|  | | We are one week away from the Powerful IDEA Awards, and registration is still open - so get your ticket today!
Today, we’re proud to announce our final two marquee award recipients. Henry Muñoz is being honored with the Living Legend award, and Andrea Hailey, of Vote.org with the Hidden Figure award. The Living Legend Award recognizes an individual who has played a key role in some of the most significant moments in the history of the progressive movement, and the Hidden Figure Award goes to an individual who works tirelessly behind the scenes, doing the work that slowly but surely creates long-term and meaningful change. Please join us on June 6th in Washington, DC, to honor these amazing people. Not only will you get to see these award recipients in person, but we’ll have music, food, and beverages to celebrate all of the award winners and talent. Register today! There is also an interactive event app that offers opportunities to network with other participants.
| | Henry MuñozLiving Legend Award Honoree | | Henry R. Muñoz III is a businessman, designer, social justice activist, producer, opinion leader and philanthropist. He is currently CEO of Muñoz & Company, the largest and oldest minority-owned architecture and design practice in Texas as well as a founder of TheDream.US, dedicated to placing direct action behind the belief that there is no better place to realize the American dream than through access to the strongest higher education possible today.
Muñoz is a member of the Board of The National Parks Foundation, where he has pushed to establish The American Latino Heritage Fund. He was elected chair of the effort to create a National Latino Museum on the mall in Washington D.C. He is also Chairman Emeritus of The Smithsonian National Latino Board and a Trustee of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. We are honored to be presenting him with the 2023 Living Legend Award at this year’s Powerful IDEA Awards. |
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| | Andrea HaileyHidden Figure Award Honoree | | Andrea is the CEO of Vote.org, the nation’s largest nonpartisan digital voter engagement organization. Andrea led Vote.org to record-breaking growth during the 2020 General Election and the Georgia runoff elections, helping more than 4.4 million people register to vote and more than 3.3 million request mail-in ballots, and leading a 50-state get-out-the-vote operation which made over half a billion voter contacts across the country. Andrea and Vote.org’s work in 2020 has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and Bloomberg.
With nearly two decades of experience in voter engagement operations and campaigns, Andrea is a recognized expert on civic engagement and a staunch defender and promoter of democracy. We look forward to presenting Andrea with the 2023 Hidden Figure Award at the Powerful IDEA Awards on June 6th. |
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| | Last week we rolled out 4 of our 2023 Marquee Award winners: Heather Booth, Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Olivia Julianna, Next Up Award Recipient Congresswoman Grace Meng, Truth To Power Award Recipient AFSCME President Lee Saunders, Outstanding Labor Leadership Award Recipient
Stay tuned - later this week, we will announce the winners of the Powerful IDEA Awards in all categories - Transformational Talent & Leadership; Inspirational Organizations & Campaigns; Creative Communications/Content; Powerful Programs & Events; and Transformative Technology.
Once again, if you haven’t registered yet for the Powerful IDEA Awards (in person in Washington, DC or virtually), there’s still time! We look forward to celebrating with you. See you there! — Amy
PS: Are you interested in becoming a sponsor for the Powerful IDEA Awards, Expo, and Career Fair?
We have a range of packages to explore with options of being a principal sponsor with prominent branding, having a booth at our expo or participating in the virtual career fair on June 15th from 12 pm to 3 pm EST. For more details, please review our options, and register or contact Ali...@gainpower.org!
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