Awards

2018 Marketer of the Year: Lara Banks
July 9, 2018 at 11:41 am

One of Lara Bank’s first visions when arriving at St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation was to transform its newsletter into a consumer-friendly magazine that would raise St. Michael’s profile and generate revenue. Six years later, Urban Angel has become the foundation’s flagship publication—with a print run of 55,000 copies...

2018 Fundraiser of the Year: Tabitha Glenn
July 5, 2018 at 10:02 am

At ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Tabitha Glenn is responsible for all aspects for direct response marketing to donors who give through television, mail, radio and digital marketing programs, which include lapsed donors and acknowledgment...

2018 Board Member of the Year: Starr H. Purdue
July 3, 2018 at 9:05 am

Starr H. Purdue has served on Navicent Health’s board of directors for 15 years and as board chairman since 2009. She has tirelessly devoted her time and talent to improving the services offered at Navicent Health, a 970-bed health system providing an estimated 800,000 residents of central and south Georgia with a continuum of health care...

2018 Executive of the Year: Dr. Matthew Naylor
July 2, 2018 at 12:50 pm

An Australian native, Matthew joined as president of the National WWI Museum and Memorial in 2013, bringing with him over 25 years of experience in organizational leadership. Under his leadership, the museum and memorial has achieved unprecedented success...

2018 Lifetime Achievement: David Pena, Jr.
June 28, 2018 at 12:41 pm

David grew up as a migrant farm worker, which posed many obstacles throughout his life. But receiving an academic scholarship opened up invaluable opportunities for him...

Moving Mountains: The 2018 Nonprofit Professionals of the Year
June 26, 2018 at 11:28 am

As spring arrives each year, I always look forward to checking my inbox to see the multitude of emails I receive for nominations for the NonProfit PRO Nonprofit Professionals of the Year. When the deadline approaches, and we close off any additional entries for the awards, the team here at NonProfit PRO gets together to collaboratively choose the best of the best for each category—and it’s no easy feat...

Submit Your Nomination for the NonProfit PRO Professionals of the Year Awards
March 29, 2018 at 12:27 pm

Each year, NonProfit PRO commemorates the members of our nonprofit community for all that they do each and every day, and this year is no different. The NonProfit PRO Professionals of the Year Awards presents you with the opportunity to nominate someone you know who fits the bill in nine categories.

2017 NonProfit PRO Gold Award Winner: Special Event
January 24, 2018 at 11:46 am

The 36th Annual Friends of Father Baker Reception pulled in over $120,000 in revenue and involved 4,552 donors who gifted an average of $254.10—no small feat! And while the campaign fell a bit short on their fundraising goal of $125,000, the event pulled in an additional 20 individual donors compared to the year prior...

2017 NonProfit PRO Gold Award Winner: Special Appeal
January 19, 2018 at 12:36 pm

Looking at the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh numbers alone from their “The Church Alive!” campaign, it’s a remarkable example of a campaign done well. Aside from the beautifully designed appeal, which details everything you need to know about the organization, you can really get a sense of what the community of this organization is all about…