Awards, Nov 23, 2006

The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas:

Community development. The Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington) has announced its 2007 James A. Johnson Community Fellows, which honor people who promote community-development projects and low-cost housing. The recipients, who each receive a $70,000 grant for professional-development activities and a stipend of up to $20,000 for travel and education-related expenses:

— Nancy Biberman, founder and president, Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (New York)

— Young Hughley, president and chief executive officer, Reynoldstown Revitalization Corporation (Atlanta)

— John Mealey, executive director, Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (Indio, Calif.)

— Walter Moreau, executive director, Foundation Communities (Austin, Tex.)

— David Silva, executive director, Home Ownership Made Easy (Culver City, Calif.)

— Sue Taoka, executive director, Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority

Corporate giving. The Business Civic Leadership Center of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Washington) has announced the winners of its 2006 Corporate Citizenship Awards in several categories:

— The Corporate Stewardship Award, Large Business: Intel (Santa Clara, Calif.), for taking efforts to protect the environment and providing volunteer opportunities for employees worldwide.

— The Corporate Stewardship Award, Small/Midsize Business: Fairmount Minerals (Chardon, Ohio), for its Sustainable Business Model for operations.

— The International Community Service Award: Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Neenah, Wis.), for its collaboration with Unicef to support children in 24 countries who are orphaned or otherwise affected by AIDS.

— The U.S. Community Service Award: Morgan Stanley (New York), for providing expertise, financial resources, and volunteers to the Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian.

— The Partnership Award: Capital One (McLean, Va.) and Junior Achievement (Colorado Springs), for teaching money-management skills to more than seven million youths from low- and moderate-income families.

Environment. Recreational Equipment Inc. (Sumner, Wash.) has presented its REI Stewards for the Environment Awards, which honor volunteers who participate in activities that help protect the nation’s landscape and promote the safe, responsible enjoyment of outdoor recreation. The organization for which each recipient volunteers receives a $20,000 grant. The winners:

— Nataka Crayton, of Boston, and the Urban Ecology Institute (Newton, Mass.)

— Allen de Hart, of Raleigh, N.C., and Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Louisburg, N.C.)

— Pete (Pickaxe) Fish, of Sacramento, and the Pacific Crest Trail Association (Sacramento)

— Dan Harrison, of Troy, Mich., and Michigan Mountain Biking Association (Waterford)

— Jan Prentice, of Seattle, and Seattle Girl Scouts, Totem Council

— Anna Ryan, of Tempe, Ariz., and Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona (Tempe)

— Fran Taylor, of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition

— Bill Tregoning, of Boise, Idaho, and Winter Wildlands Alliance (Boise)

Fund raising. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (Alexandria, Va.) has announced the following recipients of its 2006 Awards for Philanthropy:

— Outstanding corporation: Pier 1 Imports (Fort Worth)

— Outstanding foundation: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (New York)

— Outstanding fund-raising professional: Stanley Weinstein, president of Stanley Weinstein & Co. (Albuquerque), a fund-raising, management, and marketing consulting company for nonprofit groups

— Outstanding philanthropist: James E. Rogers, of Las Vegas

— Outstanding volunteer fund raiser: F. Terry Stent, of Atlanta

Governance. The Philadelphia Foundation has presented its inaugural Good Governance Award, which recognizes leadership and effectiveness among nonprofit boards in the region. Spiral Q Puppet Theater (Philadelphia) and AchieveAbility (Philadelphia), a group that provides educational training, housing, and support services to formerly homeless people, received $5,000 each.

Social entrepreneurship. The Manhattan Institute (New York) has announced the five recipients of its Social Entrepreneurship Award, which honors nonprofit leaders who have developed programs that aim to solve social problems in America. The winners, whose groups each receive $10,000:

— Paige T. Ellison, founder and president of Project KID-Responding to Kids in Devastation (Fairhope, Ala.), which was established in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to deliver emergency child-care services to families affected by the storm.

— Amy Hamlin, executive director of Volunteers in Medicine Institute (Burlington, Vt.), which operates a national network of free health clinics.

— Aaron Hurst, founder and president of the Taproot Foundation (San Francisco), which engages business professionals to donate their services in order to help strengthen nonprofit groups.

— Sister Mary Lou Kownacki, founder of the Inner-City Neighborhood Art House (Erie, Pa.), a group that provides free after-school arts programs to children from low-income families.

— Richard C. Liebich, chair of the Board of Directors at Project Lead the Way (Clifton Park, N.Y.), a group that aims to improve engineering and technology instruction at middle and high schools nationwide.

Violence prevention. The California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills) has awarded its 2006 California Peace Prize to three violence-prevention leaders and advocates. The recipients, who each received a $25,000 cash prize:

— Sahra Abdi, a community activist in San Diego, who has advocated on behalf of refugee families from Somalia and elsewhere in Africa who are accustomed to living in violent situations.

— Margaret Diaz, founder and executive director of Victor Valley Domestic Violence (Victorville, Calif.), which provides child care, counseling, legal assistance, and child-rearing classes for victims of domestic violence.

— Anthony Thigpenn, founder and president of Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy Education (Los Angeles), who has been involved in public-policy advocacy and social-justice activities for more than 30 years.