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-- Kate Patton, Executive Director, Lower Shore Land Trust.
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Press Releases
Foundation Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Partnership Prize
September 4, 2008
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore announces its 25th Anniversary Partnership Prize, an award designed to recognize and encourage collaboration among nonprofit organizations serving
Maryland ’s
Lower Eastern Shore .
Funded through the CFES Community Initiative Grant Program, this award was developed to honor the Community Foundation’s quarter century of service to the Lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland . The Prize seeks to inspire nonprofit leaders to collaborate with similar organizations that would typically compete for clients and resources.
By encouraging local partnerships with a financial incentive, the Community Foundation hopes to develop more efficient and effective programs to meet critical needs in the community. Following a thorough review and selection process, up to three $25,000 grants will be awarded to organizations recognized for their outstanding collaborative efforts to enhance the quality of life for residents of the
Lower Eastern Shore . The prizes must be used for charitable purposes to improve the community.
Nominations will be accepted starting November 7, 2008 with a final deadline of January 30, 2009 at 4 p.m. Copies of the nomination guidelines are available upon request by calling 410-742-9911 or by visiting the Community Foundation’s website. The Partnership Prize Committee will review all nominations and announce the recipients at the Community Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Gala on May 8, 2009 at the
Fountains
Conference
Center in
Salisbury .
In fiscal 2008 the Foundation distributed $3.2 million to the community through 1095 grants. The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore is the leading philanthropic organization for charitable giving on
Maryland ’s
Lower
Shore . Gifts to the Community Foundation, a public charity, create permanent endowment funds that steadily grow in value over time and produce income to provide grants to local charitable nonprofit organizations.
