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2008 Leading Lights Awards for Nonprofit Diversity Leadership - Call for Applications
Application Deadline: April 4, 2008
Download the Application (PDF)
About the Awards
The Leading Lights Diversity Awards celebrate exemplary leaders in the nonprofit sector whose demonstrated courage, innovation and commitment to diversity light a path to a more inclusive society. Non-profit organizations not only provide critical health and human services within our communities, they also help define and give character to our society at large. From enriching our lives through arts and culture to providing for basic human needs like food, clothing and housing; from great social movements like voting rights for women and African-Americans to protection of the environment, non-profits have often led the way to a more civil society. It is in recognition of their pivotal leadership roles in our communities that NMCI is proud to recognize non-profit organizations for leadership in the area of diversity with the Leading Lights of Diversity Awards.
Annually, three (3) awards are presented to organizations that serve as role models for enhancing diversity and encouraging respect and inclusion within their organizations and with the diverse communities they serve. Individuals through their work in and on behalf of non-profit organizations are also eligible for recognition. Award recipients are selected from the following non-profit sectors:
- Education
- Social/Human Services
- Health Care
- Arts & Culture
A fourth award, recognizing an individual or organization that has been at the forefront of addressing an emerging critical issue related to multiculturalism, will be periodically awarded.
Eligibility
- 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization
- Initiative implementation begun within last three years
- Belong to one of four sectors: Education, Social/Human Services, Health Care, or Arts & Culture.
Criteria
- Initiative that builds diversity and inclusion in the organization and with the multicultural communities the organization serves
- Senior-Level Commitment to Initiative
- Sustainability of Initiative
- Communication of Initiative within organization and to communities served
- Demonstrable impact of Initiative
- Originality of Initiative
- Ability of Initiative to be replicated by other organizations in the field
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