Workday Community Impact Awards
Calling All Dublin-Based Charities in Ireland!
Does your organisation have a project that will benefit communities in Dublin? Workday is offering sponsorship of €10,000, €5,000, and €3,000 to support three innovative social initiatives. Whether your work is already underway or you’re planning a new project, we want to help you enrich our local communities and the lives of those living in them.
About the Awards
We are seeking applications from charities in Dublin who can showcase inspiring and innovative projects and initiatives that will foster social impact and seek to address issues and challenges facing their communities.
At Workday, we are proud of our strong culture that embraces our core values, and invite charities to identify where their projects align with one or more of these core values.
*Award winners may be asked to participate in brand amplification and promotional opportunities, which will be subject to final agreement between each winner and Workday. See full Terms and Conditions.
The awards consist of 3 cash prizes:
€10,000
First Place
€5,000
Second Place
€3,000
Third Place
Who Can Enter?
To apply to the Workday Community Impact Awards 2024, you must be listed on the Register of Charities in Ireland and have a Registered Charity Number (RCN).
Information to supply:
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Your contact person
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Your organisation
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Organisational profile
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Your entry
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Supporting materials
*Please provide details of a social initiative or project and demonstrate how it will directly benefit a community in the Dublin area. See full Terms and Conditions.
How to Submit Your Entry
Workday will handle your personal information in accordance with Workday’s Privacy Statement. The contact email and phone number you provide will only be used to communicate with you about the awards.
Entries must be submitted in English within the submission period: 9 a.m. GMT on 20th May 2024 to 6 p.m. GMT on 26th July 2024.
Judges
The judging panel for the Workday Community Impact Awards is composed of:
Helena Fitzgerald
Head of Societal Engagement
Technological University Dublin
Brian Montgomery
Senior Director, Finance
Workday
Carrie Varoquiers
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Workday
Judges will be assessing submissions based on the following criteria:
Innovation/insight
Describe the key social issues addressed by your project and what makes your approach novel or innovative (for example, the process or technology you’re using).
Social benefit
Focus on the intended benefit(s) and value of the project, describing the positive impact your project will have on the wellbeing and development of local communities. For example, tell us if your project will improve quality of life, create jobs, improve social cohesion, or benefit the local environment.
Learnings/needs
Provide details of either the demonstrated learnings from past or current projects that will help you drive impact, or the reach of your project template (for instance, how it will translate for use in other areas or by other organisations).
Alignment with Workday’s values
Workday’s core values are: employees, customer service, integrity, innovation, fun, profitability. Demonstrate how the values and approach of your project align with Workday’s core values.
*Workday may seek additional information or clarification as part of the judging process. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony which will take place on October 9th 2024 between 10-1pm at The Light House Cinema Dublin 7 for selected finalists. Terms and Conditions apply.
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WHY ATTEND
What guests have to say.
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Capture the voice of your employees.
“Workday gives managers more insight into their teams to make better decisions and to plan ahead.”
Capture the voice of your employees.
“Workday gives managers more insight into their teams to make better decisions and to plan ahead.”
Capture the voice of your employees.
“Workday gives managers more insight into their teams to make better decisions and to plan ahead.”
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise solutions for finance and human resources, helping customers to adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday’s applications are built with artificial intelligence and machine learning at the core to help organisations around the world embrace the future of work.
TU Dublin is Ireland’s first technological university and its second-largest university, with almost 27,000 students and 3,500 staff on campuses in Grangegorman, Aungier Street, Bolton Street, Blanchardstown and Tallaght.
Awards Ceremony
The Workday community impact awards ceremony will take place on October 9th 2024 between 10am-1pm for selected finalists at the Light House Cinema Dublin 7. The three finalists will be invited to participate in the event with our judging panel.
All finalists will be contacted directly.
About Workday
- Our Story
- Workday in Ireland
- Our Communities
Our Story
In 2005, software visionaries Aneel Bhusri and Dave Duffield met for breakfast at a California diner and came up with an idea for a start-up selling cloud-based applications to help organisations manage two very important resources - their people and their finances. Since then, Workday has experienced phenomenal growth. We now have nearly 19,000 employees worldwide, some 60,000,000 end users, and half of the Fortune 500 using our software.
Learn more about Workday’s products and services and why we’re a market leader.
Workday in Ireland
Workday first established an office in Dublin in 2008, when it acquired the Irish software company Cape Clear. Workday’s Dublin has grown to become Workday’s EMEA headquarters. Today, there are over 2,000 employees in Ireland, representing around 70 nationalities.
Explore job and career opportunities with Workday Dublin.
Our Communities
Workday is committed to doing good in the communities in which we live and work. In 2023, our employees worldwide logged 50,000 volunteer hours in their local communities and generated a €5.1 million charitable impact. The Workday Community Impact Awards represent our continued commitment to our local communities in Dublin.
More information about the Workday Foundation is available here.
