The Domino Award
Get your positive idea moving, or help one along.
What it is
The Domino Award is an accelerator for ideas that have a positive impact. Each winner gets $1,000 to $5,000 and multiple coaching sessions over a year based on the Topplers Domino Theory.
That's just the start. Topplers then promotes the idea to the Topplers Community, which is being built to act on what we get behind. Members volunteer, spread the word, make introductions, offer expertise, or add funding — each tipping the next domino in the chain.
Who it's for
It's for people who are tired of holding on to an idea they know would make a positive impact. No organization, credentials, or detailed plan required. What usually holds people back isn't the idea. It's doubt that they can make it real or take it further.
It's for anyone with an idea for doing good that is still in its earliest stages: either not yet started, or started but not yet grown as hoped. A student, a parent, a working professional, a neighbor, a retiree, a social entrepreneur - anyone who wants to make a positive impact.
Why it matters
There is an enormous amount of positive potential in the world, and much of it is stuck. Some ideas never get moving. Others get off the starting line and stall. We want to unlock that potential and accelerate the idea.
Moving an idea forward is deeply fulfilling, and so is helping. We're starting with a handful of awards and aim to fund 100 over the next two to three years. Each small action tips the next, and we track and share what unfolds so more people see that small actions add up.
How you can help
Have an idea?
Applications open in November 2026. Join the Topplers Community as a founding member so you hear from us the moment they open.
Know someone with a positive idea?
Send them this page and ask them to mention you sent them, so we can track your impact. That is the first domino.
Want to help an idea along?
Join the Topplers Community. When we announce a winner, you'll hear how to help and can choose an action: volunteer time, make an introduction, offer your expertise, or share a story.
Want to fund awards?
Make a donation to help us reach our goal of 100 Domino Awards over the next two to three years.
Want to coach or advise?
Become a Topplers Coach or a Domino Award Advisor — get in touch.
Know a group that should hear about this?
Share this page with an organization that would want to hear about the Domino Award.
Not sure where to start?
For now, make sure you're part of the Topplers Community. We'll be in regular touch about opportunities to help.
Applications open November 2026
Join the community now so you're first to hear when the Domino Award opens.