Connect Award
Sponsored by
Vision Foundation
The Connect Award
is an opportunity to share how you have transformed your services to connect
with blind and partially sighted people in new and innovative ways. This
may be through working with others to implement an initiative or service that
has strengthened or created new, on the ground local provision for blind and
partially sighted people.
This could be an
example of where you have worked successfully with another member, your local
authority, a statutory or other provider or with a national sight loss
organisation.
It could also be
that you have transformed the way you connect with blind and partially sighted
people in other ways such as through digitalisation. We want to hear
about your innovative transformations and the positive impact on your communities.
Eligibility:
This award is for:
- Visionary member organisations; and
- National partner organisations where the national partners have worked
in partnership to improve local service provision.
Visionary Members
and Partners can nominate others for this award.
Develop
Award
Sponsored by Meet
up Call
The Develop Award
is an opportunity to celebrate the service developments of your organisation or
those of another Visionary member. Nominations are invited from or for
organisations which have developed or created new services or initiatives which
have benefited blind and partially sighted people locally. This could
include working in partnership with other organisations to deliver a new
service, creating a new service to meet change in demand post-pandemic or maybe
you have developed your physical environment to enhance the benefits to blind
and partially sighted people. We want to hear about innovative and
creative examples that will motivate others.
Eligibility:
This award is for Visionary member
organisations only.
Visionary Members
and Partners can nominate others for this award.
Share
Award
Sponsored by Guide Dogs UK
The Share
Award offers an opportunity to recognise members across the Visionary Network
who have supported and encouraged other members to future proof their
organisations through sharing their knowledge, time, expertise and energy.
Through this
award we want to recognise this and invite nominations from or for member
organisations who have been open and generous; sharing knowledge, challenges,
their staff, and practical information and examples of what has worked for
them.
Eligibility:
This award is for Visionary
member organisations only.
Visionary
Members and Partners can nominate others for this award.
Inspire
Award
Sponsored by
Specsavers
New for 2022, the
Inspire Award is a broad category that is open to applications from
organisations which have forged ahead with new ways of working or trailblazed
new ideas and initiatives. We invite nominations that demonstrate how you have
inspired other members or partners, inspired change or inspired action.
This award
exemplifies our future proof theme and seeks to give members the opportunity to
showcase ways of future-proofing eye health services, income, your charity’s
services or creating new opportunities for blind and partially sighted
people. You could be making headway in eye health and prevention of sight
loss, or you may be collaborating to address and capitalise on emerging
health and social care priorities and policies.
Eligibility:
This award is for:
- Visionary member
organisations; and
- National partner
organisations where working in partnership to improve local service provision.
Visionary Members
and Partners can nominate others for this award.
National Partner Award
Our National
Partner Award is an opportunity to showcase the Visionary National Partners who
have demonstrated a commitment to making a difference to blind and partially
sighted people locally. It may be an example of a national or more locally
focused campaign, project or initiative that has had a positive impact on the
lives of blind and partially sighted people, facilitated additional support or
has made a significant difference to a local organisation.
Eligibility:
This award is open to any
organisations with a UK-wide remit which is a Visionary National Partner.
National
partners can nominate themselves, and nominations are also welcome from
Visionary members wishing to highlight positive work by national organisations
in their local areas.
If you would like to discuss
your nomination with us, please email visionary@visionary.org.uk and a member
of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.