Lindsay Nash

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Many awards program managers face this question at some point: should we charge an entry fee, or provide free awards entry?It is a deceptively simple question that can have significant effects on submission volume, entrant quality, program revenue and perceived prestige.

An awards program asks a lot of the people who enter it. Months of effort. Careful preparation. The vulnerability of being assessed and compared. The ceremony is your opportunity to honour that investment, to make the recognition feel as significant as the achievement it represents.

At its core, accessibility is about making your awards program open to more people. Awards can be awarded to anyone, so at Award Force, we ensure our software works for everyone.

The choices you make when designing your entry process can shape a first-time entrant’s experience before they even get to the entry form. The moment of first approach can welcome the entrant, provide a warm introduction to your organisation or brand, and set the stage for a pleasant experience.

A judge’s login is only the start. See exactly what they encounter from judging invite to final scoring, and why that experience matters when evaluating judging software.

When it comes to running an awards program across multiple chapters, the management can quickly become operationally overwhelming. The software you use to manage your awards program becomes very, very relevant. It needs to fit your program structure and provide an organisational backbone for your association’s awards, from chapter-level operations to consolidated oversight.