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Three emerging nonprofit leaders receive $10,000 grants
The Community Foundation is pleased to announce the following individuals as the 2010 recipients of the Stettinius Awards for Nonprofit Leadership – Julie Bilodeau, Katie Botha and Alyssa McBride. Now in its sixth year, the awards program seeks to recognize outstanding professionals who provide effective organizational leadership within the charitable sector. After reviewing nominations of many exceptional candidates, the selection committee chose these three individuals to receive $10,000 grants each to pursue professional development activities of their own design.
Julie Bilodeau – Director of Operation, Cross Over Ministries
Founded in 1983, Cross Over provides compassionate health care for people through the Greater Richmond region who are uninsured and impoverished. As the Director of Operations, Julie hopes to study other successful clinics that serve the medically indigent and improve her understanding of the health care sector. With her award, Julie will take graduate classes through VCU’s Department of Health Administration, learn conversational Spanish through Rosetta Stone software and improve her understanding of the Latino culture, which makes up a growing segment of Cross Over’s patient population.
Katie Botha– Director of Corporate Development, Special Olympics Virginia
Special Olympics Virginia is a year-round program of sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. It serves nearly 9,500 athletes thorugh seven regional offices and 28 area programs. Katie, a 2008 graduate of Nonprofit Learning Point’s Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Program, would like to improve her people management skills to better serve those she mentors, as well as other peers within the nonprofit community. With her award, Katie will pursue graduate level courses in Human Resources Management at the University of Richmond’s School of Continuing Studies.
Alyssa McBride – Development Director, Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Richmond Chapter
The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care for all affected and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Alyssa will attend the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford University, where she will participate in the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders. Alyssa is also a 2008 graduate of Nonprofit Learning Point’s Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Program.
The Stettinius Fund for Nonprofit Leadership was established by Cadmus Communications Corporation to honor Wallace Stettinius’ retirement from the Cadmus Board of Directors. An active board volunteer throughout his business career, Stettinius expanded his scope of volunteer work in his “first” retirement to become a trusted advisor, teacher and mentor to many area nonprofits. Stettinius is a former chairman of The Community Foundation, serving on its board from 1986 - 1995. This year, The Community Foundation committed $30,000 from unrestricted funds to support the awards. The deadline for 2011 nominations will be announced in January.