The CLASSY Awards recognizes the greatest champions of social progress.

The yearlong initiative identifies social impact using a comprehensive application and evaluation process, culminating in a weekend celebration that attracts the top leaders of the social sector.

Why the CLASSYs are Important

• Our global social landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and bold solutions are needed to address new and existing challenges.
• With the insight and participation of experts and institutions, the CLASSY Awards process introduces a new methodology for measuring social impact across causes at a global scale.
• This methodology provides insight into the program strategies, outputs, outcomes and growth of these bold solutions relative to the problem being addressed.
• Public availability of this information creates a data-driven environment that ultimately enables intelligent funding and support.
• This environment is critical for the Leadership Council to determine the winners of the CLASSY Awards, the greatest champions of social progress.

CLASSY Award Nominees

• CLASSY Awards nominees strive for monumental change, not incremental improvements.
• They are big thinkers and bold leaders.
• They understand the complexities and changing dynamics of our most significant social challenges.
• They are problem solvers, introducing creative new solutions and technologies.
• They are goal-oriented. They leverage best practices and research to guide their strategies.
• They are data-driven and metrics-focused. They take risks, embrace failure, and have built a culture of learning throughout their organization.
• Above all, CLASSY Awards nominees are the most significant catalysts for social progress.

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