2008 Best Letter Award Application

Submitted by august on Wed, 2006-01-18 22:56.

Is your letter or article the best?

Whereas SSA grants assist affiliates with projects that will take place in the future, "Best Awards" are designed to reward groups that have excelled in a particular area.

Best awards cover an entire academic year and will be given at our annual conference in June. Applications for awards are due by May 1st, 2008. The winning group will get $300.00 in addition to the award itself.

This application is for the best letter to the editor or opinion column written by a group member, or an article written about your group.
Criteria include: How prominent was the writing (how many eyeballs did it reach)? Was the topic relevant to secular values? How clear and persuasive was the message? Examples may include: Letters denouncing "intelligent design theory" or explaining the importance of church and state separation, column refuting the notion that secular humanists can not be moral, or an article written about an accomplishment of your group.

There are some basic requirements for all award applicants:

  • Your group must be an affiliate of the SSA.

  • Your group must have a constitution or charter.

  • Unless you are at a parochial school, your group must have official recognition by your school.

  • Your group must have a bank account in your group's name so that we can write the award check to your group.

If you do not meet one or more of these requirements, please tell us and we will be delighted to assist you and work with you.
Name of Organization:
Campus:
Name of Filer:

Contact information for discussing this application:
Street line 1:
Street line 2:
City:
State:
Zip:
Email :
Phone:

Web site of organization:
Date organization was founded:

Constitution - either cut and paste it into the text block, or give us the URL of your constitution on your web site.

The piece:
Either paste the text of the piece here, or the URL if available.

Impact for the piece:
Where and when was it published? What is the readership of that publication? Were there any printed responses to your letter? Did a policy change? Did you get any personal feedback? Did more people come to your group?
Prove you are a human: What is two plus three?

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