2021 Minnesota Realtor® Good Neighbor Award Application

Deadline: June 30, 2021

The 2021 Good Neighbor Award will recognize a Realtor® member who makes a positive impact on their community through their volunteer involvement with an organization. This annual award seeks to highlight the individual(s) within the real estate community who give so much of their time and talents to organizations that seek to improve the lives of those living in our great state of Minnesota.

We are asking you to nominate yourself or someone you know for this award. The recipient will receive a $1,000 one-time award to the 501(c)3 non-profit with which the Minnesota Good Neighbor is involved.

Nominations will be accepted until June 30, 2021 and the recipient will be announced at the UNITE State Convention in October in St. Cloud!

PLEASE NOTE: You are able to start this application and go back to it at a later date from the same computer/web browser.

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* 1. Nominee's Contact Information:

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Local REALTOR Association:

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* 3. Designated Broker & Phone Number:

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* 4. NRDS Number:

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* 5. If you are completing this application and you're NOT the nominee, please also provide the following information:

Name:

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* 6. Company/Charity:

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* 7. Address:

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* 8. Phone:

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* 9. Email:

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* 10. How do you know the nominee?

Community Program(s) Served
(This organization will receive the grant money if you are selected as a Good Neighbor Award recipient. It must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit. If there is more than one organization, please attach an additional sheet.)

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* 11. Organization Name

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* 12. Address

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* 13. Phone

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* 14. Email

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* 15. Website

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* 16. Is this organization a 501(c)3?

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* 17. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

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* 18. Nature of the community work the nominee performed (brief description of the organization's mission and the candidate's contribution)

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* 19. How long has the nominee been volunteering with THIS organization?

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* 20. Briefly describe the results of the nominee's volunteer work

Who may we contact at the nonprofit to verify the nominee's involvement?

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* 21. Address

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Personal Contribution
(Nominees should have made a significant contribution of personal time; however, contribution of money, in kind donations, or other resources will be considered by the panel of evaluators.)
IMPORTANT NOTE: This information is required. Although you may not keep exact records of your contribution, we must have your best estimate in order to evaluate the entry.

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* 22. Upaid hours the nominee personally contributed to this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020. (approx. 12 months)

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* 23. Volunteer hours the nominee personally recruited from others to work for this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020 (approx. 12 months)

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* 24. Dollars, in kind donations or resources other than time the nominee personally contributed to this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020 (approx. 12 months)?

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* 25. Dollars (amount) the nominee personally raised for this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020
(approx. 12 months)?

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* 26. Number of people served by the nominee's volunteer work (approx.)?

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* 27. Is the nominee compensated for any portion of the community service work described in this application?

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* 28. Does the nominee perform the community service as part of his or her duties as an employee or corporate officer of a real estate company? (If yes, please explain)

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* 29. ESSAY Explanation of Contribution (Required)
In no more than 500 words, describe how the nominee's efforts have made the community a better place to live. (Please attach the file)

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* 30. Verification of Involvement (Required)
Please attach published reports or testimonials from the organization or individuals served that document the nominee's activities. These documents should attest to the individual involvement of the nominee. Please highlight the nominee's name in documents where it is not immediately evident.

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* 31. Nominee has been a REALTOR since (year)

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* 32. I certify that to the best of my knowledge, all of the information provided is true and accurate.
(Type your full name)

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* 33. I am the nominee

Yes

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* 34. Who should we notify about the Good Neighbor Award results?

Name

Company/Charity

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Send essay and any other materials to Carrie Andersen at Minnesota REALTORS at candersen@mnrealtor.com by
June 30, 2021.

1. Nominees must be members of NAR, Minnesota REALTORS and their local association of REALTORS.
2. Nominees should have contributed to a program that improves the livability of a community. Those activites aren't limited to real estate or housing issues.
3. Nominees should have made a significant contribution of personal time; however, contributions of money, in kind donations, or other resources will be considered by the panel of evaluators as well.
4. Nominees will be evaluated on level of personal contribution, impact of personal contriubtion, broadness of impact, and the project's suitability as a role model for other REALTORS.
5. The award is intended to recognize individual contributions, not association-or-company-wide efforts. However, if an individual can be singled out as instrumental to the success of a group effort, he or she is eligible. If the achievements of two people (such as a married couple or co-founders of an organization) abosolutely cannot be separated, they can enter as a pair and their entry will be considered as one.
6. Some portion of the nominee's community work must have taken place during the time period indicated, the panel of evaluators will also consider ongoing efforts outside that time frame that demonstrate a depth of commitment.
7. Nominees should be able to document the results of their individual involvement through published reports and/or testimonials from the organization they served or the people they helped.
8. Nomination must be accompanied by a completed entry form to be considered.
9. REALTORS may nominate themselves or may be nominated by someone else, such as another NAR member, a state or local association, or the community organization they served.
10. Grant awards will only be issued to a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Finalists will be announced in October 2021.

Questions? Please contact Carrie Andersen at candersen@mnrealtor.com

Note: Any information that is accompanied with this application will not be returned to the nominee or nominator.
If you are nominating someone for the award, please consider working directly with them to fill out the application.

2021 Minnesota Realtor® Good Neighbor Award Application

Deadline: June 30, 2021

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* 1. Nominee's Contact Information:

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* 2. Local REALTOR Association:

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* 3. Designated Broker & Phone Number:

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* 4. NRDS Number:

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* 5. If you are completing this application and you're NOT the nominee, please also provide the following information:Name:

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* 6. Company/Charity:

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* 7. Address:

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* 8. Phone:

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* 9. Email:

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* 10. How do you know the nominee?

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* 11. Organization Name

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* 12. Address

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* 13. Phone

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* 14. Email

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* 15. Website

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* 16. Is this organization a 501(c)3?

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* 17. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

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* 18. Nature of the community work the nominee performed (brief description of the organization's mission and the candidate's contribution)

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* 19. How long has the nominee been volunteering with THIS organization?

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* 20. Briefly describe the results of the nominee's volunteer work

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* 21. Address

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* 22. Upaid hours the nominee personally contributed to this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020. (approx. 12 months)

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* 23. Volunteer hours the nominee personally recruited from others to work for this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020 (approx. 12 months)

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* 24. Dollars, in kind donations or resources other than time the nominee personally contributed to this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020 (approx. 12 months)?

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* 25. Dollars (amount) the nominee personally raised for this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020(approx. 12 months)?

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* 26. Number of people served by the nominee's volunteer work (approx.)?

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* 27. Is the nominee compensated for any portion of the community service work described in this application?

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* 28. Does the nominee perform the community service as part of his or her duties as an employee or corporate officer of a real estate company? (If yes, please explain)

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* 29. ***ESSAY Explanation of Contribution*** (Required)In no more than 500 words, describe how the nominee's efforts have made the community a better place to live. (Please attach the file)

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* 31. Nominee has been a REALTOR since (year)

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* 32. I certify that to the best of my knowledge, all of the information provided is true and accurate.(Type your full name)

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* 33. I am the nominee

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* 34. Who should we notify about the Good Neighbor Award results?

* 5. If you are completing this application and you're NOT the nominee, please also provide the following information:

Name:

* 25. Dollars (amount) the nominee personally raised for this organization from January 1 - December 31, 2020
(approx. 12 months)?

* 29. ESSAY Explanation of Contribution (Required)
In no more than 500 words, describe how the nominee's efforts have made the community a better place to live. (Please attach the file)

* 32. I certify that to the best of my knowledge, all of the information provided is true and accurate.
(Type your full name)