Anthem Community Voice Awards Explained
Here’s everything you need to know about the Anthem Community Voice Awards—our signature celebration period inviting the public to join us in amplifying the work of Finalists
Finalists of the 6th Annual Anthem Awards have been revealed! This marks the start of the Anthem Community Voice Awards, where we invite our community to celebrate and help spread the word of the impact of this year’s Finalists during this 2+ week celebration period.
Though our judges select Finalists and our Gold, Silver, and Bronze Anthem Winners, this is another opportunity for our Finalists to be recognized. We were blown away last year, with over 35,000 acts of support cast from more than 24,000 people that helped decide our class of Community Voice Winners.
From Tuesday, October 13th to Thursday, October 29th, Anthem Finalists will have the opportunity to promote their projects to the public to garner support.
If you’re an Anthem Finalist, this is your time to shine and celebrate your transformative advocacy with your followers and supporters. If you’re a part of our community, this is also your opportunity to help support the work of the 2026 Anthem Finalists and be inspired by their impact!
Here’s a quick guide on how the celebration window will work.
What Does It Mean to be a Finalist?
From the over 2,500 entries submitted during the call for entries of the 6th Annual Anthem Awards, our esteemed Judges in the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) are currently reviewing each entry to select the very best as the Winners of the 6th Annual Anthem Awards.
If a project has been selected as a Finalist, it means it’s eligible to win either a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Anthem Award in this year’s competition, as determined by Anthem Judges. Being a Finalist also puts the project in the running to win an Anthem Community Voice Award, as decided by the public during the 10-day celebration window.
What is an Anthem Community Voice Award?
The Anthem Community Voice Award and the Gold, Silver, Bronze Anthem Awards are two distinct sets of recognitions designed to amplify the work of our Finalists. Anthem Community Voice allows the Internet public uses their voices to support and select the Community Voice Winners. The for-profit and nonprofit Finalists with the greatest support in each of our 7 cause areas (Belonging & Inclusion; Education, Art & Culture; Health; Human & Civil Rights; Humanitarian Action & Services; Technology and Sustainability, Environment & Climate) will win this additional honor.
How Can I Participate in Anthem Community Voice?
All humans can participate and celebrate our Finalists’ work starting Tuesday, October 13th, until Thursday, October 29th! Follow us @theanthemawards everywhere on social to start voting as soon as Community Voice starts.
This year we’ve partnered with NationBuilder to supercharge your Community Voice campaign. Together, we’ve created a Finalist Resource Hub with digital assets to promote your achievement and additional tools and insights to make the most of this campaign.
- Share now on Social: We have designed a Campaign Kit with NationBuilder with ready to share social graphics and more to kickstart your campaign. Don’t forget to tag @Anthemawards so we can amplify your posts.
- Tell The World: You can find a sample press release here to help spread the word.
- Engage Your Community: NationBuilder is providing a full guide on how to best engage your community right now and utilize this momentum for future engagement. From knowing who to ask to sharing progress and celebrating together- they have all of the tips and tricks for success!
When will Winners be Announced?
Winners of the 6th Annual Anthem Awards will be announced in November— follow us on social for the big announcement!
