Awards

Colon Cancer Alliance Receives Platinum Status on GuideStar
June 12, 2017 at 11:20 am

Of over 340,000 nonprofit organizations registered on GuideStar’s database, only 1 percent have received Platinum status—the organization’s highest level. The Colon Cancer Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to ending colon cancer, is now one of those organizations...

NonProfit PRO Announces Winners of the 2017 Leadership Awards
June 6, 2017 at 8:33 am

NonProfit PRO, a leading source for content on leadership strategy and management in the nonprofit sector, announced the winners of its 2017 NonProfit PRO Leadership Awards. Each year, nonprofit professionals are asked to send in nominations for who they think are the best of the best...

Hey Fundraisers: It’s Time to Show Your Stuff!
August 23, 2016 at 9:22 am

Since 2006, NonProfit PRO has held a competition for the Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence. This year's competition opened last week. If you’re with a nonprofit or agency (or know someone who is), and you’ve achieved some stellar results, it's time to get the ball rolling. Why should you submit your campaigns? Because great work deserves to be seen and rewarded...

NonProfit PRO Wins APEX Awards for Redesign and News Writing
July 19, 2016 at 10:23 am

NonProfit PRO is proud to announce its rebrand efforts have been recognized at the 28th annual APEX Awards. NonProfit PRO won two Awards of Excellence, one in the Design and Illustration category for Best Redesign, and one in the News Writing category for “Wounded Warrior Project Investigation: What CBS News Got Wrong”...

Making Waves: The 2016 Nonprofit Professionals of the Year
June 20, 2016 at 9:59 am

For the 2016 Nonprofit Professionals of the Year Awards, there were so many 
jaw-dropping statistics, inspiring stories and seemingly impossible accomplishments that it was near impossible to choose a single winner in each category. (There were more entries for “lifetime achievement” than any other category. How do you pick just one?) But that was our unenviable task. It wasn’t easy, but after careful consideration, we narrowed it down...

Making Waves: Rising Stars
June 20, 2016 at 9:26 am

Announcing the winners of the NonProfit PRO Nonprofit Professionals of the Year Awards: Ankur Chatterjee, Lauren Meling and Angel Nuce, Rising Stars.

Making Waves: Unsung Hero
June 20, 2016 at 9:25 am

Announcing the winners of the NonProfit PRO Nonprofit Professionals of the Year Awards: Julia Liou, Unsung Hero. In May 2015, The New York Times ran a groundbreaking investigation on the horrific conditions New York’s nail salon workers faced on the job. It was a huge story, shedding light on major issues that had until then gone mostly overlooked. A big reason it made the news at all? Julia Liou...

Making Waves: Marketer of the Year
June 20, 2016 at 9:25 am

Announcing the winners of the NonProfit PRO Nonprofit Professionals of the Year Awards: Marc Lapides, Marketer of the Year. Adler Planetarium had a problem. The Chicago 
museum was competing with the city’s many high-profile attractions and arts institutions, and losing. Its advertising model was stale. Brand awareness was poor. Sales had been flat for more than 20 years. Enter Marc Lapides...

Making Waves: Fundraiser of the Year
June 20, 2016 at 9:25 am

Announcing the winners of the NonProfit PRO Nonprofit Professionals of the Year Awards: Tyler Cashman, Fundraiser of the Year. For most fundraisers, conceptualizing, implementing and coordinating a new 
program, especially one dependent upon volunteers, is a difficult task. But Tyler Cashman is no ordinary fundraiser. He’s a seventh grader...

Making Waves: Board Member of the Year
June 20, 2016 at 9:25 am

Announcing the winners of the NonProfit PRO Nonprofit Professionals of the Year Awards: Alex Goldsmith, Board Member of the Year. As head of strategy for Macquarie 
Investment Management, a global fund management company, Alex Goldsmith knows a thing or two about business. o it’s no surprise that, as a board member for The HOPE Program, he provided essential leadership and business expertise...