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VISION AND
LEADERSHIP

For more than 35 years, The Community Foundation and our donors have demonstrated a deep commitment to our diverse communities. 

Going forward, working together we can bring positive change to the most difficult issues facing our region today.

 

 

 

 

 

 




2009 Linowes Leadership Awards

 


The nomination process is now closed. 2009 Awardees will be announced in Fall 2009.


About the Linowes Leadership Awards

The Linowes Leadership Awards recognizes individuals of creativity, vision and leadership who work in a community in the Greater Washington metropolitan area and who generally are unrecognized. The program honors the community leadership legacy of emeritus board member R. Robert Linowes (1922-2007), Chairman of The Community Foundation from 1992-1997.
 

 

Since 1997, Linowes Leadership Awards have recognized "unsung heroes" who exercise their community leadership in a variety of roles and across multiple sectors - as volunteers, faith leaders, activists, students, nonprofit staff or executives, public sector officials or business persons. Recipients are extraordinary people of all ages with compelling stories of courage and commitment with little, if any, reward or recognition.  

 

Each recipient receives an unrestricted, direct grant of $2,000 and an additional $3,000 to be contributed to the local nonprofit community organization of his/her choice. The cash awards are supported by The Community Leadership Fund of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region. In addition to inspiring others to lead, recipients have received increased recognition and support from, among others, Oprah's Angel Network, The Washington Post and other Washington, DC-area foundations.

 

The Impact of the Linowes Leadership Award

Awards recipients and the nonprofit organizations awarded grants benefit from:

 

               --Opportunities to develop leadership skills

           --Widespread publicity through local news media

           --Recognition of impact within the philanthropy

            community and beyond 

           --Increased fundraising opportunities and success securing new

            funders

           --Attracting new volunteers for a cause

 

Nomination and Selection Process 
Anyone
may submit a nomination or multiple nominations for potential Linowes Leadership Awards recipients.  Self nominations are not accepted.  Nominees are not notified that they are under consideration.


Nominations are considered in a competitive process by The Community Foundation's Linowes Leadership Awards Committee. The Committee, made up of Community Foundation donors, board members, and other local community representatives, select the three awardees.

 

 

 

For More Information
Tracey Jarmon
Program Associate
(202) 263-4764

tjarmon@cfncr.org.

 

 

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