Nonprofit
Excellence Award
for Large and Small Organization
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Criteria
Applicants must be a Minnesota-based 501(c)(3) organization,
at least five years old and have a local governance
and management structure in place. Board involvement
in the application is required. To apply, applicants
must submit:
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A completed Principles & Practices for Nonprofit
Excellence Self Assessment
- A
two-page narrative about noteworthy achievements
related to each of the ten Principles
- Verification
that your nonprofit board chair and the majority
of your board members have reviewed the Principles
and Practices and have reviewed and verified the
accuracy of the narrative
- A
copy of your audited financial statements for
the most recent years available
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A list of board members, with affiliations, addresses
and phone numbers
- A
copy of your organization's 501(c)(3) verification
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Recipients:
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Recipient
Profiles
St. Mary's
Health Clinics
St.
Mary’s Health Clinics, a St. Paul-based organization
that provides free high quality health care to people
with low incomes and do not qualify for public insurance
in the seven county metropolitan area, accepted the 2008
Nonprofit Excellence Award from MAP for Nonprofits and
the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits in front of more than
1,000 conference attendees Oct. 3 in St. Paul.
St.
Mary’s Health Clinics received the award in recognition
of its overall excellence as identified in the Principles
and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence, which include:
Role in Society, Governance, Planning, Transparency and
Accountability, Fund Raising, Financial Management, Human
Resource, Civic Engagement and Public Policy, Strategic
Alliances, and Evaluation.
“We not
only advocate for patients one-on-one but we need to advocate
as a whole for the group we serve and have a movement
to really bring forward the issues of the uninsured to
those who are policy writers and lawmakers as we believe
health care is a basic human right,” said Barbara
Dickie, executive director of St. Mary’s Health
Clinics.
St.
Mary’s Health Clinics is staffed by more than 200
volunteer physicians, nurses, admission personnel and
drivers. They boast of a large network including specialty
physicians, health care providers and pharmacists that
provide services pro bono or at a discounted rate. The
nine clinics throughout the metro area provide a wide
range of health care services that go beyond what many
free clinics provide, including physicals, mammograms,
diabetes screenings, x-rays, blood tests, laboratory tests,
treatments for hypertension, stomach problems, gynecological
problems, urinary tract infections and more.
St.
Mary’s Health Clinics Web site: www.stmaryshealthclinics.org
Washburn Center
for Children
Washburn
Center for Children, a Minneapolis-based organization
that provides mental health services to children with
social, emotional and behavioral challenges, accepted
the 2008 Nonprofit Excellence Award from MAP for Nonprofits
and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits in front of more
than 1,000 conference attendees Oct. 3 in St. Paul.
Washburn
Center for Children received the award in recognition
of its overall excellence as identified in the Principles
and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence, which include:
Role in Society, Governance, Planning, Transparency and
Accountability, Fund Raising, Financial Management, Human
Resource, Civic Engagement and Public Policy, Strategic
Alliances, and Evaluation.
“The
selection of Washburn Center for Children reflects recognition
of a sustained commitment to the principles for Nonprofit
Excellence within the agency on an ongoing basis. It’s
a great honor to receive this award and be recognized
for our work that is so important to helping children,
families and the community,” said Steve Lepinski,
executive director of Washburn Center for Children. “We’re
celebrating 125 years of helping children in our community,
and we plan to be helping children and families for many
years to come.”
 Washburn
Center for Children is Minnesota’s leading resource
on children’s mental health issues and serves nearly
1,500 children and their 4,000 families each year with
treatment, consultation and support services designed
to help children develop skills, resolve problems and
be successful at home, in school and in the community.
Three agency sites operate in Minneapolis, Minnetonka
and Brooklyn Park to provide services for children ranging
from birth to 18 years and their families, regardless
of their ability to pay.
Washburn
Center for Children Web site: www.washburn.org
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