INDEPENDENT SECTOR Announces Call for Nominations for 2003 Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize; Nomination Deadline: June 20 4/22/2003
From: Carla Bundy or Patricia Nash, 202-467-6100, both of INDEPENDENT SECTOR; Web site: http://www.IndependentSector.org WASHINGTON, April 22 -- INDEPENDENT SECTOR is now accepting nominations for the eighth annual Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize. Established in 1995, the Hodgkinson Prize recognizes outstanding published research that contributes to the understanding of philanthropy, voluntary action, nonprofit organizations and civil society, either in the United States or abroad. The award is named in honor of Virginia Hodgkinson, who is renowned worldwide as a driving force in the field of research on the nonprofit sector. Dr. Hodgkinson served as vice president for research at INDEPENDENT SECTOR from 1983 to 1996, and during this time inaugurated two groundbreaking studies, Giving and Volunteering in the United States and The Nonprofit Almanac: Dimensions of the Independent Sector. The Hodgkinson Prize is awarded to the author of a research report, book or article published in the last three years by researchers or practitioners from any discipline, nonprofit field or organization. All interested applicants should submit the official nomination form, which is available online at http://www.IndependentSector.org; five copies of the research article, book or report; a brief biography of the author; and two letters of recommendation to INDEPENDENT SECTOR by June 20. The first-place honoree will receive $2,000, and the second-place winner will be presented with $1,000 during an awards ceremony at the INDEPENDENT SECTOR Annual Conference in San Francisco to be held November 2 - 4, 2003. The 2002 Hodgkinson Prize was awarded to Jennifer Brinkerhoff of George Washington University and Derick Brinkerhoff of Abt Associates and their co-authors for the research journal entitled, Government-Nonprofit Relations in Comparative Perspective. Professors Coralie Bryant of Columbia University and the late Marc Lindenberg of the University of Washington were awarded second place for their book, Going Global: Transforming Relief and Development NGOs. The Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize is funded through contributions from The NonProfit Times and an anonymous donor. ------ INDEPENDENT SECTOR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of more than 700 national nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs, collectively representing tens of thousands of charitable groups in every state across the nation. Its mission is to promote, strengthen, and advance the nonprofit and philanthropic community to foster private initiative for the public good. |