NCBF Partnership for Success Award Sets You Apart From The Herd

Partnership for Success Awards

NCBF Annual Meeting

 

NCBF Partnership for Success Award honors bar foundation initiatives that make a significant impact in their community on issues for which lawyers are uniquely positioned to lead. An underlying goal of this foundation initiative is to establish new partnership opportunities, or leverage existing ones, through the meaningful involvement and support from an affiliated bar association and other allied members of the legal community.

The winning program is recognized at the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Bar Foundations, including a presentation about the program and its impact.

2025 Dates and Deadlines

Deadline For Nominations: May 30, 2025

Notifications To Recepients: June 9, 2025

How We Choose Our Awardees

Criteria for Partnerships for Success Award

  1. The program must:
    • Align with NCBF Guiding Principles: Reflect and support the core values and principles of the National Conference of Bar Foundations.
    • Demonstrate Significant Impact: Show a measurable and meaningful effect on the justice system or the broader community.
    • Advance Foundation Mission: Promote a foundation mission with substantial backing from the association and/or its members.
    • Engage Community Partners: Collaborate with other stakeholders such as law firms, courts, legal organizations, and foundations involved in law-related programs.
    • Serve as a Model: Provide a replicable framework that other bar associations and/or foundations can adopt.
    • Show Meaningful Association Involvement: Include significant support and participation from the bar association through one or more of the following:
      • A formal joint initiative co-sponsored and co-administered by the association and foundation.
      • An initiative led by the foundation, approved by the association, and involving association members in key roles.
      • An association program funded by the foundation that directly supports the foundation's mission.
      • A foundation initiative or collaboration focused on advancing access to justice, partnering with service providers, courts, or philanthropic organizations.

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