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Home  >  Events  >  A Night Of Light  >  Criteria for Selection

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Applications are open only to current member organizations of the Center for Nonprofit Management operating in the state of Texas.
     
  • Winners of an Awards of Excellence in the past three years (2008, 2009 and 2010) are not eligible to apply.  See past winners.
Application Process:
The application process for the 2011 Awards of Excellence is NOW CLSOED.  All applicants will receive notification of results by mail in October. 

Click below to view the 2011 application/nomination forms:

  • Excellence in Social Innovation & Excellence in Communications
    Recognizing nonprofit organizations that exemplify excellence in nonprofit management.
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  • Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership
    Recognizing a nonprofit Executive Director/CEO who exemplifies extraordinary leadership.
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  • Excellence in Board Leadership
    Recognizing a Board Member who has made a significant contribution to the community and long-term impact on the organization.
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  • Corporate Social Responsibility Executive of the Year
    Recognizing a corporate social responsibility employee who exemplifies extraordinary leadership in the advancement of its company’s corporate citizenship and the nonprofit community as a whole.
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CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

A program or project nominated for an award in one of the three organizational categories must do the following:

  • Further the mission of the organization
  • Make a difference in the lives of people served by the agency
  • Demonstrate significant breakthroughs in effectiveness and efficiency
  • Produce specific, measurable and/or observable results that are likely to continue over time
  • Be capable of replication or adaptation by other organizations
  • Applications must specify a specific program or process and not the agency as a whole

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