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Nominations for Philanthropy Day Awards Due July 18
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Mahoning-Shenango chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionalis is accepting nominations for the 2014 National Philanthropy Day Awards until 5 p.m. July 18.
This year’s luncheon Nov. 14 at Antone’s Banquet Center in Boardman will mark the 24th year of the awards in the Valley.
All are invited to nominate groups or individuals who meet the criteria below. For more information, call one of the co-chairwomen: Joann Stock, director of development at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley, 330 746 9122, or Lynn Wyant, director of development at Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley, 330 744 5485.
Nominations are being accepted in these categories:
Outstanding Philanthropist (individual or family): The nominee should demonstrates exceptional generosity and civic responsibility in providing financial support and leadership for a charitable cause or causes; by example, encourages and motivates others to support a philanthropic cause; contributes significantly to other community efforts; advances philanthropy in general.
Outstanding Corporate Philanthropist (corporation or corporate foundation): The nominee should have an exemplary record of civic responsibility in support of a charitable cause or causes; demonstrates, to the extent necessary, a substantial impact upon philanthropic programs; distinguishes itself by the encouragement of creative and innovative programs.
Outstanding Small-Business Philanthropist (100 employees or fewer): Same criteria as Corporate Philanthropist.
Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser (individual or small group): The nominee should demonstrates exceptional leadership skills in recruiting, coordinating and motivating volunteers for fundraising projects; contributes personal time and effort to a charitable cause or causes; influences a fundraising program's financial success; advances philanthropy in general.
Outstanding Civic Organization (civic volunteer group): The nominee has an exemplary record of civic responsibility in support of philanthropic causes; distinguishes itself by the encouragement of creative and innovative programs; demonstrates a leadership role in the community.
Outstanding Young Philanthropist (individual or group, 18 and younger): The nominee demonstrates exceptional generosity in support of a charitable cause or causes; demonstrates exceptional initiative and leadership in recruiting, coordinating and motivating volunteers to raise funds for a charitable cause or causes; by example, encourages other youth to make charitable gifts and volunteer their personal time to philanthropic causes.
Legacy Award (presented in conjunction with The Mahoning/Shenango Planned Giving Council posthumously to an individual or family): The nominee should have demonstrated exceptional generosity by providing financial support to a charitable cause or causes through an irrevocable gift from an estate or through a planned gift; by example, encourages and motivates others to support a philanthropic cause through one's estate plan. The council will recognize the honoree posthumously.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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