A Celebration of Excellence and Service

On Thursday, October 29, nearly 300 from the region’s nonprofit, foundation, legislative and business communities came together to celebrate the accomplishments of the Greater Washington region’s nonprofit sector and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s 30 years of service to nonprofits.

Support the Center's 30 years of service to nonprofits. Images from the Celebration  Quick Links:   Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman 2009 EXCEL Award   Interviews with EXCEL Award Honorees 2009 Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Award New Nonprofit Channel 30 Years of Service to Nonprofits Live Postings on Twitter

The Center’s 2009 Annual Meeting and 30th Anniversary Celebration included presentation of the Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman 2009 EXCEL Award, the Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Award and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement Award.

Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman 2009 EXCEL Award recipients included the following executive directors:

• Manny Hidalgo of the Latino Economic Development Corporation in Washington, D.C

• Pamela L. Michell of New Hope Housing, Inc. in Alexandria, Va.

• Eleni A. Rossides of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation in Washington, D.C.

The following executive directors were named Honorable Mention recipients for the Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman 2009 EXCEL Award:

• Dallice Joyner of the Northern Virginia Area Health Education Center in Alexandria, Va.

• Aleta Margolis of the Center for Inspired Teaching in Washington, D.C.

Click here to learn more about the EXCEL Award and here for interviews with each of our honorees.

Recipients of the 2009 Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Award included:

• Neil O. Albert, City Administrator, District of Columbia

• The Honorable Joanne Claybon Benson, 24th District of Prince George’s County, Maryland General Assembly

• The Honorable Karen S. Montgomery, 14th District of Montgomery County, Maryland General Assembly

• The Honorable Congressman Jim Moran, 8th District of Virginia, U.S. House of Representatives

Each public official was recognized for their dedication to the region's nonprofit community.

The Center also recognized long-time member, the Public Access Corporation of the District of Columbia (DCTV), with the 2009 Center for Nonprofit Advancement Award for their vision and dedication in finding new ways to support the Greater Washington nonprofit sector.

“The Center has long recognized excellence in nonprofit management and chief executive leadership,” said Center CEO Glen O’Gilvie. “In this our 30th year, we are pleased to celebrate our newest EXCEL, Public Policy Leadership and Center Award winners in hopes that they will inspire other nonprofit leaders and policymakers going forward.”

Also announced was the launch of the Center’s new TV program, Connections, in partnership with the Public Access Corporation of the District of Columbia (DCTV). Beginning November 3, the weekly, 30-minute program will share issues, experts and strategies to empower your community. The program will air on the new nonprofit channel, DCTV FOCUS, on Comcast 96 and RCN 11. DCTV FOCUS nonprofit programming will air Tuesdays through Thursdays, 12:00 to 4:00 pm.

Click here to learn more about the new nonprofit channel.

Click here to learn more about the Center’s 30 years of service to nonprofits in Greater Washington including the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.

Live Tweeting from the event was provided by volunteers from the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Washington DC Chapter (YNPNdc). Click here to view postings.

Click here to see photos from the event. Coverage of the event will air on DCTV.

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Table Sponsors:
 125Company/EagleBank | Advantica/United Concordia/Lincoln Financial Group | Bread for the City | Brown/Miller Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors | Cooley & Darling | Easy Office/BOB Finance | Goodman & Company, LLP | Hazen Inc./Impact Communications  | Kaiser Permanente | Kear IT | Leadership Greater Washington | Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments | Mylestone Plans | New Hope Housing | Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington | Northern Virginia AHEC | United Communities Against Poverty | UnitedHealthcare | Washington Tennis & Education Foundation.

Thank you to our 2009/30th Anniversary supporters and Partners in Advancement including:

Abercrombie & Associates | Amselle Brent Sawyers Accounting, LLC | Arkin & Company | Access National Bank | Barrett Planned Giving | BB&T | Beck and Company Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors | Booz Allen Hamilton | Calibre CPA Group, PLLC | Careers in Nonprofits | Cavanaugh, Hagan, Pierson and Mintz, Inc. | Center for Nonprofit Advancement Benefits Trust | Christine L. Manor, CPA | Commonwealth Digital Office Solutions |  Community Foundation for the National Capital Region | Donor Strategies, Inc. | E. Cohen and Company, CPAs | Early, Cassidy and Schilling | Elizabeth Scott Consulting, LLC | Englin Consulting, LLC | Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman | Goldberg and Associates, PLLC | Grand Junction Design, LLC | Halt, Buzas & Powell, Ltd. | Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg | Hazen Inc. | Impact Communications | Information Systems Headquarters Corp. | Jones & McIntyre, PLLC | Kate Tallent Design | Kear IT |  Metro Metro & Associates |  Meyer Foundation | Miles Realty Co., Inc. | mindSHIFT | M&T Bank | Nyack Washington DC Campus | Professionals for NonProfits | RAFFA, P.C. | Renner Consulting | Resource Partners | SmartCEO Magazine | The Washington Post | The World Bank Group

Learn more about the Center’s 30 years of service to nonprofits.

• Hear how we got started.

• Read our 30th anniversary feature by SmartCEO Magazine.

• Meet a few of our members.

• Learn more about the Center’s 30 year history. Center members—contribute your own milestones to the timeline.