Pictured left to right: Top Row – Peter Kelleher, executive director, Partnership for Successful Living; Dale Penny, executive director, The Student Conservation Association; Mary Ellen Jackson, executive director, the NH Center for Nonprofits; Clyde Terry, executive director, Granite State Independent Living; Governor John Lynch; and Byron Champlin, Lincoln Financial Group. Bottom Row – Edward Hall, Jr., board chair, Partnership for Successful Living; Jane Goedecke, board chair, The Student Conservation Association; and Ken Mailloux, board chair, Granite State Independent Living.
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Concord, NH – Three nonprofits have been named the 2009 recipients of The Corporate Fund Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management. The award, given in honor or Walter J. Dunfey, goes to: Granite State Independent Living of Concord, Student Conservation Association of Charlestown, and Partnership for Successful Living (a/k/a Harbor Homes) of Nashua.
For more than one-quarter century, The Corporate Fund has presented the award annually to those organizations demonstrating exemplary nonprofit management practices. Past recipients are listed on The Corporate Fund website at www.thecorporatefund.org.
“This year’s large field of 25 applicants underscores the importance New Hampshire nonprofits are placing on sound, sustainable management practices,” said Byron Champlin, Assistant Vice President and Program Officer with Lincoln Financial Group and chair of the Corporate Fund panel. “The three 2009 Dunfey Award recipients represent the very best in a rich pool of healthy, vibrant organizations that are meeting critical community needs in the Granite State every day.”
The Corporate Fund is an initiative of 11 New Hampshire corporations in partnership with the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Since 1983, The Corporate Fund has provided more than $3.5 million in grants, training and technical assistance to improve the stability and effectiveness of New Hampshire nonprofit organizations. Current members of The Corporate Fund are: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Bank of America, Citizens Bank, FairPoint Communications, Fidelity Investments, Hitchiner Manufacturing Company, Inc., Lincoln Financial Group, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Northeast Delta Dental, Public Service of New Hampshire, and TD Banknorth.
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation serves communities throughout New Hampshire, southeastern Maine, and eastern Vermont. The Charitable Foundation manages a growing collection of charitable funds created by individuals, families, and corporations, and awarded more than $34 million in grants and scholarships in 2008. The Charitable Foundation is non-partisan, frequently playing the role of convener and catalyst on a broad spectrum of issues. Based in Concord, the Charitable Foundation roots itself in the communities through seven regional advisory boards. More information is available at www.nhcf.org, or by calling 603-225-6641. |
