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2019 Nonprofit Best Practice Awards Nomination Form
Honoring Best Practices
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Award category
We are applying in the following category (check only one):
Advocacy: changing the game
Board and/or staff leadership: setting the course
Collaboration: collective impact
Innovation: finding new ways
Volunteer or donor engagement: meaningful experiences
Organization
City/town of organization
Service area of organization
(i.e., East Bay or Woonsocket or statewide)
Executive director
Primary contact name
Primary contact title
Primary contact phone
Primary contact email
Organization overview
Provide a brief overview of the organization, including mission, approximate size, date established, programs and services offered, and populations served (900 character limit).
The problem/issue
What problem/issue was your organization attempting to solve/overcome or what opportunity was your organization looking to seize/take advantage of through your best practice (600 character limit)?
Your best practice
Please describe your organization’s best practice. What internal changes/shifts were required, and how did they make a difference toward success? What resources were required for a successful best practice implementation (1,800 character limit)?
Learnings
What did your organization learn through this best practice planning and implementation? If you were to do it all over again, what is one thing you would do differently (900 character limit)?
Financial statement
Attach your most recent board-approved financial statement.
501(c) tax determination letter
Attach your IRS 501(c) tax determination letter (not a tax-exempt certificate) ONLY if your organization has never applied to the Rhode Island Foundation for funding. If an organization is serving as the fiscal agent for this request, please submit the IRS 501(c) tax determination letter for the fiscal agent.
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