The Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
THE PETER F. DRUCKER AWARD FOR NON PROFIT INNOVATION 2005
The Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation has been given annually since 1991 and includes a $20,000 prize for the winner and a $5,000 and $2,500 prize for the two runner's up. Seven Honorable Mention plaques are also given. The award is inspired by the thoughts and writings of Peter Drucker who is widely acknowledged as the "father of modern management." Selection criteria for the award include furthering the mission of the parent organization, having specific and measurable outcomes, exemplifying innovation by demonstrating a new dimension of performance, making a demonstrated difference in the lives of the people it serves, and serving as a model that can be replicated or adapted by other organizations.
The award is administered by the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) in Claremont, California, the academic home of Peter Drucker since 1971. This year’s competition drew 230 applications from around the country with the winners selected in October 2005, by a panel of independent judges.
2005 WINNER $20,000
The Landscape Bank
Keep Alachua County Beautiful, Inc.
The Landscape Bank, Keep Alachua County Beautiful, Inc.
Gainesville, FL
Through out the year, nurseries and home improvement centers discard large numbers of plants, shrubs, and trees as room is needed for incoming crops and shipments. Through a network of volunteers and community partnerships, the Landscape Bank recycles these materials and provides landscaping to schools, community clubs and parks, churches and landscape poor neighborhoods and public areas.
In operation since 1999, the program saves needed landfill space and, more importantly, promotes community and neighborhood cohesion through beautification of the environment.
2005 RUNNER UP $5,000
Children’s Dental Services
Children’s Dental Services Association, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
This program addresses the fundamental oral health and dental care needs of low-income students. Children’s Dental Services provide services in Head Start centers around the city and thus allows families to access dental care without transportation and time-off-work barriers that prevent many low income parents from attending to their children’s dental care needs. The CDS-Head Start model is an example of the effectiveness of a comprehensive care program imbedded in a school setting in order to remove traditional barriers to service.
2005 RUNNER UP $2,500
Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Retail Stores
Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation
Wayzata, MN
The Hope Chest provides early detection, treatment support, and hospice care for low income and otherwise underserved women with breast cancer. The mission is supported by an ongoing revenue stream from owned and franchised retail stores selling donated and upscale furniture, accessories, and clothing. The program has developed an innovative economic model that combines traditional fund raising approaches with private (franchised) partnerships with the two supporting each other.
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