Nonprofit looking for nominees for Scottsdale Diversity Champion

Scottsdale nonprofit Community Celebrating Diversity is looking for nominations for its annual Diversity Champions Awards.

The nonprofit organization that sponsors community and educational events to celebrate diversity will honor selected nominees at the annual Scottsdale Celebrates MLK Jr. community dinner event. The event starts at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 at The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

The nomination process is open until noon Friday, Oct. 31. Nominators will need to provide a one page written statement describing the nominee’s accomplishments and community involvement.

According to a press release, the nominee’s work should encourage positive human relations in Scottsdale and personify MLK Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence, unity and respect for all people.

The press release says that each award recipient will be a person who has impacted Scottsdale by empowering others through living, working or volunteering in the community to bring diverse groups together and promote civil and human rights.

To fill out the nomination form, visit https://www.ccdarizona.org/diversity-champions.

For more information on CCD, visit https://www.ccdarizona.org/.