The New York Times Company Announces Winners for the Fourth Annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards
New York Area Nonprofits Honored For Exemplary Service in Nonprofit Management
NEW YORK, June 29, 2010 – Three winners have been selected for the fourth annual New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The awards, established in 2007, are a collaborative effort between the Times Company and the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York (NPCC) and Philanthropy New York. The 2010 winners were honored at a ceremony at TheTimesCenter on Thursday, June 24. The Sadie Nash Leadership Project received the Gold prize for Overall Management Excellence, God's Love We Deliver was awarded the Silver prize, and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest won the Bronze prize.
Award winners were selected by a distinguished panel of nonprofit management experts. The Gold prize winner received $25,000. The Silver prize winner received $10,000 and the Bronze winner, $5,000. All winning organizations received scholarships to the Programs in Social Enterprise in Executive Education at Columbia Business School. Nonprofit organizations based in and serving the communities of New York City, Long Island or Westchester were eligible to apply.
“We salute the organizations chosen as winners of the fourth annual New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards,” Diane McNulty, executive director of community affairs and media relations, The New York Times Company, said. “The high standards they exemplify – in performance, accountability and leadership – are not only inspiring, but are more important now than ever as they tackle our communities' social problems.”
The Sadie Nash Leadership Project promotes leadership, activism and service among young women. Its programs are centered on the achievements of women, use of role models, service-based learning and community organizing.
God's Love We Deliver improves the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer ' s disease, multiple sclerosis and other life-altering illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition.
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest advances disability rights, environmental justice and equality and civil rights, with a focus on health justice, through the power of community-driven legal representation and partnerships with member law firms.
To read the summary of the winners' best practices, go to www.npccny.org/info/2010BestPracticesSummary.pdf.
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Six Finalists Named for the Fourth Annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards
May 17, 2010 – Six finalists named for the fourth annual New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The six finalists are:
Three winners will be selected on June 24 and honored at a special ceremony at TheTimesCenter, which will also feature a “best practices workshop” to share their winning management strategies with an invited audience. A $25,000 cash prize will be granted to the organization that demonstrates overall management excellence.Each of the winning organizations will also receive a scholarship toward tuition at Social Enterprise Programs in Executive Education at Columbia Business School. The New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards was created in 2007 to raise awareness of the enormous importance of the nonprofit community in the New York City and to educate the general public, and the nonprofit sector itself, on what it takes to truly be “excellent” in this demanding arena. The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York (NPCC) and Philanthropy New York joined the Times Company in establishing this program.
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March 1, 2010: New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists
The New York Times Company, NPCC and Philanthropy New York announced 10 semifinalists for the 2010 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards. Now in its fourth year, the awards honor and encourage outstanding management practices among New York’s large and diverse nonprofit community. In 2007, NPCC and Philanthropy New York joined the Times Company in establishing the program. All nonprofit organizations, based in and serving New York City, Long Island and Westchester are eligible to apply.
The semifinalists, which vary in size and in the types of services they offer, were chosen by the program’s selection committee for their outstanding management. They are:
Achievement First (www.achievementfirst.org) is a nonprofit, public charter school management organization that delivers on the promise of equal-educational opportunity for America’s low-income, minority children.
Community Voices Heard (www.cvhaction.org) is a membership organization of low-income individuals working together to build the power of families, communities and low-income people through community organizing, public education, public-policy work, coalition building, leadership development, training low-income people about their rights, and direct-action issue campaigns.
God’s Love We Deliver (www.godslovewedeliver.org) improves the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and other life-altering illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition.
Habitat for Humanity - New York City (www.habitatnyc.org) transforms lives and New York City by building quality homes for families in need and by uniting New Yorkers around the cause of affordable housing.
Make the Road New York (www.maketheroad.org) promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers through community and electoral organizing, strategic policy advocacy, leadership development, youth and adult education and high quality legal and support services.
MOUSE (www.mouse.org) is an innovative youth development organization that prepares students with essential technology and 21st Century skills, empowering them to become the leaders of tomorrow.
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (www.nylpi.org) is a nonprofit, civil rights law firm that strives for social justice and, in partnership with member law firms, corporate law departments and other organizations, helps under represented people develop legal strategies to serve their vision for themselves and their communities.
Nuyorican Poets Cafe (www.nuyorican.org) is a multicultural and multi-arts institution that champions artists who exist outside the mainstream and nurtures new work by established artists giving voice to rising poets, actors, filmmakers and musicians who have not yet found a consistent haven for their work.
Reach Out and Read of Greater New York (www.reachoutandread.org) is an evidence-based nonprofit organization that promotes early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms nationwide by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud.
Sadie Nash Leadership Project (www.sadienash.org) promotes leadership and activism among young women by increasing the participation of women in social, political, and economic decision-making.
The awards, which are intended to honor nonprofit management excellence rather than program content, will be presented at a special event at TheTimesCenter in New York City on Thursday, June 24. A total of $40,000 will be awarded to three organizations, with $25,000 going to the Gold Prize winner for Overall Management Excellence, $10,000 to the Silver Prize winner and $5,000 to the Bronze Prize winner for outstanding performance in nonprofit management. Each of the winning organizations will also receive a scholarship toward tuition at the Social Enterprise Programs in Executive Education at Columbia Business School.
Additional financial and in-kind support in the past year was provided by the Surdna Foundation, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, the Fund for the City of New York, The New York Community Trust, the Altman Foundation, The Clark Foundation, The Venable Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Wachovia Bank, Community Resource Exchange, New York Life Foundation, Google Inc., and the Hagedorn Foundation.
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About the 2010 Application Round (Fall, 2009)
NPCC, The New York Times Company Community Affairs Department and Philanthropy New York are delighted to announce the fourth annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The Awards recognize the enormously important roles played by thousands of New York's nonprofit organizations in improving our lives and communities. These Awards help nonprofit leaders improve the management of their organizations and inform all New Yorkers about management excellence in nonprofit organizations.
Winning organizations will be recognized for excellent achievement in management at a special Awards Presentation in June 23, 2010, at The New York Times. Winners will receive cash awards, special mention in The New York Times, and a scholarship towards tuition at Social Enterprise Programs in Executive Education at Columbia Business School.
All 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the New York City area are invited to apply. This is your opportunity to tell all New Yorkers - and the world - what your organization accomplishes and how you manage to make it possible. What makes your organization unique? How do you embody the best of nonprofit management practice?
The application deadline for the 2010 Awards was November 20, 2009, however guidelines remain online for those who wish to learn more at http://nytawards.fcny.org.
Application Process
The strongest applications are from those organizations where discussion and reflection have been invested by staff, board, volunteers and other stakeholders prior to completing their applications. The three-stage application process includes two stages of written applications and a site visit. Applicant organizations are required to address the seven key areas of nonprofit management summarized below. The full document is at www.npccny.org/info/7AreasofNonprofitExcellence(2010).pdf.
Collaborators
The Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, The New York Times Community Affairs Department, and Philanthropy New York collaborate in presenting the Awards. Additional support in the past year has been provided by Social Enterprise Programs in Executive Education at Columbia Business School, the Surdna Foundation, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, the Fund for the City of New York, The New York Community Trust, New York Life Foundation, The Clark Foundation, The Venable Foundation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Wachovia Bank, Community Resource Exchange, Hagedorn Foundation, and the Altman Foundation.
Technology assessment and consultation provided by Google.
2010 Selection Committee
Sr. Kwayera Archer-Cunningham, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ifetayo Cultural Arts; Gary Bagley, Executive Director, New York Cares; Victoria Bailey, Executive Director, Theatre Development Fund; John Best, Director of Human Resources, Good Shepherd Services; Sally Blinken, Venable LLP; Richard Berlin, Executive Director, Harlem RBI; Ernest Duncan, Chief Financial Officer, Vera Institute of Justice; Jessica Chao, Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors;
Anne Coates, Vice President, Alliance for the Arts;
Don Crocker, Executive Director/CEO, Support Center for Nonprofit Management; Michael Davidson, Chair, Governance Matters; Dennis Derryck, Professor, New School University; Yancy Rubén Garrido, Program Officer, Clark Foundation; Kristin Giantris, Vice President NE Region, Nonprofit Finance Fund; Richard Hobish, Probono Partnership; Amy Houston, Director, Management Assistance, Robin Hood Foundation; Paul J. Howard, Director of Development for Center for Urban Community Services; Geoffrey Knox, President and Founder, Geoffrey Knox & Associates; Sandra Lamb, President and CEO, Lamb Advisors; Valyrie Laedlein, Deputy Director, Community Resource Exchange; Hilda Polanco, Managing Director, Fiscal Management Associates LLC; Meryl Schwartz, Portfolio Manager, Blue Ridge Foundation New York; Anne Sherman, Consultant, TCC Group; Hildy Simmons, Consultant, Philanthropic Advisory Services; Patricia Swann, Senior Program Officer, New York Community Trust; Ann Marie Thigpen, Director, Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Adelphi University.
2009 Winners
New York Cares – Winner for Overall Management Excellence
Groundwork, Inc. – Winner for Excellent Management
Vera Institute of Justice – Winner for Excellent Management
Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project – Winner for Excellent Communications
A special recognition was given to two finalists, Citizens Advice Bureau and Legal Information for Families Today.
As winner of the Overall Management Excellence award, New York Cares received a $25,000 cash award. The other three winners received cash awards of $5,000 each. The six finalists received a total of $35,000 in scholarships to Social Enterprise Programs in Executive Education at Columbia Business School.
Click here to read the Times press release.
2008 Winners
Community Health Action of Staten Island — Winner for Overall Management Excellence
Harlem RBI — Winner for Excellent Communications
Ifetayo Cultural Arts — Winner for Excellent Culturally-Based Management Strategies
The Institute for Family Health — Winner for Excellent Use of Technology and Focus on Mission
To view the 2008 Awards video produced by Go Show Entertainment, visit: www.goseaentertainment.com/index.php?sub=microdocs#.
Click here to read the Times press release.
2007 Winners
Good Shepherd Services – Winner for Overall Management Excellence
Center for Urban Community Services – Winner for Excellence in Sustained Impact
Families United for Racial and Economic Equality - Winner for Excellence in Meeting Emerging Issues
WITNESS – Winner for Excellence in Communications