In connection with our active policy in the area of Corporate & Social Responsibility and following the successes of the last three years, we organised the ING Solidarity Awards also in 2015. This fourth edition was again a great success.
The objective of the ING Solidarity Awards is to reward and support the Luxembourg community sector, as only associations or foundations can participate, through a competition divided into 2 parts:
- The first part was an online vote competition where the public could vote online for the association of their choice. The 40 associations that received the highest number of online votes were the lucky winners each of €1,000. This year, 125 associations and/or foundations participated in the competition among which 40 associations each received €1,000. We collected more than 30,000 votes. You will find an exhaustive list of the 40 winners of the online vote here.
- The second part was a jury vote on a project competition where associations submitted a project that was assessed by an independent jury, subject to the conditions stipulated in the rules.
This year, 68 projects were submitted and 9 projects were awarded. Among the winners, 4 associations received €6,000 each, 4 others received €3,000 each and a special jury prize of €5,000 was given to a project that especially touched the jury.
You will have an exhaustive list of the 9 winners here.
ING Solidarity Awards‘ key figures for 2015:
• 4th consecutive edition
• An audience of 250 at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 25 November 2015 at the Geesseknaeppchen Forum. To see all pictures, click here (Facebook album)
• 49 ING Solidarity Awards awarded to associations
• €81,000 given to the associations
The major new aspect of this 2015 edition
This year, ING has offered the winners that were selected by the jury for this edition of the awards as well as those of the previous editions, the possibility to participate in a training given by the online crowdfunding platform KissKissBankBank. During this training they will get more information about this fundraising alternative and tips on how to set up an online crowdfunding project for their own projects.
Crowdfunding consists of raising funds by presenting a project directly to internet users, in this case via an online platform that is well known in this area: KissKissBankBank.
We believe that this new aspect of the competition will bring positive impact for all associations and foundations such as:
• More visibility thanks to a broad range of investors
• More funds
We feel the ING Solidarity Awards are well anchored in Luxembourg not only because they provide direct support to many associations, but above all by showcasing the significant value generated by the community sector in Luxembourg. This was clearly reflected by the quality and quantity of projects submitted by the participating associations.
