Selecting Winners
First, Canadians will vote on the ideas entered in the Aviva Community Fund competition. Then, our panel of experienced judges will rank the 25 most popular ideas based on specific criteria to determine which ideas will be funded.
How do ideas get selected as finalists?
Everyone registered with the Aviva Community Fund site can vote for their favourite ideas during the Idea Entry and Semi-Final phases of the competition. These votes will determine which ideas will become finalists in the Aviva Community Fund competition and move on to the Judging phase.
The 25 most popular semi-finalist ideas will move on to the Judging phase. Our panel of impartial judges will review all of the finalist ideas and rank them to determine which ideas will get funded.
How will ideas be evaluated?
The Judging panel will evaluate the 25 finalist ideas based on these criteria:
- Impact: How deeply are people impacted by this idea, and how urgent is the need? How many people will this idea benefit, and will it be compelling for a broad audience?
- Likelihood of Success: Is there a high probability of speedy and successful execution of this idea?
- Longevity & Sustainability: How long will the Idea's impact last? Will this Idea require regular funding beyond the initial request? If so, is there a plan to obtain additional funding? Note that regular funding beyond the initial request will result in lower scores unless there is a feasible plan to obtain ongoing funding from other sources.
- Originality: How novel is the idea?
- Submission Quality: How much effort went into the quality of the idea entry? Was it well thought through and clearly explained?
*The Aviva Community Fund can only commit to initial funding for a project. Please review the Terms & Conditions to learn about fund allocation for projects requiring recurring funding.
How will the ideas be scored?
The judges will determine a score for each idea in the Judging phase using the following process:
- Ideas will be scored: Each idea will be scored based on the criteria categories outlined above. Each criteria category will be scored on a scale from 0 to 10. All criteria category scoring will be added together to create a total idea score out of 50 points. Each idea's score will be averaged among the judges, giving each idea a final score out of 50.
- Scored ideas will be ranked: Each idea qualifying as a finalist will be ranked from 1 - 25 based on its score, and grouped by Small, Medium, and Big Ideas based on how much we believe they will cost to implement.
- Top ideas will be funded: The Aviva Community Fund will fund one idea from each price point, starting with the highest ranked ideas. It will keep funding ideas until the entire Aviva Community Fund of $500,000 has been allocated. (Learn more about how the funds are allocated).
When does judging take place?
The Judging phase will be held from December 17th through January 25th when our panel of judges will rank the 25 finalist ideas in order from 1 - 25 and divide them into groups of Small, Medium, and Big Ideas. The final selection will take place at the Aviva headquarters in Toronto, and the winners will be contacted by email.
Who is on the Judging panel?
The Judging panel is a diverse group of impartial judges, carefully selected by the Aviva Community Fund. The process of calculating appropriate budgets for each project ranked in the 25 finalists will be assisted by a community funding specialist contracted by Aviva who is highly experienced in dealing with non-profit, charity and other community organizations.
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