Friday, November 21, 2014
Nonprofit Excellence Awards Go to Leake & Watts, Row New York, and Graham Windham
Yesterday, three New York City nonprofits -- Leake & Watts, Row New York, and Graham Windham -- won the 8th annual New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards, which recognize outstanding management practices of nonprofits in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester.
The three winning organizations were selected for their use of excellent management practices to turn around a failing organization, to strategically manage growth of a young organization, and to review and improve an organization’s ability to realize its mission, respectively. The winners were selected by a panel of 30 nonprofit management experts.
“Every year I talk to funders at the Nonprofit Excellent Awards program who say they come away inspired by the innovation and integrity of the amazing nominees,” said Ronna Brown, President of Philanthropy New York. “The management practices that are the core of this program are so immensely important and these award winners have so much to teach the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors....”