Awards

The DMA Nonprofit Federation is very pleased to announce the selection of Carol Portale as its 2011 Max Hart Nonprofit Achievement Award recipient.

Portale, senior vice president of CRM and direct response for March of Dimes, will be honored for her achievements at the 2011 Washington Nonprofit Conference gala awards luncheon Feb. 18.

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance presented its 2011 National Awards at its annual Management/Leadership Institute.

The winners included Auburn University at Montgomery and University of Texas at San Antonio; YMCA of the USA; Dr. John Veres, Chancellor, Auburn University at Montgomery; Donna Hajos, Montgomery AIDS Outreach, Auburn University at Montgomery; Mike Murphree, Executive Director, Montgomery AIDS Outreach; and Tink Lucy-Bouler, Campus/Executive Director, Auburn University at Montgomery; Jordon Vernoy, Founding Executive Director, Iowa Food Bank Association.

Sage North America announced the winners of its Connect with Sage grant contest: Jazz Foundation of America, Resource Center Dallas, Campaign for Equal Justice, CAMBA and St. Peter’s Episcopal School.

2010 Nonprofit Consultant of the Year Lori Van Dusen passes along some of her advice to fundraisers.

A local nonprofit focused on bringing clean energy to developing countries is a finalist for a $1.5 million global environmental prize, competition officials announced today. E+Co, a small firm that has invested $40 million in developing countries like Costa Rica, Tanzania and China over the last 16 years, is among six finalists competing for the third-annual Zayed Future Energy Prize, based in Abu Dhabi.

Grasping a handful of balloons, special education teacher Denise Dudley was reeling from a small surprise celebration honoring her as Teacher of the Year by the Arc of Dallas.

As several of her fellow teachers looked on and cheered, Dudley was honored with two checks, each for $1,500 – one for her personal use, and the other for the district's special education programs.

Barbara Allen will receive $50,000 as one of 10 winners of the Purpose Prize, given to Americans over 60 who have reinvented themselves, tackling social problems in this latter stage of life.

As founder of Fresh Artists, Allen, 62, of Lafayette Hill, in just two years has put more than 400 pieces of bold, lush, gorgeous "refrigerator art" from Philadelphia schoolchildren into corporate boardrooms and surprising spaces around the region and nation.

Goodwill Industries International, a leading social enterprise, is pleased to announce that it has been globally ranked as a top ten workforce development nonprofit by Philanthropedia, an organization devoted to improving and measuring nonprofit effectiveness. The organization surveyed a large group of experienced nonprofit experts, including foundation professionals, government officials, nonprofit senior staff, academics, researchers, and others, and asked them to identify some of the highest-impact nonprofits working in their sectors.

Captchas can be an unexpected source of amusement and inspiration.

Toronto Community Foundation head discusses the organizations unique business model and being named "Outstanding Foundation" by the AFP Greater Toronto.