Effective, sustainable programs are the result of strong organizations. Through our work with nonprofits we have been able to identify key factors that drive an organization’s success. A few of those factors include: board and staff engagement, sound fiscal health, mission driven operations and of course, commitment to excellence.
In 1984, The Community Foundation launched its annual Managing for Excellence Award. Each year, local organizations are invited to compete for the $25,000 prize. This award is presented to an organization that exhibits outstanding nonprofit management.
Award Amounts
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Winner: $25,000 cash, a video and photography highlighting the organization’s excellence and recognition at The Community Foundation’s Annual Meeting Luncheon.
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Finalist: $10,000 cash and recognition at The Community Foundation’s Annual Meeting Luncheon.
2010 Competition
Applications for the Qualifying Round of the competition are due April 12, 2010 by 5 p.m. Please see the documents below. Questions regarding the orientation session may be directed to Kathy Palumbo at 404-688-5525 or via email at kpalumbo@cfgreateratlanta.org.
Materials
2009 Recipients
Winner – Open Hand
Finalist - Jewish Family & Career Services
2008 Recipients
Winner – Atlanta Botanical Garden
Finalist– Atlanta Children’s Shelter
Click here to see a full list of previous years’ winners.
Contact
Please contact Kathy Palumbo, Director of Programs at 404-588-3187 if you have questions about the Managing for Excellence Program.
Managing for Excellence Awards History
Year Organization
2007 Atlanta Community Food Bank (winner)
finalist:
Sheltering Arms
2006 The Alliance Theatre (winner)
finalist:
Progressive Redevelopment, Inc.
2005 Center for the Visually Impaired (winner)
finalists:
Atlanta Children’s Shelter
St. Jude’s Recovery Center
2004 Bobby Dodd Industries (winner)
finalists:
AIDS Survival Project
Open Hand
2003 Cool Girls, Inc. (winner)
finalists:
Open Hand
AIDS Survival Project
2002 Skyland Trail - George West Mental Health Foundation, Inc.(winner)
finalist:
Georgia Center for Children
2001 Consumer Credit Counseling of Greater Atlanta (winner)
finalists:
Center for Puppetry Arts
Center for Family Resources
St. Jude’s Recovery Center
2000 Zoo Atlanta (winner)
finalists:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta
Cool Girls, Inc.
Georgia Justice Project
1999 AID Atlanta (winner)
finalists:
Christian Council of Metro Atlanta
Georgia Council on Child Abuse
Senior Connections
1998 CHRIS Kids (winner)
finalists:
AID Atlanta
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Georgia Council on Child Abuse
VOX Teen Newspaper
1997 Georgia Shakespeare Festival (winner)
finalists:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta
Georgia Council on Child Abuse
Positive Impact
1996 St. Joseph’s Mercy Care Services (winner)
finalists:
Georgia Shakespeare Festival
Georgia Council on Child Abuse
Our House
1995 Jerusalem House(winner)
finalists:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
St. Joseph's Mercy Care Services
Senior Citizen Services of Metro Atlanta
1994 Hands on Atlanta (winner)
finalists:
NW Georgia Girl Scout Council
CHRIS Kids
Actor’s Express
Jerusalem House
Visiting Nurse Health System
1993 Atlanta Community Food Bank (winner)
1992 Open Hand (winner)
Prior to 1992, awards of $5,000 were given in four categories:
- Small (budget under $100,000)
- Medium (budget $100,000 to $300,000)
- Large (budget $300,000+)
- Sustained good management.
Listed small to sustained below
1991 No Awards Given
1990 Georgia Literacy Coalition
Atlanta Preservation Center Odyssey Family Counseling Center Junior League of Atlanta 1989
Sandy Springs Historic Foundation
Latin American Association FCS Urban Ministries
Atlanta Community Food Bank
1988
League of Women Voters, Fulton County SEEDS – Christians Concerned About Hunger
Council on Battered Women
1987
WRFG St. Jude’s Recovery Center Zoo Atlanta
Atlanta Housing Authority 1986
National Hemophilia Foundation
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Visiting Nurse Health System Brandon Hall School 1985 Hub Counseling and Education Center
Georgia Council on Child Abuse
My Turn Now (No sustained award given) 1984 Metro Atlanta Recovery Residence
Atlanta Community Food Bank (no large or sustained award given)