Nominators will be asked to provide the following information:

I. Describe the nominee’s history of commitment to conservation.

II. Describe how the nominee has aided in the protection of wildlife or natural resource conservation efforts. Please include specific examples.

III. Describe how the nominee has contributed positively to the Federation.

IV. Describe how the nominee has served as an inspiration to others.

Nominators will be asked to provide the following information:

I. Describe the nominee’s volunteer work, including length of time served.

II. Describe any specific and noteworthy accomplishments during that time that have benefitted the nominee’s community and supported the mission of the affiliate and of the Federation.

III. Describe how the nominee demonstrates the spirit of volunteerism and has served as an inspiration to others.

IV. Describe the nominee’s history of commitment to conservation.

Nominators will be asked to provide the following information:

I. Describe the nominee’s history of commitment to conservation.

II. Describe how the nominee has aided in the protection of wildlife or natural resource conservation efforts. Please include specific examples.

III. Describe how the nominee has contributed positively to the Federation.

IV. Describe how the nominee has served as an inspiration to others.

Nominators will be asked to provide the following information:

I. Describe the nominee’s history of commitment to conservation.

II. Describe how the nominee has aided in the protection of wildlife or natural resource conservation efforts. Please include specific examples.

III. Describe how the nominee has contributed positively to an affiliate organization and to the Federation as a whole.

IV. Describe how the nominee has served as an inspiration to others.

An award is made in each of two categories:

1. A volunteer or staff member from an affiliate organization
2. A staff member of the National Wildlife Federation
   Note: Directors of Conservation Partnerships and the Affiliate Partnerships Team are not eligible.

Nominators will be asked to provide the following information:

I. Describe how the nominee has demonstrated appreciation for the value and power of the NWF-affiliate partnership.

II. Describe how the nominee has contributed to the success of an affiliate organization (or multiple affiliates) and the National Wildlife Federation, as well as contributed to a stronger Federation relationships.

III. Describe the nominee’s efforts to accomplish the shared conservation goals of the Federation, particularly detailing efforts to reach out to organizations other than the nominee’s own.

IV. Describe the way in which the nominee has sought cooperation and collaboration among the Federation.

V. Describe how the nominee has gone above and beyond their normal job responsibilities in pursuit of positive change.

A Tribute to Charlie Shaw
Charlie Shaw’s peers established this award to honor him. It recognizes the spirit of Charlie’s work as an affiliate executive director and later as an NWF staff member. Charlie loved the National Wildlife Federation. In his eyes, the Federation was not simply a partnership or relationship between the National and each affiliate partner. Charlie rightly saw all of us as part of one big family—many of us different, but all working together toward our shared goal of protecting wildlife and habitat.

Charlie was many things to many people. He was a dedicated employee, a teacher, a businessman, an entrepreneur, a skilled fundraiser, a bass fisherman and a friend of wildlife and all people who care about conservation. Most of all, he was a mentor. He coached, shared and led—first as a private businessman, then as executive director of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation and finally as a regional executive for NWF.

Charlie felt strongly about the role that NWF staff and affiliate leaders play in advancing conservation initiatives. He knew that the teamwork and cooperation that result in on-the-ground victories required dedicated individuals, effective affiliate leadership and a commitment to a joint mission.

This tribute reaffirms Charlie’s accomplishments in building strong affiliates—and strong partnerships with affiliates—and the unselfish style of team play he developed and understood was necessary to win the game for wildlife.

Nominators will be asked to provide the following information:

I. Describe how the nominee has contributed to the success of an affiliate organization outside of their own or the spirit of One Federation as a whole, and/or

II. Describe how the nominee has gone above and beyond their normal job responsibilities in service to the Federation model and our work as One Federation, and/or

III. Describe how the nominee has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to partnership, collaboration, and communication amongst their fellow staff or the affiliate network, and/or

IV. Describe how the nominee has shown a sustained and substantial effort over many years in support of their affiliates and the affiliate network