A National Philanthropy Day Celebration 2015 AFP PHILANTHROPY AWARDS NOMINATIONS NOMINEE Name________________________________________Organization______________________________________! ! Address ______________________________________!City _______________________State _______ Zip ______ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Phone _______________________________________!Email ___________________________________________ The AFP Philanthropy Awards celebration presents the opportunity to recognize leadership in philanthropy and volunteerism, and to pay tribute to those whose inspiring accomplishments have enriched our communities. Nominees who have impacted non-profit organizations in Oregon and Southwest Washington are eligible. It will strengthen your application if you include a letter explaining why you feel the individual(s) or organization should receive the award. Please include all information about both past and present philanthropic activities. All nominations are retained for future years’ consideration. Not all categories are awarded each year. The AFP Philanthropy Awards will be presented at the annual lunch on Monday, November 9 at the Portland Hilton. Please return nominations by April 15, 2015 by mail (PO Box 55512, Portland, OR 97238) or fax (360-256-5597). Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or 503-715-3100 / 360-600-2170 Vollum Award for Lifetime Philanthropic Achievement recognizes individuals who have tirelessly committed themselves to bettering their community through serving, funding and enlisting support for a range of community charitable causes. Outstanding Philanthropist(s) pays tribute to an exceptional individual donor who generously provides a lead gift or substantially assists a nonprofit organization - an individual or family who offers philanthropic leadership. Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser is presented to a special volunteer who motivates others to give, commits time and energy without compensation and provides talent for strategy, relationship enhancement and the successful solicitation of donations. Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation recognizes a community-minded corporate citizen that, through their foundation, corporate giving program, or employees, commits significant resources to assist organizations in meeting community needs. Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation recognizes a community grantmaking organization that offers encouragement and motivation to nonprofits and grantmakers while supporting nonprofit organizational goals. Outstanding Volunteer Group recognizes that volunteers are the lifeblood— they start, support and/or enhance the programs and services that organizations provide and can make the difference in an organization being able to serve its community. Youth in Philanthropy celebrates young people who have improved the community and increased opportunities for others through direct financial support, development of charitable programs, volunteering and leadership in philanthropy. Outstanding Innovative Project recognizes groups exceptional innovation and creativity resulting in broad-based community impact. Their events excel at, and increasing public understanding. Allan Price Award for Distinguished Service to the Fundraising Profession recognizes fundraising professionals who demonstrate exceptional skill and enthusiasm for their work, who pursue big ideas and successfully engage others in achieving them, and who inspire new levels of giving among donors NOMINATED BY Name________________________________________Organization______________________________________! ! Address ______________________________________!City _______________________State _______ Zip ______ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Phone _______________________________________!Email ___________________________________________ AFP Oregon & SW Washington Philanthropy Awards History Vollum Award for Lifetime Philanthropic Achievement! This award recognizes individuals who during their lifetimes have tirelessly committed themselves to bettering their community through serving, funding and enlisting support for a range of community charitable causes. N.B. Guistina Family, Lorry I. Lokey, Ed & Dollie Lynch, John Gray, Wes & Nancy Lematta, Al &Pat Reser, E.W. & Mary Firstenburg, Ken & Joan Austin, John & Carol Hampton, Joe Weston, Albert & Susanne Corrado,!Donna Woolley, Maribeth Collins, Maurie D. Clark, James F. Miller, Thomas E. Autzen Outstanding Philanthropist This award pays tribute to an exceptional individual donor who generously provides a lead gift or substantially assists a nonprofit organization - an individual or family who offers philanthropic leadership. Pat & Trudy Ritz, Marcia H. Randall, Bob & Charlee Moore, Harry Merlo, Connie & Lee Kearney, Peter & Julie Stott, Bill & Karen Early, Laura & Roger Meier, Harry & Kaaren Demorest, William & Joyce Furman, Thelma & Gilbert Schnitzer; and the families of Leonard, Morris and Manuel Schnitzer,! Judith & Martin Kelley, Cindy & Duncan Campbell, Tom Holce, George & Carolyn Propstra, Mary & Pete Mark, Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., Arlene & Harold Schnitzer, Carolyn Chambers, Samuel C. Wheeler, Robert P. Booth, John D. Gray, Douglas C. Strain, Robert Chandler, Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Wessinger, Mr. & Mrs. William Wessinger, L.L. "Stub" Stewart, H.J. Casey, Edmund Hayes Thomas Lamb Eliot Award for Service to Philanthropy The Dr. Reverend Thomas Lamb Eliot served as senior minister at First Unitarian Church of Portland for more than a quarter century (1867-1893). As a civic leader, his sense of community concern led him to join the board, and most often as president with the following organizations that we now hold dear to us, including Reed College, Oregon Humane Society, Boys & Girls Aid Society, Portland Library Association, Multnomah County Schools, Park Commissioners and the Portland Art Association. In this spirit of community service the Association of Fundraising Professionals, AFP Oregon, established the Thomas Lamb Eliot award to recognize individuals who have served nonprofits and the community through dedicated service. Charlie Walker, Greg Chaille, Hillman Lueddemann, Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, Gerry Frank, Tom Stoel, Charles Rooks Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation This award recognizes a business that, through their foundation, corporate giving program, or their employees, commits significant financial or in-kind resources to assist organizations in meeting community needs - an entity that is a solid community-minded corporate citizen. Wells Fargo, New Seasons Market, Safeway, The ODS Companies, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, NIKE, Bank of America, The Standard, Vernier Software, Alpenrose Dairy, Intel Corporation, Deschutes Brewery, JELD-WEN, inc., ESCO Corporation, Fred Meyer Stores, Northwest Natural, Willamette Industries, Inc., Pacificorp Foundation, The Hoffman Corporation, First Interstate Bank of Oregon, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Tektronix Foundation, U.S. Bancorp / U.S. Bank, Portland General Electric Company, Mentor Graphics Corporation Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation This award recognizes a private or community foundation or community grantmaking organization that supports not only nonprofit organizational goals but also offers encouragement and motivation to nonprofits and grantmakers alike - a grantmaker providing innovative approaches to philanthropy. PGE Foundation, Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Trust, Northwest Health Foundation, Pendleton Foundation Trust, The Snowman Foundation, Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, Community Foundation for Southwest Washington, Leo Adler Foundation, Ray Hickey Foundation, Juan Young Trust, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, Don & Willie Tykeson Foundation, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Paul G. Allen Foundations, Samuel S. Johnson Foundation, Carpenter Foundation, Chiles Foundation, The Ford Family Foundation, The Collins Foundation, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser This award is presented to a special volunteer who motivates others to give, commits time and energy without compensation and offers organizations and fundraising staff their talent for strategy, relationship enhancement and the successful solicitation of donations. Mark Matthias, Jerry Hulsman, Harry Merlo, Rob Shick, Jordan Schnitzer, Ken Thrasher, Al Gleason, Gary Maffei, Sho Dozono, Mario Pastega, William R. Swindells, Nancy Russell, Jim Rudd, Jim Putney, Ken Lewis, Gwyneth Gamble & Brian Booth, Myron Child, Claris Poppert, Julie Emry, Edwin M. "Ted" Baker, Jackie Gango, William R. Moffat, Ed & Sue Cooley, Worth Caldwell, Frank Brawner, Don Frisbee, Lou Perry Outstanding Innovative Project This award is presented to groups!demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation and creativity resulting in broad-based community!impact. Events recognized have excelled at!building!grass-roots support,!raising!funds and increasing public understanding of the organization's mission.! DonorsResource.org, Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation, Kroc Center Initiative Committee, Cycle Oregon, Kows for Kids/New Avenues for Youth and Trillium Family Services, School House Supplies, Metropolitan Family Services Classic Wines Auction, ¡Salud! Oregon Pinot Noir Barrel Auction, KINK FM "Lights Out" CD, Credit Unions for Kids, The Fred Meyer Challenge by Peter Jacobsen Productions, Inc., Portland Public Schools Foundation, CASA’s Our Children’s Store, Kids Making Miracles for Doernbecher Outstanding Volunteer Group Volunteers are the lifeblood of philanthropy. They start, support and/or enhance the programs and services that organizations provide. They often make the difference in an organization being able to serve its community, expand its services to a wider audience or move its programs to a higher level of service to the community. USS Blueback OMSI Volunteers, Japanese Garden Volunteers, Clark County Food Bank, Outdoor School Volunteer Leaders, Portland Art Museum Docent Council, Audubon Society of Portland, Tillamook County Charities, Dougy Center Facilitators, Silverton Hospital Auxiliary, SOLV, 17th Annual Hands on Portland, The Old Kerr Nursery Association, Rotary Club of Portland, Friends of Trees, Platt Electric Supply Care Team, Junior League, Portland General Electric, ECHO Community Help Organization, Fred Meyer Volunteers Youth in Philanthropy This award celebrates!the future!by recognizing young people who have dedicated themselves to improve the community and increase opportunities for others through direct financial support, development of charitable programs, volunteering and leadership in philanthropy. Alazar Manning, Youth United Steering Committee Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro/East, Jimmy Fowkes, Ben Walker & Rory Bialostosky, Katelyn Tomac, Nancy Serna, Madras Youth Community Action Team, Community 101 – A PGE Foundation Program, Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington, Tillamook High School, Jennifer Fletcher The Allan Price Award for Distinguished Service The Allan Price Award for Distinguished Service to the Fundraising Profession recognizes fundraising professionals who demonstrate exceptional skill and enthusiasm for their work, who pursue big ideas and successfully engage others in achieving them, and who inspire new levels of giving among donors. J. Michael Goodwin, Carolyn Winter
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