Digital Excellence Award


Recognizes an association for visionary innovation in use of digital technology to advance its mission. Trade, Donor and Professional Associations and Non-Profit Organizations and CVBs are automatically nominated for this award. 

Criteria for Assessment:

The association will have a media plan in place that is updated as technology changes and opportunities arise.

The association must demonstrate website excellence as evaluated on characteristics such as immediacy of overview, timeliness of content, aesthetics, consistency, ease of navigation, internal search capabilities, opportunities for online engagement that invite members to collaborate and contribute, and integration with its other social media.

The association must have a solid social media presence (i.e., Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) to post timely, engaging messages that attracts a substantial number of “likes” and/or interaction.

The association has mobile apps featuring on-demand downloads and capabilities for members, supporters and stakeholders to engage the organization with immediacy; provide a hub for subject matter experts to provide educational blogs, podcasts, and videos; and electronically publishes articles and commentary to enhance its presence and market membership, fund development and events.

Past Recipients:

2020

SOCIETY:

St. George’s Society - https://www.stgeorgessociety.org/

 

2019

TRADE:

interactive Advertising Bureau  - https://www.iab.com

DONOR:

Association of Junior Leagues International  - https://www.ajli.org

CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU:

Tourism Vancouver - https://www.tourismvancouver.com

 

2018

TRADE:

Video Advertising Bureau (VAB)  - http://thevab.com

DONOR:

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - https://lls.org

PROFESSIONAL:

Modern Language Association - http://www.mla.org

 

2017

TRADE:

American Pet Products Association  - http://www.americanpetproducts.org

DONOR:

Friends of Hudson River Park - https://www.hudsonriverpark.org

PROFESSIONAL:

New York State Funeral Directors Association - http://www.nysfda.org

CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU:

Discover Long Island - http://www.discoverlongisland.com

 

2016

TRADE:

US Council For International Business  - http://www.uscib.org

DONOR:

SHARE - http://www.sharecancersupport.org

DONOR:

Guide Dog Foundation & America's VetDogs - http://www.vetdogs.org

PROFESSIONAL:

American Institute of Chemical Engineers - http://www.aiche.org

CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU:

Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau - http://www.sunny.org

 

2015

TRADE:

Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau  - http://www.discoverphl.com

DONOR:

National Medical Fellowships - http://www.nmfonline.org

PROFESSIONAL:

American Guild of Organists - http://www.agohq.org

 

2014

TRADE:

American Chemistry Council  - www.americanchemistry.org

DONOR:

Girl Scouts of the USA - www.girlscouts.org

PROFESSIONAL:

American Group Psychotherapy Association - www.agpa.org

 

2013

TRADE:

International Council of Shopping Centers  - www.icsc.org

DONOR:

American Cancer Society - www.cancer.org

PROFESSIONAL:

American Association of Advertising Agencies - www.aaaa.org

 

2012

TRADE:

The Toy Industry Association  - www.toyassociation.org

DONOR:

American Heart Association. - www.heart.org

PROFESSIONAL:

Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies - www.abct.org

 

2011

TRADE:

Long Island Convention & visitors Bureau - www.discoverlongisland.com

DONOR:

Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind, Inc. - www.guidedog.org

PROFESSIONAL:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers - www.asme.org

 

2010

TRADE:

Risk and Insurance Management Society - www.rims.org

DONOR:

American for the Arts - www.americansforthearts.org

PROFESSIONAL:

Public Relations Society of America - www.prsa.org

 

2009

TRADE:

www.uscib.org

DONOR:

www.usonyc.org

PROFESSIONAL:

www.ies.org

 

2008

TRADE:

www.shirtsandties.org

DONOR:

www.alzfdn.org

PROFESSIONAL:

www.nln.org

 

2007

1st Place

92nd Street Y

2nd Place

United States Tennis Association

3rd Place

New York Academy of Medicine

 

2006

1st Place

The Fashion Institute of Technology

2nd Place

Wildlife Conservation Society

3rd Place

Hadassah The Women's Zionists Organization of America

 

2005

1st Place

New York Botanical Gardens

2nd Place

American Montessori Society

3rd Place

Craft and Hobby Association

 

2004

1st Place

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

2nd Place

92nd Street Y

3rd Place

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

 

2003

1st Place

American National Standards Institute

2nd Place

The Museum of Modern Art

3rd Place

Building Owners & Managers Association of New York

 

2002

1st Place

Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation

2nd Place

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund

3rd Place

Engender Health

 

2001

1st Place

Magazine Publishers of America

2nd Place

Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau

3rd Place

Worldwide Organization for Movement Disorders

 

2000

1st Place

American Heart Association

2nd Place

International Council of Shopping Centers

3rd Place

Home Sewing Association

 

1999

1st Place

American Association of Retired Persons

2nd Place

Practising Law Institute

3rd Place

American Society of Association Executives