Awards and Honors

Honorable Mention for Excellence Award as a Small Nonprofit

Free2B! was honored at the Annual Conference of Minnesota Council for Nonprofits (MCN) in Duluth on October 5, 2007, by receiving the Honorable Mention for Excellence Award as a small nonprofit. The Excellence Award went to the Junior League of St. Paul. A total of eight awards were given from a total membership of 1,843 members.

The Free2B! Board of Directors spent nine months completing a self assessment for the ten Principles of Nonprofit Excellence. The Excellence Committee planned and coordinated the evaluation. This committee was made up of Elizabeth Abraham, Ellen Erickson, Susan Jacobus, Sandy Froiland, and Cliff Korkowski. The ten principles used for evaluation are the nonprofit’s role in society, governance, planning, transparency and accountability, fundraising, financial management, human resources, civic engagement and public policy, strategic alliances and evaluation.

The Board of Directors gave high marks of achievement for most areas, but identified areas for improvement for each assessment area.

Pictured above to the right is Free2B! Executive Director, Cliff Korkowski, holding the Nonprofit Excellence Award provided by Marquette Financial Companies, MAP for Nonprofits, and the Minnesota Council for Nonprofits.

2006 Governor’s Faith and Community Service Initiatives Best Practices Award

On Wednesday, February 28, 2007, Free2B! was one of the organizations that received the 2006 Governor’s Faith and Community Service Initiatives Best Practices Award