High Impact Small Team

Purpose Awards · Team of Three or Fewer

High-ImpactSmall Team

A small corporate social impact team that delivers outsized results relative to its size and resources.

June 42027 Deadline
$300M+Min. revenue
1–3Team members
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About the award

Small team, outsized impact

This award recognizes a small corporate social impact team whose creativity, efficiency, and strategic focus deliver strong business and social impact, often while managing broad portfolios, scaling new programs, or advancing ambitious goals with limited capacity.

Rather than a single initiative, it celebrates how the team operates overall: how they prioritize, collaborate through partnerships and cross-functional work, and stay resilient and adaptable in the face of competing demands.

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Who qualifies
  • A team of three or fewerA small corporate social impact team.
  • At a major corporationMinimum $300M in annual revenue.
  • Does more with lessStrong business and social impact despite constrained resources.
  • Built to scaleInnovative approaches to scaling programs or managing complexity.
  • Members and non-members welcomeApplicants are not required to be current ACCP members.
Key dates

The 2027 timeline

NowNominations open
June 4, 2027
4
Step 1 · Nominations close

Submit your nomination using the application below.

July 2027
Step 2 · Status update

Nominators will be informed of the status of their submission.

September 2027
Step 3 · Recognition
Los Angeles

Recipients are announced at the 2027 ACCP Annual Conference in Los Angeles and are expected to attend the ceremony in person.

Before you start

Make your nomination stand out

The strongest applications tell a clear story, backed by data. Here is what ACCP recommends.

  1. 01
    Partner with your nominee

    Work together to create a thorough, data-filled nomination.

  2. 02
    Tell their story

    Think through the nominee’s story and program before you begin, and how you’ll tell it.

  3. 03
    Show what goes above and beyond

    Explain how this work goes beyond the organization’s day-to-day.

  4. 04
    Lead with measurable outcomes

    Impact is hard to judge without numbers. Highlight the individual’s contributions and outcomes rather than the whole team’s, where possible.

  5. 05
    Send supporting documents

    Have more for the judges to consider? Email it to purposeawards@accp.org.

Past honorees

The Inaugural Honoree

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Humana Foundation
2026
Humana Foundation
2027 award application

Nominate a High-Impact Small Team

Know a small team punching above its weight? Tell us about them.

By submitting this application, you grant ACCP permission to use the information shared to create copy to announce and highlight the award recipient. The recipient will be highlighted and recognized at the ACCP Conference in September and in ACCP communications, including, but not limited to, the ACCP website, ACCP social media, and email communications.

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Nominator Information

Nominee Information

Please list names and emails for all team members

Application Questions

Question 1
Describe your team's overall scope of work and responsibilities, including the geographic footprint of CSR efforts, the size of the business (revenue and number of employees). How does your team operate given its size?
~150–200 words
Question 2
What strategies does your team use to maximize impact with limited resources?
e.g., prioritization, partnerships, use of data, leveraging employees
~100 words
Question 3
Share an example of how your team scaled a program, initiative, or strategy beyond what might typically be expected for a team of your size.
~100 words
Question 4
How does your team collaborate across the organization to extend your reach and influence?
~100 words
Question 5
Describe how your team demonstrates creativity, efficiency, or innovation in your approach.
~100 words
Question 6
What business and social impact results has your team achieved overall?
~100 words
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High-Impact Small Team is one of five Purpose Awards. Three honor individual professionals and two celebrate teams.

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