Nominations sought for Building Leadership Award

Independent Sector seeks your help in identifying an outstanding nonprofit to receive the 2009 American Express Building Leadership Award. Each year, the award recognizes an organization that invests in the people of the nonprofit community through the development of staff, board and volunteer leadership. 

The American Express Building Leadership Award was established in 1999. Independent Sector presents the award at the Annual Conference each year – this year at the 2009 conference in Detroit, Nov.  4 to 6. Nominating an organization is easy – simply complete a brief online form. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 16.

The 2008 American Express Building Leadership Award was presented to the Center for Community Change for its achievements in strengthening, connecting, and mobilizing grassroots organizations that help low-income people improve their communities and in developing the next generation of nonprofit professionals.