Awards, Oct 28, 2004

October 28, 2004 | Read Time: 3 minutes

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

Arts. Americans for the Arts (Washington) has presented its Philanthropy in the Arts award to Raymond D. Nasher, who established the Dallas Business Committee for the Arts and was one of the first real-estate developers in the United States to place sculpture and other works of art in commercial retail complexes. The Corporate Citizenship in the Arts award went to A.G. Lafley, president and chief executive officer of Procter & Gamble (Cincinnati), to recognize the company’s substantial support of the arts, including a recent $600,000 grant to the Cincinnati Opera.

Fund raising. The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (Falls Church, Va.) has presented its 2004 Harold J. (Si) Seymour International Award to Steven L. Mourning, executive vice president of the Kelmoore Investment Company (Palo Alto, Calif.). Mr. Mourning has led programs that have raised nearly $200-million over the past 31 years.

Grass-roots organizations. IZZE Beverage Company (Boulder, Colo.) has announced the recipients of its IZZE Q Award, which honors grass-roots groups committed to community development and positive social change. The winners:

— HERA Foundation (Carbondale, Colo.), which raises money for research on ovarian cancer.

— Hit the Decks (Chicago), which provides young people in inner-city Chicago with counseling and instruction in the art of deejaying.

— Literacyworks (Emeryville, Calif.), which develops free multimedia literacy programs, with an emphasis on young children from poor families.

— Platte Forum (Denver), which provides arts and cultural opportunities to at-risk youths and low-income families in metropolitan Denver.

— Sustainable Resources (Boulder, Colo.), which organizes an annual conference and other activities on the issues of world poverty and environmental sustainability.

— Veggie U. (Milan, Ohio), which offers programs for children that focus on health, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture.

Human services. The Caring Institute (Washington) has announced the young-adult recipients of its 2004 National Caring Awards, which honor people who have worked to improve the lives of others. The winners:

— Daniel Cayce, 16, of Thornton, Ark., who has collected and given baby food, blankets, clothing, and other items to poor residents of rural Arkansas.

— Brittany Clifford, 14, of Scottsdale, Ariz., who contacts companies to obtain donated socks and slippers, which she distributes to terminally ill and other hospitalized children.

— Jhordan Logan, 13, of New Castle, Ind., who has collected and donated more than 27,000 books to people in hospitals, including health-care facilities in South Africa.

— Meghan Pasricha, 18, of Hockessin, Del., who founded the Anti-Tobacco Action Club and has spoken to audiences worldwide about the dangers of smoking.

— Robyn Strumpf, 16, of Northridge, Calif., who is active in several literacy activities, including Project Books and Blankies, which she founded to assist children who have difficulty learning to read.

Hunger. America’s Second Harvest (Chicago) has presented its 2004 Affiliate of the Year Award to the Food Bank for New York City, which distributed 33,500 tons of food in 2003, including nearly 5,000 tons of fresh produce.

Social entrepreneurship. The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs (Geneva) has selected its 2005 Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs — individuals who have developed innovative strategies for curbing poverty and improving education, the environment, and health. Each recipient will become part of the foundation’s network and receive technical and financial assistance for at least three years; recipients are also invited to participate in the World Economic Forum and its regional meetings. The 2005 winners and the organizations they founded or are closely associated with:

— Rebecca Adamson of the First Nations Development Institute (Fredericksburg, Va.).

— Meera Bhattarai of the Association for Craft Producers (Nepal).

— Martin Burt of the Fundación Paraguaya de Cooperación y Desarrollo (Paraguay).

— Andrea and Barry Coleman of Riders for Health (England).

— José Ignacio Avalos Hernandez of Gente Nueva (Mexico).

— Farouk Jiwa of Honey Care (Kenya).

— Maria Elena Pereira Johannpeter of Parceiros Voluntarios (Brazil).

— Safia Minney of People Tree (England).

— Sheela Patel and Jockin Arpurtham of Sparc-the Society for the Promotion of Area Resources Center (India).

— Tasneem Siddiqui of Saiban (Pakistan).

— Pierre Tami of Hagar (Cambodia).

— Govindappa Venkataswamy of Aravind Eye Care System (India).