Global Leadership Awards

Purpose: This award recognizes an exceptional member leader who has exemplified visionary leadership, measurable organizational impact, and strong engagement with members and stakeholders within the HBA community.

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate excellence in the following areas:

• Provides visionary leadership that advances HBA's strategic priorities
• Delivers measurable impact through programs, initiatives, or organizational improvements
• Strengthens member engagement, volunteer leadership or stakeholder relationships
• Champions collaboration, innovation, and inclusive leadership across the HBA network

Eligibility: Open to all Global, Affinity Group, Regional, and Chapter leaders who have served in an HBA volunteer role for two plus years.

Who can nominate: Current member leaders and HBA staff

Purpose: This award recognizes an individual or group who has demonstrated commitment, passion, and a drive for results by developing and successfully launching a new process, product, service, or recognition initiative that positively benefits the HBA, its operations, and/or its financial sustainability.

Criteria: The nominee should demonstrate excellence in the following areas:

• Develops and successfully launches a new process, product, or initiative that benefits the HBA
• Demonstrates creativity, commitment, and a drive for results in brining innovation to life
• Creates measurable financial, operational, or organizational impact for the HBA
• Demonstrates potential for sustained, long-term value and benefit to the association

Eligibility: Open to all Global, Affinity Group, Regional, and Chapter leaders

Who can nominate: Current member leaders and HBA staff

Purpose: This award recognizes a regional council that has demonstrated exceptional performance and achieved measurable success in advancing membership, engagement, financial, operational, or other strategic goals across its region and chapters.

Criteria: Success is measured by demonstrating excellence in the following areas:

• Achieves measurable membership growth and/or retention
• Delivers successful programs and drives strong participation and engagement
• Achieves financial goals or demonstrates measurable financial growth
• Demonstrates strong collaboration, communication, and participation across the region
• Advances the region's visibility through effective marketing or public relations efforts

Eligibility: Open to all regions

Who can nominate: Current member leaders and HBA staff

Purpose: This award recognizes an HBA chapter board that has demonstrated exceptional performance and achieved measurable success in advancing membership, engagement, financial, operational, and/or strategic goals while meeting HBA policies and exceeding the chapter's own expectations. 

Criteria: Success is measured by demonstrating excellence in the following areas:

• Achieves measurable membership growth and/or retention
• Delivers successful programs and drives strong participation and engagement
• Achieves financial goals or demonstrates measurable financial growth
• Demonstrates strong collaboration, communication, and participation across the region
• Advances the chapter's visibility through effective marketing or public relations efforts

Eligibility: Open to all current chapters

Who can nominate: Current regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.

Purpose: This award recognizes a Member Network (formerly known as an Affinity Group) that has demonstrated exceptional performance and achieved measurable success in advancing membership, engagement, financial, operational, and/or strategic goals while meeting HBA policies and exceeding the group's own expectations.  

Criteria: Criteria: Success is measured by demonstrating excellence in the following areas:

• Achieves measurable membership growth and/or retention
• Delivers successful programs and drives strong participation and engagement
• Achieves financial goals or demonstrates measurable financial growth
• Demonstrates strong collaboration, communication, and participation across the region
• Advances the group's visibility through effective marketing or public relations efforts

Eligibility: Open to all current Member Network Groups

Who can nominate: Current Member Network members, regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.

Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent, impactful leadership that advances their region and furthers HBA's mission. 

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate excellence in the following areas:

• Provides effective organizational leadership and contributes to strategic planning
• Collaborates effectively across functions, chapters, and other regional stakeholders
• Contributes to the region's financial success
• Supports chapter initiatives, outreach and helps guide chapter leaders
• Delivers quantifiable impact that support the region's success and HBA's mission 

Eligibility: Open to current regional council leaders (chair, deputy chair, treasurer, functional presidents, and chapter presidents)

Who can nominate: Current member leaders and HBA staff

Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted their chapter and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate excellence in the following areas:

• Provides effective leadership that advances the chapter's goals
• Collaborates effectively across chapter functions and with regional leaders
• Contributes to the chapter's financial success
• Delivers quantifiable impact that support the chapter's success and HBA's mission 
• Supports member leaders and helps the chapter navigate change effectively.

Eligibility: Open to current chapter board leaders (president,vice president, chapter operations director and DALs)

Who can nominate: Current regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff

Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that advances relationships with Corporate Partners, fosters collaboration, and helps further HBA's mission.

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate excellence in the following areas:

• Provides effective leadership that advances corporate relations goals
• Contributes to strategic planning, decision-making, and prioritization
• Collaborates effectively across functions and with chapters and regions
• Understands and contributes to the financial success of the corporate relations function
• Champions positive change and supports member leaders

Eligibility: Open to current Regional Corporate Relations Leaders

Who can nominate: Current regional council leaders and HBA staff.

Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that advances member and member leader engagement, fosters collaboration, and furthers the HBA mission.

Criteria for this award: Nominees should demonstrate excellence in the following areas:

• Provides effective leadership that advances member and volunteer engagement goals
• Contributes to strategic planning, decision-making, and prioritization
• Collaborates effectively across functions and with chapters and regions
• Contributes to the financial success of the functional area
• Delivers quantifiable impact that increases member engagement rates  

Eligibility for this award: Open to all Global, Affinity Group, Regional, Chapter Engagement/Member Experience/Volunteer Experience/Member and Volunteer Engagement Leaders 

Who can nominate: Operating Board leaders responsible for engagement, member and volunteer experience, regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff. 

Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted HBA educational programming and events, fostered collaboration, and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate excellence in the following areas:

• Provides effective leadership that supports education, programming, and events.
• Contributes to strategic planning, decision-making, and prioritization.
• Collaborates effectively across functions and with chapters and regions.
• Contributes to the financial success of programs and events
• Delivers quantifiable impact that supports HBA programming and events

Eligibility: Open to all Global; Regional; Chapter Programming/Educations and Events

Who can nominate: Operating Board Members, regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.

Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated leadership in marketing and communications, elevating HBA's brand and visibility, engaging stakeholders and advancing the HBA's mission.

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate excellence in e following areas:

• Provides strategic marketing and communications leadership that promotes HBA's mission and brand. 
• Develops innovative marketing and communications strategies that drive engagement and impact. 
• Collaborates effectively across functions, chapters, and regions to strengthen organizational outcomes. 
• Uses data and audience insights to inform decisions and optimize results. 
• Delivers measurable results that have enhanced HBA’s visibility, reach, and outcomes

Eligibility: Open to all Global; Affinity Group; Regional; Chapter Marketing and Communication Leaders.

Who can nominate: Regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.

Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in creating, enhancing and delivering meaningful member value, fostering collaboration, and advancing HBA's mission. 

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate excellence in the following areas:

• Leads the development and delivery of innovative programs, services, or experiences that enhance member value. 
• Identifies member needs and translates insights into impactful solutions and offerings. 
• Collaborates effectively across functions, chapters, and regions to strengthen the member experience. 
• Contributes to strategic planning and organizational priorities that increase member engagement and value. 
• Champions innovation and continuous improvement to ensure HBA delivers meaningful and evolving benefits to its members.
  
  Eligibility: Open to all Global; Regional; Member Value Offerings team members
  
  Who can nominate: Operating Board, regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.