In 2007, The Foundation awarded $105,000 in awards to organizations that best
exemplified improvement and achievement in nonprofit management. Winners in each
of three categories were given $20,000 unrestricted grants, and two finalists
in each category received grants of $7,500 apiece.
The program was established
in 1985 after The Frist Foundation observed that the most successful nonprofit
organizations are characterized by thoughtful planning, adaptability to changing
circumstances, and ingenuity in utilizing human and financial resources -- in
short, effective management.
The awards were initiated to encourage
and recognize outstanding nonprofit management. Since then, the awards have attracted
more than 500 nominations from Nashville nonprofit organizations. In 1993 the
Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) began administering the awards program.
The 2007 Frist Foundation Awards of Achievement were presented October
17, 2007, at CNM's Salute to Excellence banquet. The event attracted nearly 1,100
members of the nonprofit community including staff, board members and volunteers.
The Awards recognize organizations that produce outstanding results while fulfilling
their mission in cost-effective ways. Grants were awarded to both winners and
finalists in three categories:
- Innovation in Action: Prevent Blindness
Tennessee (Unrestricted $20,000 Grant). Finalists were Centerstone Community Mental
Health Centers and the Nashville Opera Association. Each received a $7,500 unrestricted
grant.
- Making a Difference: National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee
(Unrestricted $20,000 Grant). The finalists in this category, each receiving $7,500
grants, were the Discovery Center of Murfreesboro and the Nashville Humane Association.
- Team Building: Access Services of Middle Tennessee (Unrestricted $20,000
Grant. Siloam Family Health Center and Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee were
recognized as finalists with $7,500 grants.
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