The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce along with the United Way of Franklin County will present the Nonprofit of the Year award at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Breakfast on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Chambersburg Country Club. We are actively seeking nominations for this award from members of the Chamber.

The Nonprofit of the Year award recognizes a nonprofit organization whose innovations address areas of need to improve the prosperity of Franklin County.

Criteria for Nonprofit of the Year include:

- Must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit agency working within Franklin County.
- The organization’s mission must address a need in Franklin County and work diligently to fulfill this need in innovative ways.
- The nonprofit should impact the overall prosperity of the greater Chambersburg area and Franklin County.
- Community contributions of the organization should extend outside of the nonprofit through collaborations and partnerships with other sectors of the community.
- The nonprofit must be a current member of the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce and must have been a member for at least one calendar year.
- The nonprofit must be governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
- The organization must have been in operation for at least three years.

Nominations must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, February 25.

If you would like additional information about the Nonprofit of the Year Award or any of the other awards presented at the Annual Awards Breakfast, please contact Lark Kennedy, communications manager, at 717-264-7101 ext. 206 or lkennedy@chambersburg.org.
Nominee Information

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* 1. Nonprofit Agency

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* 2. Executive Director

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* 3. President/Chair of the Board of Directors

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* 4. Phone & Email

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* 5. Number of Paid Employees

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* 6. Number of Volunteers

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* 7. Start-Up Date

Nominator Information

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* 8. Your Name

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* 9. Company/Organization

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* 10. Phone & E-mail

Please answer the following questions:

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* 11. Which area best describes this organization?

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* 12. The organization's mission statement:

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* 13. Area and/or population that this agency serves:

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* 14. Describe one of the agency's outcome based programs, such as:
a. Why this program is innovative and unique (i.e., how this program fills a niche not being adequately addressed by others)
b. Examples of measurable outcomes
c. This program's most significant accomplishments over the past 12 months

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* 15. Describe the organization’s community contributions, such as:
a. Impact on the overall prosperity of the greater Chambersburg area and Franklin County
b. Contributions to other community-oriented projects (ex: time, volunteers, money, resources, etc.)
c. Collaborations and partnerships with other sectors of the community
d. Membership on other councils, boards or clubs that support the community

You are invited to provide any additional information you feel properly supplements the nomination including, but not limited to, news articles, award recognitions, relevant reports, examples of sustainable products, etc.­ If you have any additional information, you're welcome to contact lkennedy@chambersburg.org.

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