexibility that we encourage you to use to your advantage. Feel free to use content from The ATHENA Award Events page when soliciting sponsorships.