Young voices in research for health
The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are holding their third joint essay competition for the under-30s on the theme:
Climate change and health: research challenges for the health of vulnerable populations
Rules and guidelines
* Authors must have been born on or after 1 January 1978.
* Each author may submit one essay only.
* Essays may be submitted in English or French and should be 1500 words maximum.
* Essays must be based on the author’s own ideas and not be derived from another source.
* Essays must not have been previously published.
* Entries are individual (i.e., the work of a single author).
* They should include original, even provocative ideas and not be technical or academic texts: tables, charts and figures are probably not necessary; references should be limited.
* Authors are free to be idealistic, passionate, to take established practices to task, albeit in a constructive fashion.
* Within the context of research for health, the theme allows authors to include any aspect that interests them particularly – for example, extreme weather, natural disasters, fuels and energy, transport, water management, vectors, food production, demographics, urban planning, security.
Deadlines
* The deadline for receipt of entries is 30 April 2008.
* A shortlist will be announced by the end of June. Shortlisted authors will be asked to provide a high quality photograph and to confirm original authorship and date of birth.
* The winners will be notified by the beginning of August 2008. The judges’ decision will be final.
Prizes
* A selection of shortlisted essays will be published in an anthology as well as on the Global Forum and Lancet websites.
* Winners will be invited to take part (with all expenses paid) in the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health, which will take place in Bamako, Mali, from 17 to 19 November 2008.
Staff members of the Global Forum or of the Lancet or their immediate families are ineligible to enter the competition, as are authors of shortlisted essays published in 2006 and 2007.
For any questions, please contact susan.jupp@globalforumhealth.org or f.mclellan@elsevier.com
Friday, March 14, 2008
Global Forum for Health Research Essay competition 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2008 PURPOSE PRIZE
Every day nearly 8,000 baby boomers turn 60. Since 2006, anticipating this huge demographic shift and what it could mean for our country, Civic Ventures has been awarding The Purpose Prize–– five $100,000 and ten $10,000 investments in Americans over 60 whose creativity, talent and experience is transforming the way our nation addresses critical social problems. Dozens of other innovators received national recognition for their work. Now nominations are being accepted for the 2008 Purpose Prize. To nominate someone or apply yourself, visit www.purposeprize.org. The application deadline is March 1, 2008. The prizes will be announced in the fall of 2008.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
The Charles Bronfman Prize Announces Call for Nominations Prize Seeks Young Humanitarians from All Fields
New York -- The Charles Bronfman Prize has launched its 2008 award cycle, marking the start of this year’s international quest for extraordinary, young humanitarians. The Prize celebrates the vision and talent of an individual or team under 50 years of age whose humanitarian work has contributed significantly to the betterment of the world. Its goal is to bring public recognition to dynamic individuals whose Jewish values infuse their humanitarian accomplishments and provide inspiration to the next generations.
Nominations guidelines and forms for the $100,000 award are available at www.TheCharlesBronfmanPrize.com. Nominations for the 2008 Prize will be accepted through November 30, 2007.
Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman together with Stephen Bronfman and Claudine Blondin Bronfman established the Prize to honor their father.
The Prize Founders are encouraging submissions. “Our father has spent a lifetime developing, implementing and supporting initiatives that help to strengthen the unity of the Jewish people,” they said, adding “the Prize reflects his values and dedication to young people, and aims to carry on his legacy of commitment to Jewish life and community.”
In identifying the kinds of nominees being sought, Charles Bronfman pointed to past Prize recipients Jay Feinberg, Dr. Alon Tal, and Dr. Amitai Ziv, calling them “next generation leaders whose vision for change in their respective fields is bettering the world in exciting and meaningful ways. Each has created a mechanism for acting on their vision and delivering measurable results. Their leadership, innovation, and impact are the best indicators of the kinds of nominees we are now seeking for the 2008 Prize cycle, and the work we hope that this Prize can draw attention to.”
The Founders noted, “The Prize has been an early identifier of young visionaries who are changing the world around them. We have been privileged to see the amazing body of work that our recipients have achieved, and we are honored to pay tribute to them through this Prize.”
The 2008 Prize will be awarded in the spring of 2008.
www.TheCharlesBronfmanPrize.com
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Finalists Chosen for the $35,000 Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
CLAREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University today announced 11 finalists for this year’s $35,000 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation.
The Institute, which works to advance the ideas and ideals of the late Peter F. Drucker, the father of modern management, will honor the winner and two runners-up on Nov. 19 in New York at a gala dinner co-hosted by the Leader to Leader Institute. More than 340 organizations applied for the award.
The dinner will be preceded by an all-day conference, “Creating the Future of Nonprofits: Opportunity and Innovation in the Social Sector.” (For more on the conference, including a list of speakers and a link to register for the event, please go to www.DRUCKERinstitute.com.)
The Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation has been given annually since 1991 to recognize existing programs that have made a real difference in the lives of the people they serve. Consideration is based on Drucker’s definition of innovation — change that creates a new dimension of performance. Cash prizes are designed to celebrate, inspire and further the work of innovative nonprofit organizations in the United States.
In addition to the $35,000 first prize, the second-place winner will receive $7,500 and the third-place winner will receive $5,000. (A list of previous winners is available at www.cgu.edu/pages/4126.asp.)
The judges for this year’s awards are: Ira A. Jackson, dean of the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management; Geneva Johnson, secretary of the Leader to Leader Institute’s Board of Governors and former president and CEO of Family Service America; Jeffrey M. Johnson, Yucaipa Cos. executive, chairman of the board of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles and former publisher of the Los Angeles Times; Richard Polanco, chairman of the California Latino Caucus Institute and former California Senate Majority Leader; C. William Pollard, former chairman and CEO of ServiceMaster Co.; and Rick Wartzman, director of the Drucker Institute. The administrator of the award is Kerry Boyle, executive director of the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management.
This year’s finalists are:
BerkShares, Great Barrington, MA. This is a local currency project of the E.F. Schumacher Society and the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce. In circulation since 2006, BerkShares create consumer awareness, support local businesses and facilitate the development of new productive capabilities to fulfill the needs of the community.
Friendship Volunteer Center, Sarasota, FL. The Disaster Volunteer Initiative seeks to implement a countrywide coordinated response to disasters by establishing relationships and creating partnerships among non-traditional groups of volunteers from neighborhoods, civic organizations, faith-based groups, businesses and government agencies.
Elderly/Disabled Housing Program, St. Augustine, FL. This initiative offers homeowners living in dilapidated housing the opportunity to have their house demolished and a new home built on the same lot. Financial counseling through grant funding is offered, in addition to family support and advisement.
The “Made in NY” Production Assistant Training Program, Brooklyn, NY. This program enables unemployed or low-income New Yorkers to start careers in TV and film production through four weeks of free skills training followed by two years of job placement and career advancement services.
Wake Up and Walk Tour, Madeira Beach, FL. This effort involves an epic 10,000-plus mile walk of the United States’ perimeter by Executive Director Andrew Mandell, “Mr. Diabetes.” Mandell gets up close and personal with the public about diabetes to create awareness of the warning signs, risk factors, complications, preventability and financial costs.
DIGNITY Programs, Phoenix, AZ. This project was pioneered through Catholic Charities by a survivor of prostitution to help women safely and successfully break free from prostitution and rebuild their lives through community action, street outreach services, support/education groups and alternatives to incarceration.
ForSight Imaging, York, PA. This program serves people who are blind, providing them with a job and career path that seeks to broaden the range of industry positions available to them, from manufacturing to technology. It empowers blind employees to reach their full potential as knowledge workers instead of factory workers.
Disabled and Alone/Life Services for the Handicapped Inc., New York, NY. This program supports families concerned with the future needs of their disabled loved ones through membership in Life Services. Each member family is assigned a Personal Advocate who provides support during emergencies, offers guidance and advocacy, and develops a personal relationship with the family and disabled person.
Career Technology Program, Baltimore, MD. Focused on providing at-risk students at the Baltimore Talent Development High School with in-demand technology skills that lead to industry certification, the program utilizes a visual curriculum and offers the opportunity to take an adult certification course and receive college credit.
Rx Partnership, Richmond, VA. The partnership solicits free medication from pharmaceutical companies and arranges their distribution directly to affiliate free clinics and federally qualified health centers throughout Virginia.
Housing Foreclosure Prevention, Cleveland, OH. This consumer-action led agency provides foreclosure-prevention counseling, while effectively preventing and addressing predatory lending through public education, individual loan resolution assistance, grassroots enforcement of Credit Reporting Agency (CRA) responsibilities, negotiation of CRA agreements with banks, creation of quality loan products in low-income neighborhoods and advocacy for increased regulation of predatory lenders.
About the Drucker Institute
The Drucker Institute is a think tank and action tank whose purpose is to advance the ideas and ideals of Peter F. Drucker, the father of modern management. The Institute hosts conferences, undertakes research that builds on Drucker’s writings, produces material that applies Drucker’s work to current events, and offers a curriculum that distills Drucker’s decades of leading-edge thinking. The Institute also houses Drucker’s archives, which are in the process of being digitized for easy online access. The Drucker Institute is a campus-wide resource of Claremont Graduate University and is closely aligned with the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, where Peter Drucker taught for 35 years and which continues to produce effective managers and ethical leaders for business, government and civil society.
About the Leader to Leader Institute
The Leader to Leader Institute furthers its mission — to strengthen the leadership of the social sector — by providing social sector leaders with essential leadership wisdom, inspiration and resources to lead for innovation and to build vibrant social sector organizations. Specifically, Leader to Leader helps social sector organizations achieve excellence in performance and community building by providing guidance in managing for the mission; making innovation a part of all strategy; developing productive partnerships, collaborations and alliances; facilitating dispersed leadership; promoting and building richly diverse, inclusive organizations and communities; and using self-assessment resources for establishing mission, goals and objectives.
Contacts
The Drucker Institute
Rick Wartzman, Director, 909-607-9212
Marqui to Donate Subscription of Web Marketing Solution to Selected Nonprofit Organization
The Marqui solution helps non-profit organizations manage and increase the effectiveness of their online communications. Every year they host a lottery where one deserving nonprofit will receive Marqui's services free of cost.
Vancouver, Canada, October 12, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Marqui Inc., a leading provider of ondemand marketing automation and website content management software, announced today that they will be donating a subscription of their solution to a non-profit organization as part of their annual non-profit lottery. The award will enable the successful organization to make better use of their limited funds to build awareness and support for their causes without the burden and cost of managing their website or online communications.
“We are very pleased to be running this contest once again this year. We understand that many non-profit organizations have to rely on the generous donations of their supporters and operate with a limited staff and volunteers. The Marqui solution can help these organizations maximize the effectiveness of their online communications and website management,” said Rick Patri, Vice President, Client Solutions, Marqui. “The Web is such a pervasive medium, and Marqui provides non-profit organizations with easy-to-use tools to reach and build awareness with a worldwide audience.”
Non-profit clients such as the David Suzuki Foundation, the Canadian Liver Foundation, Coastal First Nations, and the Shriners of North America use the Marqui solution to:
• Control online brand and messaging
• Increase advocacy and outreach efforts
• Measure and optimize campaigns
To Apply
The award will be granted based on the organization's need and planned usage of Marqui’s ondemand software applications. All NPO/NGO's are invited to apply. Deadline for submission is November 30, 2007. Full award criteria and submission forms are available at www.marqui.com/donate
Marqui offers a comprehensive suite of on-demand software applications that automate and simplify a broad range of marketing activities; including web content management, email campaigns, search engine optimization (SEO), lead generation and CRM integration, analytics and program measurement. By combining all of these capabilities into one Web-based suite, Marqui enables customers to streamline marketing initiatives and improve program effectiveness without the issues or costs associated with installing multiple single-purpose products.
The Marqui suite of products – including Blog Management, Campaign and Email Management, Content Management, Marketing Analytics, and Approvals and Workflow – can be deployed incrementally or all at once based on business needs and objectives.
Further details on the Marqui marketing software suite can be found at:
http://www.marqui.com/solution/
About Marqui
Marqui enables customers to stand out from the crowd by providing innovative web marketing technology that helps align Sales and Marketing teams and execute closed-loop marketing activities. Marqui’s on-demand platform empowers customers to control their online brand and messaging, generate leads and revenue, and evaluate and optimize online campaigns. More than 250+ organizations have leveraged Marqui to successfully grow their brand and online campaigns through effective web content management, SEO, site search, CRM, and analytics.
Marqui's growing customer list includes: the Phoenix Suns, Ford Motor Company, Honda, Merck, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Lakeland College, Roper Bioscience, CruiseWest, Grouse Mountain, BC Ferries, the David Suzuki Foundation, YMCA, and the United Way. Marqui is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner. For more information please visit them at www.marqui.com .
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Contact Information
Marqui Inc
Angela St. Amour
604 630 1039
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www.marqui.com
Friday, October 5, 2007
Recognize an Extraordinary Farmer or Rancher With $10K Award
CONTACT:
Jennifer Morrill 202-378-1255 or jmorrill@farmland.org
Washington, D.C., September 27, 2007—Nominations are now being accepted for American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) 2008 Steward of the Land Award. The annual $10,000 prize honors farmers or ranchers who best exemplify AFT’s mission of halting the loss of productive farmland and promoting farming practices that sustain a healthy environment.
Nomination forms can be completed online at www.farmland.org/programs/award, or can be printed, completed and hand mailed to: American Farmland Trust, 1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036. You may also call 202-378-1255 for an application or with questions. Nomination materials will be accepted until close of business day on Monday, December 3, 2007.
Sandy and Rossie Fisher, beef producers from Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, were recognized as the 2007 Stewards of the Land for their lifelong commitment to farmland protection and environmental stewardship. The Fishers operate Brookview Farm where they raise grass-fed beef and organic eggs that they sell at their on-farm store and to local chefs and grocers. Their farm’s composting operation turns municipal yard waste into compost for use on their farm and for other customers.
“Sandy and Rossie, like all of AFT’s Steward of the Land Award winners, have shown by example how successful you can be in agriculture and still be in harmony with the land. They have been instrumental in raising farmland protection issues in many community forums, and they have helped initiate local and state farmland protection efforts,” said Ralph Grossi, President of AFT.
“The Fishers are the first Steward of the Land Award winners from the state of Virginia, and their sustainable farming practices present a model for the federal 2007 Farm Bill currently being debated in Congress,” Grossi continued. “They also have the ability to look down the road, and they understand how serious the issue of farmland loss is to the future of agriculture.
The Fishers helped found the Goochland Land Alliance in 2002, which educates landowners about conservation easements, and they were the second farm in Goochland County to put all their owned acreage into a conservation easement held by the Virginia Outdoor Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Part of their property borders the James River, which is leased to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of a wetlands mitigation bank. The Fishers also participate in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) that involves keeping all surface water fenced from cattle, establishing watering systems, rotational grazing and 23 acres of buffer strips.
The Fishers intend to put their $10,000 award toward conservation causes.
Established in 1997, AFT’s Steward of the Land Award recognizes an American farmer or farm family who best demonstrates leadership in protecting farmland and caring for the environment. The award honors the memory of Peggy McGrath Rockefeller, an avid farmer and conservationist who helped found AFT.
American Farmland Trust is a national nonprofit organization working with communities and individuals to protect the best land, plan for agriculture and keep the land healthy. As the leading advocate for farm and ranch land conservation, AFT has ensured that more than a million acres stays bountiful and productive. AFT’s national office is located in Washington, DC. The phone number is 202-331-7300.
