Designed to recognize the best in a variety of community management categories, the Community Leadership Awards, recognize outstanding achievements in community and collaboration.
The Community Leadership Awards 2023 were presented on October 5th at Connect Boston.
2023 Community Champion - Allison Brotman, UKG
The “Community Champion” award recognizes an outstanding community stakeholder or executive.
2023 Community MVP - Research Innovations
The “Community MVP” award recognizes individual or team excellence in online community management.
2023 Outstanding Community Launch - Mary Lightfoot, Gallaudet University
This award celebrates and honors a community that experienced a remarkable launch, embodying the joy and excitement of bringing a new community into the world.
2023 Outstanding Community Migration - Udacity
The award recognizes and celebrates a community that demonstrated exceptional resilience and adaptability during a platform migration, successfully transitioning their members to a new home while maintaining engagement and preserving the sense of community.
2023 Outstanding Community Dashboard - AECOM
"Outstanding Community Dashboard" recognizes a community dashboard that exhibits the most impressive and engaging design, sharing metrics and measurements in an impactful way that contributes to the overall narrative of your community program.
2023 Outstanding Community ROI - ESRI
This award recognizes a community that has best demonstrated significant ROI for their business/organization through innovative community management practices.
2023 Outstanding Community Programming - Community Food Navigator
This award honors and celebrates a community that goes above and beyond in delivering outstanding and captivating content, keeping their members engaged and coming back for more.
2023 Outstanding Community Design Element - UKG
Recognizes a design element in an online community program that demonstrates meaningful engagement through thoughtful design.
2023 Outstanding Community Advocacy Program - ESRI
This award recognizes and honors a community that has outstanding member leadership, and the unique programs that foster it.
2023 Community Phoenix - April Uzarski, Microsoft
Between changing budgets, a global pandemic, mass layoffs, and mind boggling new technology the last few years have been unprecedented. The "Community Phoenix" awards a community professional who rose from the ashes, stayed nimble, and leaned into change.
