2024 FOR-PURPOSE LEADERSHIP AWARDS
PRESENTING PARTNER


The For-Purpose Leadership Awards shine a light on organisations, teams and individuals who have demonstrated excellence and courage in their leadership. Recognising outstanding leadership encourages best practice, builds capabilities and leads to organisational growth.

Join us in supporting and recognising the outstanding leaders of the many charities and not-for-profits that deliver on fundamental societal needs and enhance social cohesion.

Award categories

There are eight award categories in 2024, totalling ten awards in all. Click on each category to discover more about the entry criteria.

Outstanding Leader*
Outstanding Emerging Leader*
Outstanding Leadership in Talent Growth
Outstanding Education Provider
Outstanding Scholar
Outstanding Leadership in
Wellbeing Governance
Outstanding Service to Sector Governance
Outstanding Leadership in Philanthropy

*There will be two awards in these categories for leaders currently working with organisations and/or organisations with annual revenue of over $3 million, and under $3 million.

2024 Winner prizes

  • All category winners will receive a complimentary place on a 2-day face-to-face or 3-week virtual AGSM short course at UNSW Business School up to the value of $3,850. The AGSM Client Engagement team will assist the winners to identify the course most relevant to their development. All courses earn credit towards the AGSM Certificate of Executive Management and Development which, in turn, carries course credit into the AGSM MBA and Graduate Certificates.

2024 Key dates

DateTimeline
Thursday, 9 November 20232024 For-Purpose Leadership Awards Launch
Monday 19 February 2024Award Entries Open: 9.00 am AEDT
Friday 19 April 2024Award Entries Close: 11.59 pm AEST
Wednesday 15 May 2024Finalists announced via Press Release
Wednesday 12 June 20242024 For-Purpose Leadership Awards Event
& Winners announced- Sydney.


How to enter

Applicants will be required to complete information through the awards platform including a response to several questions in relation to their award category and a statement. Entry forms require verification by their CEO/Chair or Senior Manager.

  • The cost of entering the awards is $50 (inc GST) per entry.
  • All award entries must be self-nominated.

Resources for entrants

Become an award partner in 2024

If you would like to sponsor an award category in 2024 and join us in supporting and recognising the outstanding leaders of the many Australian charities and not-for-profits please get in touch with Louisa Graham [email protected].

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