RisingStar
A junior or mid-career corporate social impact professional whose work has created measurable impact without positional authority.
Impact at any level
This award recognizes a purpose-driven professional whose initiative, vision, and hard work deliver measurable social impact inside the company, in the community, or both, proving that meaningful change is attainable at any point in one’s career.
They implement or cultivate an initiative as part of their role, use influence rather than authority to achieve outsized impact, and stay current in the field by bringing data, outcome measurement, and best practices to the table.
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- An early- to mid-career proA junior or mid-career professional in corporate social impact.
- At a major corporationMinimum $300M in annual revenue.
- Leads with influenceAchieves outsized impact without positional authority.
- Delivers measurable impactDrives results inside the company, in the community, or both.
- Members and non-members welcomeThe nominee can be an ACCP member or from a non-member company.
The 2027 timeline
Submit your nomination using the application below.
Nominators will be informed of the status of their submission.
Recipients are announced at the 2027 ACCP Annual Conference in Los Angeles and are expected to attend the ceremony in person.
Make your nomination stand out
The strongest applications tell a clear story, backed by data. Here is what ACCP recommends.
- 01Partner with your nominee
Work together to create a thorough, data-filled nomination.
- 02Tell their story
Think through the nominee’s story and program before you begin, and how you’ll tell it.
- 03Show what goes above and beyond
Explain how this work goes beyond the organization’s day-to-day.
- 04Lead 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.
- 05Send supporting documents
Have more for the judges to consider? Email it to purposeawards@accp.org.
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Other ways to be recognized
Rising Star is one of five Purpose Awards. Three honor individual professionals and two celebrate teams.