Do you know someone over 60 who has, or is, channeling his/her creativity and talent to address critical social problems at the local, regional, national, or international level? If yes, please nominate him/her for a Purpose Prize, administered by Civic Ventures.
Civic Ventures provides awards to people over 60 who are taking on society's biggest challenges. The prize recognizes those with the passion and experience to discover new opportunities, create new programs, and make lasting change. Five awards of $100,000 and five awards of $50,000 will be given to exceptional individuals who are channeling their creativity and talent to address critical social problems at the local, regional, national, or international level. The winners may be working in public, private, nonprofit, or for-profit organizations devoted to tackling the hardest challenges of our time: homelessness, social justice and human rights, violence, poverty and hunger, health, education, and the environment, to name a few. Nominees must be legal residents of the U.S. who have initiated important innovations in an encore career. The nomination deadline is March 31, 2011. Visit the Purpose Prize website to learn more about the nomination process.
http://www.encore.org/prize/nominate
http://www.encore.org/prize/about
The OCR would like to thank Willie Miller, from Commissioner Taylor’s office, for sharing this valuable information.
Please share with your contacts. Thanks!
Ruth Moguillansky-De Rose
Principal Planner/PBC Neighborhood Link Coordinator
2300 North Jog Rd., Suite 2E-48
West Palm Beach, Florida 33411-2741
(561) 233-5376 Direct
(561) 779-7163 Mobile
(561) 656-7963 Fax
E-mail: rmoguill@pbcgov.org
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