Meet an Anthem Judge: Aisha Alexander-Young, CEO, Giving Gap.
The Anthem Awards is highlighting their newest jurors. Learn more about Alexander-Young’s work to fund Black-founded nonprofits.
When you enter The Anthem Awards, the new initiative honoring purpose & mission-driven work, your projects are reviewed by social impact leaders from around the world: members in the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS). For the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards, they’ve welcomed more than 100 new judges into the Academy, to better recognize work entered in this year’s program. Throughout the season, The Anthem Awards will be highlighting new jurors and their work. First up is Aisha Alexander-Young, the CEO of Giving Gap. The organization exists to advance racial equity in giving and fund Black-founded nonprofits, which are most likely to be grounded in the needs of Black communities. Read their profile on Alexander-Young to learn more about her work with Giving Gap, why she considers herself a “context creator,” and the grassroots efforts that have recently inspired her!
New to The Anthem Awards’ Academy isNicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, where he runs the multi-platform publisher that has been covering news, politics, culture, technology, health and more since 1857. Thompson is well-suited to review journalism and impact-driven storytelling entered in The Anthem Awards. Read more about him to learn what Thompson hopes to see in this year’s entries, and more.
If you are making social impact work, enter it into the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards! To better honor purpose and mission-driven work that is reaching new audiences, The Anthem Awards has new Awareness & Media categories for Podcast or Audio, News & Journalism, and Digital & Innovative Experiences. Plus there are new honors for Team & Workplace Initiatives, including Hiring Initiative, Learning & Development and more. Enter before the Early Entry Deadline on Friday, July 29th!
The Inaugural Anthem Awards Conference was a first-of-its-kind conference bringing together over 50 social impact leaders and activists from the non-profit, business, entertainment, sports and advertising industries on one stage to share their efforts to make an impact on society. Rewatch all of the Impact Stories and Fireside Chats from the conference, featuring winners like Monica Lewinski, National Geographic, Bombas and more.
