The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado is a non-profit organization created to unify Colorado's sustainability movement by building collaborative networks and communication channels, providing education, advancing public policy initiatives, and demonstrating best practices. The organization was founded on the belief that long-term solutions are best forged by collaborative alliances representing all interests.

Submission Format:

• Creativity counts!
• Submit a short video (60 seconds or less), a poem, a watercolor painting, photographs, narrative or anything that conveys nominee's commitment to sustainability.

Supplemental Materials:

• Name of nominee, organization, phone, email, address and website (if applicable).
• For those doing non-narrative presentations, please provide a 1-2 paragraph description of how nominee has been an exemplary leader and made significant contributions to sustainability.
• Any previous awards or recognition nominee has received.
• Two references for the nominee with current contact information: Name, title, organization, phone, email, and address.

Nominee Selection: A celebrity jury that consists of leaders in the field of sustainability will review submitted nominations and make recommendations to the Gala Committee of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado.

• First round award nominees will be announced via e-mail by September 1, 2008.
• Final award recipients will be announced at the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado's Second Annual Sustainability Gala on October 16, 2008 in Denver, CO.

Awards:

• First round award nominees will receive two tickets to the Sustainability Gala held on October 16, 2008 and be featured in a DVD presentation prepared for the event and distributed to media statewide.
• Final award recipients will receive recognition on the stage and statewide via media, and the annual report and website of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado.

Send all nominations to awards@sustainablecolorado.org, you will receive an e-mail confirmation within 24 hours of the submitted nomination.

The Alliance for Sustainable Coloradois a nonprofit organization created to unify the sustainability movement in Colorado by building collaborative networks among individuals, nonprofit organizations, business, government, and academia. The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado's green office building, the AllianceCenter at 1536 Wynkoop Street near Union Station, is home to 27 nonprofit organizations. To request a tour of the AllianceCenter, contact Emily Andrews at eandrews@sustainablecolorado.org.