Mansfield's Robin Organ Honored at Nonprofit Excellence Awards

This year, 27 Nonprofit Excellence Award Finalists, including Robin Organ of Mansfield for her work with Green Schools, will be honored for their extraordinary work in communities across the Commonwealth.

The 2012 finalists serve communities as far west as Pittsfield and as far east as Beverly andMansfield and providing services as varied as job training, youth programs, and special needs education. A full list of finalists is included below. 

Winners of the seven Nonprofit Excellence Awards will be revealed during the ceremony. Treasurer Steven Grossman will be honored as the Public Official of the Year for his work influencing the passage of the nonprofit retirement bill.

 Notable attendees include:

-          Senate President Therese Murray

-          Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo

-          Kristy Lee, NECN Anchor and Event Emcee

WHERE: The Great Hall, Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA

WHEN:  Monday, June 11, 10:30 AM – 12 PM

Sponsors: This event would not be possible without the support of our many sponsors, most notably our 2012 Excellence Award Sponsors, Appleton Partners, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Cambridge Savings Bank, Comcast/NBC Universal, and Next Street. The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network is also grateful for the ongoing support of the Boston Foundation and State Street Foundation.

The 2012 Nonprofit Excellence Award Finalists are:

Excellence in Advocacy

• EPOCA – Worcester 
• MassEquality – Boston
• MotherWoman – Amherst
• Youth Jobs Coalition – Dorchester

Excellence in Board Leadership

• Acre Family Child Care – Lowell
• Friday Night Supper Program – Boston
• Friends of Resiliency for Life – Framingham
• Lawyers Clearinghouse – Boston

Excellence in Collaboration

• Acre Family Child Care – Lowell
• The Civitan Club of Pittsfield – Pittsfield
• Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA) – Boston
• Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project (BYAEP) – Boston/Lynn

Excellence in Communications

• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston – Boston
• Crittenton Women’s Union – Boston
• The School for Field Studies – Beverly
• The Cotting School – Lexington

Excellence in Innovation

• 119 Gallery – Lowell
• Families United in Educational Leadership (FUEL) – Boston
• Ethos – Jamaica Plain
• The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. – Malden

Excellence in Leadership

• Robin Organ, Green Schools – Mansfield
• Sister Lena Deevy, Irish International Immigrant Center – Boston
• Dorcas Grigg-Saito, Lowell Community Health Center – Lowell
• Ronald Willoughby, Springfield Rescue Mission – Springfield

Young Professional

• Nicki Eastburn, Assabet Valley Collaborative/Family Success Partnership – Marlborough
• Marquis Cabrera, Foster Skills, Inc. – Woburn
• Joanne Patterson, REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, Inc. – Waltham
• Jon Feinman, Inner City Weightlifting – Boston