Frequently
Asked Questions
Below are some general questions about the awards and process.
Can
I nominate the organization I work for?
Yes, you can. You can nominate an organization at which
you are employed or serve as a board member for either a
Nonprofit Mission or Nonprofit Excellence Award. Applications
for the Nonprofit Excellence Awards must be submitted by
the organization, as the application involves board oversight
and detailed responses on specific practices.
Can
I nominate an organization I don't work for, but support
their work?
You may submit a nomination for a Nonprofit Mission Award
in the areas of Innovation, Anti-racism Initiative, Advocacy
and Responsive Philanthropy for any nonprofit organization
based in Minnesota. As the nominator, you do not need to
have a formal relationship to the organization on whose
behalf you are nominating for a Nonprofit Mission Award.
Applications for the Nonprofit Excellence Awards must be
submitted by the organization, as the application involves
board oversight and detailed responses on specific practices. Who
is eligible to nominate an organization?
Anyone is eligible to nominate an organization for a Nonproprofit
Mission Award. As the nominator, you do not need to have
a formal relationship to the organization you are nominating
for a Nonprofit Mission Award. Applications for the Nonprofit
Excellence Awards must be submitted by the organization,
as the application involves board oversight and detailed
responses on specific practices.
What
does my organization receive if it wins an award?
Organizations chosen to receive a Nonprofit Mission or Excellence
Award will receive the honor and distinction of being recognized
as a leader among Minnesota's nonprofits. Organizations
will also receive a 2-4 minute video
production capturing the organizations work for which it
is receiving the award and a one-of-a-kind art glass award
engraved with your organization's name. Winning organizations
will be featured with a profile of the organization in MCN's
Nonprofit News reaching 10,000 nonprofit managers,
and in media releases to Minnesota and national media. In
addition, each award category has a cash or scholarship
prize, with the exception of the award for Responsive Philanthropy.
See About
the Awards and Recipient Prizes
for details.
How
are the recipients decided?
Staff members, board members, volunteers, program recipients,
donors or other supporters may nominate a nonprofit for
a Mission Award. The online nomination process for the Nonprofit
Mission Awards closes on June 15, 2009. The Nonprofit Mission
Awards Selection Committee will review all complete nominations
in the categories of Innovation, Anti-racism Initiative,
Advocacy and Responsive Philanthropy and narrow the field
of nominations to three finalists in each category.
Finalists will be announced
in July. All MCN member organizations and their staff are
invited to vote on the winners from the field of finalists.
The recipients of the four awards will be decided by member
votes and the organizations receiving the most votes will
win. Finalist organizations and their staff are not eligible
to vote within their own category.
The Nonprofit Excellence Awards
are selected by a Blue Ribbon Panel of experienced nonprofit
leaders who will review the applications and supporting
materials and select award finalists in two categories based
on the organizations' sizes.
Can I vote for the
Nonprofit Awards recipients?
Employees and board members of MCN nonprofit
member organizations are eligible to vote for the
Nonprofit Mission Awards. Those individuals currently in MCN's
database will receive their password to vote upon the opening
of the voting process. If you are part of a nonprofit member
of MCN, but do not receive a password, contact
MCN to receive your password.
The Nonprofit Excellence Awards
are selected by a Blue Ribbon Panel of experienced nonprofit
leaders who will review the applications and supporting
materials and select award finalists in two categories based
on the organizations' sizes.
When
are the award recipients announced?
The 2009 awards recipients will be announced in September.
When
will the awards ceremony take place?
The 2009
Minnesota Nonprofit Awards will be presented at the 2009
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Minnesota Council on
Foundations Joint Annual Conference, Transforming Our Work:
From Challenging Times to Hopeful Futures, on November
5-6, at the RiverCentre, in St. Paul.
By
registering for the conference, you will receive free admission
to the presentation of the 2009 Nonprofit
Mission
and Excellence Awards. If you would like to
attend the ceremony, but not register for the entire conference,
special luncheon tickets are available.
More information
about the 2009 MCN/MCF Joint Annual Conference can be found
at the Annual
Conference Web site.
What
nonprofits have won in the
past?
A full list of past award recipients, along with links to
their Web sites and video productions is posted on this
Web site.
Past Award
Recipients and Videos.
If an organization has won
in the past, is it eligible to win again?
Yes, organizations who have been honored with an award in the
past may be nominated again. However, the nominations should
be in relation to different or new activities.
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