BPA Cares Social Media Award

All applicants must be in good standing with Business Professionals of America. This award is open to members in the Middle Level, Post-Secondary and Secondary Divisions. Business Professionals of America will be hosting a variety of challenges throughout the year in various social media outlets. Each chapter must fulfill at least three (3) of the activities and write an activity description for each using the online application (500 word maximum). Description must include a full description of the activities (what happened, how it went, who was involved) and links to chapter social media pages where the activities took place.

These challenges are (must complete 3):

1. Join your National Officer Team as an Instagram Live event in January during their Winter Meeting, using “#BPAAllDay”.
2. BPA will be conducting a “Chapter Social Week Challenge” in November. Members are encouraged to participate in social events together as a chapter. These challenges will count toward Torch Award points. Multiple challenge activities will be announced on the BPA national social media sites. Chapters will complete multiple challenges which will then be documented through photography or videography and can be submitted to the National Facebook Page or Twitter account using “#BPASocial”.
3. BPA will be conducting a “BPA Week Challenge”, which will consist of different “challenges” each day of the week beginning the second full week in February, coinciding with BPA Week. Members will document completion of challenges through either photography or videography submitted to the National Facebook Page or Twitter account using the hashtag “#BPAWeekChallenge”.
4. In an effort to enhance your digital citizenship, establish a committee and work together to develop and implement your own chapter social media policy. This committee should lead a presentation that covers, but is not limited to, general etiquette of social media, being mindful of social media’s impact, how to maintain a professional image on social media, etc.
5. Secondary Chapters Only: 25% or more of chapter members register and compete in the BPA Social Media Marketing Challenge sponsored by National BPA partner Stukent. The challenge runs October 15-29, 2018. Registration and participation is free. https://www.stukent.com/bpa-challenge/

Submission applications must include all activity descriptions. Partial applications will not be accepted or combined. Do not begin the application online submission form until you have completed all activities.

Applications due March 25.

Activities completed between April 2, 2019 and April 1, 2020 (11:59 PM EST) can be counted towards this award.

Applicants may only count activities once in the BPA Cares Award Program, except Service Learning Individual and Chapter Activities Award of Excellence.

Chapters may complete more than one activity to equal the total number of hours/dollars.

Activity descriptions cannot exceed 500 words in total.

NO E-MAIL OR MAIL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

All materials submitted become the property of Business Professionals of America and may be used as the National Center deems appropriate.

It is not necessary for a chapter to attend the National Leadership Conference to participate in the program and receive the award.

DO NOT SEND ANY AWARD APPLICATION(S) AS PART OF ANOTHER APPLICATION. AWARDS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED WITH TECHNICAL PROJECTS FOR COMPETITIVE EVENTS. EACH AWARD MUST BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY

• Certificate of Achievement: Awarded upon completion of a minimum of three (3) activities.
• Award of Achievement and recognition on stage at the National Leadership Conference: Awarded to the top chapter in each division.

It is the policy of Business Professionals of America that no person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to, discrimination in any program or activity for which it is responsible.