Selection Process

Mission Awards

Staff members, board members, volunteers, program recipients, donors or other supporters may nominate a nonprofit for a Mission Award.

Nominations for the Nonprofit Mission Awards are due by April 29, 2011.

The Nonprofit Mission Awards Selection Committee will then 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.

All MCN member organizations and their staff members are invited to vote on the winners from the field of finalists. Voters can vote once in each category and must have their MCN Individual Member ID Number in order to cast their votes. 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 members are not eligible to vote within their own category.

Excellence Awards

The Nonprofit Excellence Awards applications should be submitted by the organization applying. A Blue Ribbon Panel of experienced nonprofit leaders will review the applications and supporting materials and select award finalists in two categories based on the organizations' sizes. 

Applications for the Nonprofit Excellence Awards are due by May 31, 2011 at 4 p.m.

Selection Timeline 2011