October 5, 2000 | Read Time: 2 minutes
The following awards have been presented for work in fund raising, nonprofit management, philanthropy, and volunteerism:
Arts. The Business Committee for the Arts (New York) has awarded its 2000 Business in the Arts Awards:
–The Founders Award was given to Bank of America (Charlotte, N.C.) for its long-term commitment to developing alliances with arts groups through grants and projects for disadvantaged children and youths.
–The Leadership Award, which recognizes business executives who demonstrate outstanding leadership in alliances between business and the arts, went to Sondra A. Healy, chairman of Turtle Wax (Chicago), for her work raising funds for Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.
–The Commitment Awards, for large, mid-sized, and small companies that have provided outstanding support to the arts for at least 10 years, were awarded respectively to Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, N.J.) and Time Warner (New York), The St. Petersburg Times (Fla.), and William R. Hough & Company (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
–The Innovation Awards, for large, mid-sized, and small companies that have developed groundbreaking arts partnerships, went to Sears, Roebuck and Company (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), Wieden + Kennedy (Portland, Ore.), and Shugoll Research (Bethesda, Md.), respectively.
–The New Initiative Award, for mid-sized and small companies that have provided exemplary support to the arts for five years or less, was given to WestShore Plaza (Tampa, Fla.).
Hunger. America’s Second Harvest (Chicago) has selected the recipients of its 2000 Hunger’s Hope Awards, honoring exceptional donations of food, money, or time to its network of food banks. ConAgra (Omaha) was named the Donor of the Year for its “Feeding Children Better” program, which will open Kids Cafes nationwide to provide healthy meals and nutrition education to hungry children. The program has also donated vans and trucks to help transport donated food quickly to the food banks and will work with America’s Second Harvest and the Ad Council on a public-awareness campaign about childhood hunger.
America’s Second Harvest also recognized the Kroger Company (Cincinnati) as Grocery Distributor of the Year, for providing more than 16 million pounds of food; the Pampered Chef (Addison, Ill.) as Sponsor of the Year, for their fund-raising efforts, which have brought in more than $4-million for the food banks since 1991; and Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, N.J.) as New Donor of the Year, for their first-time contribution of 1.7 million pounds of specialty health products, including items for people with dietary restrictions, and the cost of transporting them.
Leadership. The Young Women’s Project (Washington) has received the 2000 Leadership IS Award, which includes a $10,000 prize, from Independent Sector (Washington). The award recognizes an organization’s leadership in developing strong new nonprofit leaders while helping the community. The Young Women’s Project provides programs to young women and girls that help them set and achieve goals and become involved in community issues that affect their lives.
