Zealous exists to grow your impact
Zealous is a a visual intuitive online submissions platform to saves you time & money creating opportunities for your community.
Founded in 2011 to support the creative industries, our awards software has since been used by hundreds of clients from across all sectors to scale their impact.
Our Mission
More opportunities for everyone
Our journey began with a mission: to create more opportunities for creators to be celebrated and advance in their craft. To achieve this, we focused on providing the best tools to those supporting the creative sector, enabling them to scale the impact of their programs.
This vision led to the development of a modern, highly visual submissions management platform that allows candidates to showcase the full stories behind their work and empowers judges to make informed decisions through a transparent process that respects their time.
The success of our product has led to its adoption beyond the creative sector by agencies, foundations, and corporations seeking more effective ways to manage submissions for their programs.
The Idea
Creating a virtuous circle
By empowering more people to create opportunities within the creative sector, we aim to ignite a global explosion of creativity. During our journey, we discovered that our service can help other industries celebrate their communities and engage with their stakeholders.
Since opportunities span across disciplines, we believe that expanding them across all industries benefits everyone in the long term.
Read how artist Maggie Williams grew her practice through Zealous.
Our Belief
Creativity makes our world a better place
We continue to exist to support the creative industries. By serving a diverse range of clients, we can scale our revenue, increasing our positive impact on the creative sector.
We do so by running our own programs (using our platform – of course!) to support emerging creators and organizations in scaling their ambitions and producing works that enrich our world.
Initiatives we have run to support the creative eco-system include showcases, events and awards. You can read more about them here.
Our Journey
so far
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A Human-Centered Approach to Audience Data
Traditional audience surveys exclude busy families, young people, and disabled visitors. Here’s how cultural venues can capture every voice. Read article
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Turning Disruption into Growth: A Zealous Roadmap for 2025
Each year I reflect on progress. This year I’m looking differently – at the creative industries today, our shared challenges & Zealous’s role in all of this. Read article
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Meet the Judges for Zealous Amplify Future
It is time to meet all of our Zealous Amplify: Future judges! Read article
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Invite Creativity back into your life this year
When did you last feel truly creative? 75% of us feel we’re not reaching our creative potential. This post explores how to reignite that spark in your life and work. Read article
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The Questionnaire Conundrum: Unraveling the Complexities of Audience Data
Capturing data is vital. It shapes our programming, informs our funders, and, ultimately, determines our impact. Yet, with increasingly stretched resources, it is a time-consuming and expensive endeavour for organisations. In this article, we’ll unpack the purpose behind audience questionnaires, explore their limitations & explore alternative solutions. Read article
