The social change movement is often remiss in celebrating its victories and lifting up its successes for praise and acknowledgment. Too frequently, we focus only on the final outcomes of a particular campaign, and don’t pause to honor those who are making the road to change possible.  In the community organizing field in particular, success means empowering other people to take action to fight for themselves and their communities—and rarely recognizing the often-unsung heroes behind the scenes.

The Community Change Champion Awards were created to do just that: to recognize the people and organizations whose work is making progress toward social justice a reality.

We honor work that reshapes the political landscape and challenges us to press forward toward a better world:

The organizers and leaders who inspire people to identify the changes they need and take action to fight for them.

The public servants who carry the voices of the people with them into the corridors of power.

The artists and thinkers who envision a more just future, and what it will take to get us all there.

The donors and philanthropists who help build a broader movement by connecting people with resources that help them fight for change.

Our partners in the labor movement, who share CCC’s commitment to rights and opportunity for hard-working people.

The organizations that bring people together and build their communities with grassroots power.

And the activists who demonstrate bravery, determination and resolve, even when the obstacles seem insurmountable and change seems out of reach.

These people and organizations nourish the social justice movement every day, in every community, in myriad ways. The Community Change Champion Awards celebrate the work that often goes unheralded, and the people and organizations that keep our vision for a just world alive.