The Diamond Challenge 2023 Pitch Event Partner End of Year Report
Please complete this report no later than
Wednesday, April 19 at 11:59 p.m. U.S. EST.
First Name
Last Name
Email
Organization Name
Data
Please Note:
We are requesting this information for historical data record-keeping, grant and award proposal and reporting purposes. Please be accurate in your responses.
General Partnership Data
Total number of
educators engaged
Total number of
partners engaged
(Examples: programming partners, accelerators, startup support organizations, etc.)
Total number of
corporate sponsors obtained
Did you award additional funding to students that was
NOT
provided by the Diamond Challenge Team?
Please select...
Yes
No
Total funding awarded
How did the students utilize this funding? (Examples: scholarships for higher education, venture funding, personal use, etc.)
Pitch Event Data
Total number of
student teams
that pitched at your event
Total number of
speakers
that attended your event
Total number of
workshop leaders
that attended your event
Total number of
judges
that attended your event
Total number of
mentors
(
different than adult advisors
) that attended your event
Total number of
volunteers
that attended your event
Total number of
guests
(
NOT
including students, speakers, workshop leaders, judges, mentors and volunteers)
that attended your event
Pitch Event Attendance Sheet (
Please utilize
this template
when uploading your excel of pitch event contacts
. You will be able to select the role of your pitch event attendees from a drop down field.)
Additional Programming Data
Did you host additional Diamond Challenge-related events this past year?
Please select...
Yes
No
Please describe the additional programming events
Total number of additional programming
events offered
Total number of additional programming
event attendees
Did you offer mentoring opportunities this past year?
Please select...
Yes
No
Total number of mentor hours provided
Promotional Deliverables
Please include at least three of your favorite high quality images from your year as a Diamond Challenge partner. (i.e. information sessions, incubator sessions, trainings, etc.)
Please ensure all images are in high resolution.
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4
Photo 5
Please provide at least three testimonials from individuals you worked with throughout the Diamond Challenge experience. These might be from judges, partners, sponsors, students or any other member of your constituency.
Please provide the first and last name(s) of each quoted individual.
Testimonial 1
Testimonial 2
Testimonial 3
Testimonial 4
Testimonial 5
Recruitment, Fundraising and Summit Free Response
Did you recruit at least 20 teams to submit a concept to your location?
Please select...
Yes
No
Team Recruitment Tactics.
Please explain any methods you utilized in order to recruit at least 20 teams to submit a concept to your location.
Team Recruitment.
Please explain why you were unable to recruit at least 20 teams to submit a concept to your location. Please detail what processes you utilized to try and overcome any associated hurdles. What can the Diamond Challenge Team do in the future to assist in overcoming these associated obstacles?
Summit Process.
Please provide any feedback you received and/or comments/ideas you have as a partner regarding the Diamond Challenge Summit process, including communication of semifinalist team next steps, summit programming, etc.
Organization-Oriented and Pitch Event Free Response
Goals and Accomplishments.
What goals for your organization were you able to achieve by partnering with the Diamond Challenge? List the exact results accomplished.
Community Impact.
State if and how the implementation of the Diamond Challenge has influenced your community. Please cite specific examples and details, including, but not limited to project publicity featured in your region (
Please include relevant URLs
).
Pitch Event Successes.
What aspects of your live pitch event were the most successful, and what factors are attributable to its accomplishment(s)? Please provide details.
Reflection.
What areas could use improvement relative to your pitch event and partner experience? What steps can the Diamond Challenge Team take in the future to assist partners with these types of improvements?
Partnership Processes Free Response
Partner Communications.
Please provide your thoughts regarding partner communication throughout the year (partnership onboarding process, notification of deadlines and timelines, monthly webinars, emails, the WhatsApp group, forms, etc.).
Partner Toolkit.
Please describe
if and how
you utilized the toolkit in your partner role. Do you have any suggestions for the Partner Toolkit?
Registration and Submission Process.
Please provide any feedback you received and/or comments/ideas you have as a partner regarding the competition management platform we utilized this year,
Award Force
.
Judging Process.
Please provide any feedback you received and/or comments/ideas you have as a partner regarding the Diamond Challenge judging process, including communications involved when relaying the competition results to teams.
Feedback for organizers.
Please provide both positive and constructive feedback on ways you enjoyed and envision enhancements to the Diamond Challenge program and experience. Please
be
specific and provide possible solutions
in your responses so we can best apply your feedback in future years.
Please upload any other documents you may want to share with our team. Examples include articles, government awards and recognition, etc.
Document 1
Document 2
Document 3
Do you intend on partnering with us next year?
Yes
No
Would you like to host more than one track next year if given the opportunity?
Yes
No
If you are only able to host one track next year, which track would you prefer?
Business Innovation
Social Innovation
Please explain your decision to no longer partner using as much detail and citing as many examples as possible.
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
Thank you for changing the world through entrepreneurship!
The Diamond Challenge Team
Contact Information