Boston- At its annual celebration of Nonprofit Awareness Day on June 9, the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network awarded Junior Achievement of Northern New England, Inc. with the Nonprofit Excellence Award in Board Governance.
At the event, State Treasurer Steve Grossman and Senate President Therese Murray joined hundreds of nonprofit and business leaders, as well as elected officials, at the State House today to celebrate the nonprofit sector, raise awareness of causes throughout the state, and award local nonprofits for their impact. This celebration of Nonprofit Awareness Day, a statewide holiday signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick in 2007, was hosted by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network and presented by Citizens Bank.
“Nonprofits are the cornerstones of our communities that enrich the lives of all residents in Massachusetts as well as a vital economic engine that employs almost 17% of the state’s workforce,” said Rick Jakious, CEO, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. “Nonprofit Awareness Day is a special holiday that gives us a chance to recognize the essential role nonprofits play in strengthening the Commonwealth and honor the best of the best work being done by in the nonprofit sector through the Excellence Awards.”
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“Here in Massachusetts and throughout our footprint, Citizens Bank has a sincere appreciation for how nonprofit, corporate and government sector partnerships create economic opportunity for everyone by strengthening communities,” said Jerry Sargent, President, Citizens Bank and RBS Citizens, Massachusetts. “The organizations being honored this year by Massachusetts Nonprofit Network should serve as an inspiration for all of us to work together and invest our skills, time and dollars to helping our neighbors in need meet their challenges head-on.”
About Junior Achievement of Northern New England, Inc.
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In the past two years, the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Northern New England, Inc. (JANNE), which teaches financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship to young people, has been successful in improving organizational effectiveness in predetermined areas: marketing, development, stewardship, board nominations, and special events. Under the Board’s leadership, the organization successfully navigated a major leadership transition and has almost doubled operating surplus, dramatically increased student impact, boosted the number of trained volunteers by 47%, and almost doubled the amount of staff.
At Nonprofit Awareness Day, eight Nonprofit Excellence Awards were presented to nonprofit professionals and organizations from every subsector and each corner of the state for innovative, creative, and effective work being done throughout the Commonwealth. At the event, they told stories illustrating their amazing impact. Excellence Award finalists are nominated by community members and peers and are selected by an independent panel of nonprofit leaders. This year, MNN received a record 209 Nonprofit Excellence Award nominations.
About the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network
The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) is the voice of the entire nonprofit sector in Massachusetts. MNN was launched in 2007 and is the only statewide organization dedicated to strengthening communities by serving nonprofit organizations through advocacy, public awareness, and capacity building. MNN has more than 625 member organizations, representing nonprofits in every part of Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to the Cape and Islands. For more information about the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, visit www.massnonprofitnet.org.
About Citizens Bank
Citizens Financial Group is the 13th largest retail bank holding company in the United States according to SNL Financial with $122.2 billion of total assets as of December 31, 2013. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, and with approximately 18,600 employees, CFG delivers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services through approximately 1,370 branches and more than 3,500 ATMs operated in a 12-state footprint across the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions; and through online, telephone and mobile banking platforms. CFG has over 80 retail and commercial non-branch offices located both in its geographic footprint and in five states and the District of Columbia outside its branch footprint. Its two bank subsidiaries are Citizens Bank, N.A., and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.
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