Do you know a volunteer or volunteer organization that made your community a better place to live?…Then nominate for the 2025 Spirit of NH Awards!
Nominate Today
Deadline to Nominate: Monday, August 25.
Overview
Volunteer NH invites you to recognize volunteers and volunteer champions serving New Hampshire communities within the past 18 months by submitting an award nomination (or more than one!) for the 2025 Spirit of NH Awards.
This statewide volunteer recognition ceremony shines a light on the dedicated service of volunteers as well as the critical infrastructure that sets volunteers up to make a positive community impact. Awards are in the following categories:
- Youth/Young Adult (ages 22 and younger)
- Adult (ages 23-64)
- Senior (ages 65 and older)
- AmeriCorps (any individual who served in an AmeriCorps State/National/VISTA/Seniors/NCCC program)
- Group (any group of typically 2-10 individuals that volunteer together – you must be able to provide the names of all group members to nominate under this category)
- Business (any business that has promoted volunteerism for its employees and/or the community)
- Nonprofit/Volunteer Program (any nonprofit, public agency, or volunteer program within a nonprofit that has used volunteers for impact).
An independent review committee will select:
- One Outstanding Award for each category; and
- The top honor, the Spirit of NH Award, which is kept secret until presented on event night.
As a parallel to these esteemed, committee-selected awards, the general public will vote to decide the People’s Choice Award recipient based on awardee interviews shared in the weeks leading up to the event.
Nomination Information
- Nominations Open: Monday, July 21
- Nominations Close: Monday, August 25
- Link to Nomination Form: https://volunteernh.smapply.io/prog/spirit_of_nh_awards_2025/
- Nomination Limit: There is no official limit to the number of nominations an individual can submit. However, because we wish to recognize a rich variety of awardees from all different organizations, we strongly encourage you to submit a maximum of three nominations (individual, group, and/or volunteer program) from the same organization. Volunteer NH reserves the right to limit the number of awardees affiliated with any one organization.
2025 Spirit of NH Award Ceremony Information
All awardees will be recognized at the Spirit of NH Awards ceremony:
- Date: Monday, October 27
- Time: 6:30-8:30pm (tentative)
- Venue: Capitol Center for the Arts (Chubb Theatre) Concord, NH (Tentative)
Spirit Nomination Resources
- Step-By-Step Guide on Using the Volunteer NH Online Application System: here
- Spirit FAQs: here
- Spirit Nomination Questions Preview (by Category): here
- View Past Spirit Awards: here
Questions?
Email Jamie Browder at Jamie@VolunteerNH.org.
Nominate Today
Deadline to Nominate: Monday, August 25.