{"id":43672,"date":"2022-02-15T13:12:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T21:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msftuspartnerblog.azurewebsites.net\/en-us\/us-partner-blog\/?p=43672"},"modified":"2022-03-10T11:40:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T19:40:41","slug":"celebrate-your-social-impact-with-partner-of-the-year-award-and-buildfor2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/en-us\/americas-partner-blog\/2022\/02\/15\/celebrate-your-social-impact-with-partner-of-the-year-award-and-buildfor2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate your social impact with Partner of the Year Awards and #BuildFor2030"},"content":{"rendered":"

We seek to accelerate our collective impact<\/a> in building a more inclusive, sustainable, and equitable future with trust at the core of everything we do.<\/p>\n

Many Microsoft partners are developing transformational solutions and delivering services that prioritize and drive social impact. We\u2019re excited to recognize these innovations and changemaking work through the Social Impact category of the Partner of the Year Awards<\/a> (POTYA) and the Microsoft #BuildFor2030 initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

POTYA Social Impact category<\/h2>\n

This category honors industry and technical leaders in the areas of community response, inclusion, and sustainability. Additional consideration will be given for submissions demonstrating solution\/service market availability and scalability.<\/p>\n

The Community Response POTYA<\/strong> recognizes a partner organization that is providing innovative and unique services or solutions based on Microsoft technologies, helping solve challenges faced by communities and making a significant social impact during unprecedented times. We will be recognizing the contributions of partners driving response and recovery to crises impacting communities around the world, including response and recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Watch a video on uPlanner, 2021 Community Response POTYA winner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Inclusion Changemaker POTYA<\/strong> recognizes a partner organization that excels at providing innovative and unique services or solutions based on Microsoft technologies that help customers solve challenges of diverse representation, economic access, digital inclusion, and\/or accessibility. Inclusion changemakers drive digital transformation to help enable more inclusive economic growth<\/a>. Technology can unlock innovations toward a more inclusive and equitable world, leading to greater innovations for everyone, including the 1+ billion people living with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Watch a video on Catalyte, 2021 Inclusion Changemaker POTYA winner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Sustainability Changemaker POTYA<\/strong> recognizes a partner organization<\/a> that excels at providing innovative and unique services or solutions based on Microsoft technologies that help customers solve challenges of sustainable digital transformation. Environmental stewardship has grown in strategic importance as a significant driver of organizational and business performance as well as innovation and market value. To help drive technological innovation and industry transformation toward a more sustainable and climate stable future, we look to solutions and services that help organizations understand their impact on the climate and deliver on sustainability commitments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch a video on Schneider Electric, the first Sustainability Changemaker POTYA winner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If your offers serve nonprofit customers, consider the Nonprofit POTYA<\/strong><\/a> (in the ‘Industry’ category). The Nonprofit Partner of the Year Award recognizes a partner organization that excels at providing innovative services or solutions aligned to the Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit solution areas to nonprofit customers, demonstrating thought leadership in their industry.\u202f\u202f\u202fSuccessful entrants will demonstrate strong growth in revenue and \/ or marquis customer wins aligned to the Cloud for Nonprofit.<\/p>\n

Become a changemaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Call for nominations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To learn more regarding how best to prepare and submit your POTYA nomination, visit\u202fhttps:\/\/aka.ms\/POTYA<\/a>. The application deadline is 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT), on April 5, 2022<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Join us to #BuildFor2030<\/h2>\n

The Microsoft #BuildFor2030 Initiative is a call-to-innovation to our partner ecosystem, in support of the <\/span>United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals<\/span> (SDGs).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Focused on the themes of gender equality, digital inclusion and accessibility, climate action and sustainability, enabling nonprofits, and empowering communities, the #BuildFor2030 initiative is a <\/span>changemaking platform<\/span><\/a> for learning, bringing transformational solutions and services to market, and accelerating our collective impact.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Join us to:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n