Nonprofit Public Service Award

Nonprofit Public Service Award is given in recognition of outstanding public service to the nonprofit community by an individual.

The award is generally presented at the annual DMA Nonprofit Federation Critical Issues Conference.
The recipient must be present to accept the award.

Selection Criteria:

The selection criteria for the DMA Nonprofit Federation Public Service Award shall include the following:

Must be an individual who serves full-time or part-time with a legislative, regulatory, charity watchdog, or standards setting body, which is involved in postal, regulatory, legislative and/or accountability issues affecting nonprofit organizations
Must have made an exceptional, lasting and positive contribution to a nonprofit organization, or to the nonprofit sector. These contributions shall include but not be limited to:
- Helping educate citizens about the importance of nonprofit work and the need to assist the nonprofit community through volunteerism, advocacy and/or financial support.
- Helping to ease financial or administrative barriers for a nonprofit organization and/or the nonprofit community
- Helping to champion a cause for a nonprofit organization and/or the nonprofit community
- Helping to promote the highest levels of excellence in the work that is performed in the nonprofit community
- Helping to promote the highest levels of integrity in the nonprofit community
- Helping to promote innovation and efficiency in the nonprofit community
Preference will be given to those individuals who have assisted the DMA Nonprofit Federation in its efforts to promote the interests of the nonprofit sector.

For more information contact the Nonprofit Federation at 202.861.2447.