Purpose

To encourage individual activity that will identify and recognize REALTORS® as compassionate, involved, sympathetic community members.

The SDAR Good Neighbor Award is to recognize South Dakota Realtors® for their efforts in community and charitable service in helping to make their communities a better place for all citizens.

Award

The South Dakota Realtors® will present one Good Neighbor Award at the Realtor® Convention of the Dakotas in September. A contribution will be issued to the 501(c)3 organization they are affiliated with for the purpose of this award in the amount of $1,500.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Nominee must be members of SDAR in good standing
2. Nominees should have made a significant impact to a program that improves the livability of a local community. Those activities aren’t limited to real estate or housing issues, and may include such things as crime prevention, youth mentoring, and homelessness prevention.
3. Nominees should have made a significant contribution of personal time, but contributions of money, materials, or other resources will be considered by the judges as well.
4. Nominees will be judged on level of personal contribution, impact of personal contribution, 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 within your company 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) absolutely 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 between January and December of each year, but judges 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 involvement through published reports and/or testimonials from the organization they served or the people they helped.
8. This award is intended to recognize individuals, not associations or companies. If an individual within your association or company 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) cannot be separated, they can enter as a pair and their entry will be considered as one.

Deadline

Applications are due no later than three weeks in advance of the 1st quarterly business meetings scheduled date. Date changes yearly.

Recipients will be announced at the annual meeting and be recognized at the Installation and Awards Banquet during the Convention of the Dakotas in September.

Application

SD REALTORS® Good Neighbor Award Winners