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FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA (FBLA)
Business Achievement Awards (BAA)
“Future” Award Activities
The Business Achievement Awards (BAA) are an aggressive, self-directed, results-based business and leadership national awards program designed to compliment academics
while accelerating a student's leadership skills. The awards focus on the words surrounding the FBLA Crest: Service, Education, and Progress. There is a heavy emphasis on
education with integrated classroom/FBLA projects.
The individual recognition is a four-tier program aligned with the FBLA-PBL Goals, NBEA Standards, and Career Clusters. The BAA has four distinct award levels—Future,
Business, Leader, and America. In order to attend the State Leadership Conference (SLC) in April, the Future award must be completed. In order to run for a state office
position, the F and B levels are required (see “Running for a State Office” requirements for more details).
You may complete as many levels as you wish within a one-year time period. Work and documentation will be completed online through interactive forms (see Mrs. McFadden
for your login key and password). Your application form and this (Future) worksheet need to be turned in to Mrs. McFadden by February 18 in order to be processed by the
March 1 deadline for the State conference. Activities on the worksheet need to be signed off by Mrs. McFadden as they are completed throughout the year. Activities not
completed in one year may be carried over into the next year. Projects completed for each level must be different.
Students who receive F, B, or L awards will be recognized at the State conference. Students who achieve the A award will be recognized at the National Leadership Conference
(NLC) in the summer. In addition to receiving the “America level” pin, all recipients of this award who attend the NLC will receive “America” ribbons and certificates of
recognition. These awards are great additions to your portfolio, resume, college applications, and scholarship applications!
Future Award
This award focuses on basic business skills, introduction to community service, and FBLA involvement at the local level. Pins will be awarded to the recipient at the State
Leadership Conference (SLC) in April.
Business Award
Prerequisite: Future Award. This award focuses on local and district/regional and state involvement; intermediate business skills; and leadership in the community. Pins will be
awarded to the recipient at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) in April.
Leader Award
Prerequisite: Future and Business Awards. This award focuses on local, district/regional, state, and national involvement; advanced business skills; and community leadership.
Pins will be awarded to the recipient at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) in April.
America Award
Prerequisite: Future, Business, and Leader Awards. This award focuses on total association leadership, business skills, and involvement in community. Students qualifying for
this award will receive pins at the National Leadership Conference (NLC) in the summer.
Website: http://www.fbla-pbl.org/BAA/login.asp
FUTURE AWARD - SERVICE (Complete 4 activities from this section. The first 2 are required.)
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Donate ten (10) hours of service to an educational or service
organization (e.g., March of Dimes, parent-teacher association,
chamber of commerce, Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross, etc.).
(Complete the interactive community service tally form.)
Help prepare a bulletin board or display promoting FBLA.
(Upload a scanned photo.)
Help your chapter adviser(s) with activities to celebrate
American Enterprise Day or FBLA-PBL Week. (Upload a copy of
a press release.)
Participate on your chapter's community service project
committee. (Upload a 100-word summary describing what you
learned from participating on this committee and how it
benefited you.)
Participate in a promotional or fund-raising project for the
March of Dimes. (Complete the interactive March of Dimes
report form.)
Help plan a social activity for your chapter. (Upload a 100word description of the project.)
Write a one-page report on a service organization in your
community and present it to your chapter or a business class.
(Upload a copy of the report.)
Other-As designated by local adviser. (Prepare and upload a
description/summary of 100 words or less.)
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FUTURE AWARD - EDUCATION (Complete 5 activities from this section. The first 2 are required.)
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Communications. Help your adviser plan a 'Get in the Scene
- Go Green' informational promotion for chapter members.
Prepare a brochure that discusses benefits and list tips on
what they can do.
(Upload a copy of the brochure.)
Marketing. Complete the advertising slogans worksheet.
(Complete the interactive worksheet.)
Accounting. Using a spreadsheet, create a one-month budget
for yourself or for your local chapter.
(Upload Spreadsheet.)
Entrepreneurship. List at least 15 goals (related to school,
career, and personal) for yourself and your future and include
a description of how you plan to accomplish each one.
(Complete the interactive form.)
Communications. Read a business article or story from
Tomorrow's Business Leader, FBLA's national publication. Write
a one-page letter in proper business format summarizing and
reacting to this article. Address the letter to your local chapter
adviser.
(Upload a copy of the letter.)
Marketing. Write a one-page paper on a marketing career.
(Upload a copy of the paper.)
Entrepreneurship. List five (5) personal strengths and one
personal weakness. Write a 100-word summary on what you
can do to overcome the weakness.
(Complete the interactive form.)
International Business. Collect advertising related to
international business. Describe your findings to your local
adviser in a one-page memo in proper business format.
(Upload a copy of the memo.)
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FUTURE AWARD - PROGRESS (Complete 6 activities from this section. The first 3 are required.)
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Description
Bring a friend who is a nonmember to a local chapter FBLA
meeting. (Complete the interactive form with the date of the
meeting and the names of the friends.)
Complete the Future Award test with a score of 92 percent or
higher. (Complete the interactive test - students may take this
test as many times as needed to achieve the proper score.)
Attend at least three (3) local chapter meetings and prepare a
one-page paper with the date of each meeting and a bulleted
list of what business transpired. (Upload a copy of the paper.)
Invite a business leader to speak at a meeting. Write a letter
inviting this businessperson to your meeting. (Upload a copy of
the letter.)
Attend a local chapter activity/event. Prepare a 100-word
summary describing this event or activity. (Upload a copy of
the summary.)
Memorize and recite the FBLA Creed at a chapter meeting and
explain your understanding of this creed as it relates to your
future and to the business world in a memo to your local
chapter adviser. (Upload a copy of the memo.)
Text five (5) friends and invite them to the next FBLA meeting.
(List the names on the interactive form.)
Prepare an invitation inviting students to attend the next FBLA
meeting. (Upload a copy of the invitation.)
Help organize a litter pick-up at your local park or your school
and summarize the benefits of the activity. (Complete the
interactive project activity form.)
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