October 18 Deadline Set For Nonprofit Federation Awards
Washington, DC, August 28, 2002 -
The Direct Marketing Association's (DMA) Nonprofit Federation today issued a call for nominations for its "Nonprofit Achievement Award" and "Nonprofit Public Service Award," which will be presented at the 2003 Washington Nonprofit Conference to be held on February 26 and 27, 2003. The deadline for nominations is October 18, 2002.
The individual recipient of the "Nonprofit Achievement Award" will have demonstrated achievement by meeting the following criteria:
- Must be a paid professional with a nonprofit organization or services provider
- Serves as a source of inspiration and encouragement to others by exemplifying the highest levels of excellence in his/her work, and is a respected authority in his/her area of expertise
- Is innovative and possesses strong leadership skills
- Exhibits a willingness to assist in the professional development of others through the sharing of knowledge
- Is a model of integrity in professional dealings
- Has an outstanding record of achievement during the previous 12 months or longer.
The individual recipient of the "Nonprofit Public Service Award" will have demonstrated outstanding achievement by meeting the following criteria:
- 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.
Nomination forms can be obtained by contacting Jill Murphy, The DMA Nonprofit Federation, at 202.628.4380 or visiting www.federationofnonprofits.org.
With more than 500 members, The DMA Nonprofit Federation is by far the largest organization representing nonprofits that use direct mail, telephone, and the Internet to communicate with donors, members, and the general public.
The DMA is the leading trade association for businesses interested in interactive and database marketing, with nearly 4,700 member companies from the United States and 53 other nations. Founded in 1917, its members include direct marketers from every business segment as well as the nonprofit and electronic marketing sectors. Included are catalogers, Internet retailers and service providers, financial services providers, book and magazine publishers, book and music clubs, retail stores, industrial manufacturers and a host of other vertical segments, including the service industries that support them. According to a DMA-commissioned study, direct and interactive marketing sales in the United States exceeded $1.86 trillion in 2001, including $118 billion in catalog sales and $30 billion in sales generated by the Internet. The DMA's Web site is
www.the-dma.org, and its consumer Web site is www.shopthenet.org.###