And The Winners Are ...

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT — ORGANIZATION

Bruce Donnelly
Development director
Atlanta Community Food Bank

Bruce Donnelly got his professional start as the sole fundraiser for a neighborhood-improvement project on the West Side of Chicago in the early 1970s. He took his grass-roots experience global later in the decade, initiating social-development programs overseas for the Institute of Cultural Affairs. Since then, he’s been the first and only development director for the Atlanta Community Food Bank and has been exceeding annual development goals for 21 years. He headed an $11 million capital campaign that eventually resulted in a 52 percent increase in the amount of food ACFB has been able to provide. Whether he’s harnessed it to make better lives for kids in Chicago, villagers in Southeast Asia or Atlanta’s hungry and homeless population, Bruce’s fearless passion for taking on new challenges coupled with his lifelong commitment to changing the world exemplifies the kind of dedication we’re happy to honor with our Lifetime Achievement award.