Association of Nonprofit Executives

02/12/2019

Dear colleagues,

I'm sorry to inform you that the Association of Nonprofit Executives will be dissolving soon.
After 24 years, US Bank is no longer able to support our Executive of the Year Award. Their annual grant of $1500 made it possible to provide $500 checks to the winning Executive Director and also to their nonprofit organization. The remaining $500 helped to cover the expenses of the luncheon.

I've been donating about 50 hours of my staff time each year helping to coordinate meetings and the Executive of the Year Award event, but without the $1500 grant, I don't see how we can continue. Membership dues have helped a little bit but barely cover the general office expenses of running the organization.

If anyone has a suggestion for a business that might step in to sponsor this award, please let me know. Otherwise I think the time has come to let go of this public service project.
It saddens me, but in looking back, ANPE has been a positive thing for our community and has brought recognition to the hard and dedicated work of some of the best in our profession here in Lincoln.

I have learned so much from the meetings over the years, visiting over 50 different nonprofits and learning about each of them. It has allowed me to build a network of friends that I can call on for advice whenever I need it. I remember some of the first meetings I attended at the Downtown Senior Center, where the luncheons were referred to as "therapy sessions" by those who attended. I learned how to write grants and how to manage a nonprofit board through the kindness of people like Marilyn Gorham, Gary Tunnison, and others who were willing to share their knowledge and experience with someone like me, who was just getting started.

Congratulations to the past winners over the years, the list reads like a who's who of those who have done outstanding work in our nonprofit community and I'm proud to have been a part of that effort.

1995 - Marilyn Gorham - Lincoln Childrens Museum
1996 - Gayle Andres - University Place Arts Center
1997 - Dean Haist - Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
1998 -- Mala DeBerg - Fresh Start
1999 - Renee Johnson - Community Services Fund
2000 - John Chapo - Lincoln Children's Zoo
2001 - Nancy Hanshaw - LMEF Cancer Resource Center
2002 - René Ferdinand - The ARC of Nebraska
2003 - Deb Weber - Lincoln Arts Council
2004 - Wayne Svoboda - Volunteer Partners
2005 - Susan Scott - YWCA
2006 - Jonathan Krutz - NE Hospice & Palliative Care Partnership
2007 - Robert A. Downey -Capital Humane Society
2008 - Susanne Blue - Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach
2009 - Phyllis Ericson - Nebraska Community Blood Bank
2010 - Clayton Naff - Lincoln Literacy Council
2011 - Bill Michener - Lighthouse
2012 - Topher Hansen - CenterPointe
2013 - Kiersten Hill - Community Series Fund of Nebraska
2014 - Marcee Metzger - Voices of Hope
2015 - Morrie Enders - Lincoln Community Playhouse
2016 - Lynn Ayers - Child Advocacy Center
2017 - Monica Zinke - Fresh Start

Thank you for all you do to support the wonderful work being done by nonprofit organizations here in Lincoln and for your support of our efforts to recognize those who made a difference with their dedication and service to the organizations they love and the people served by them.
Sincerely,

Dean Haist
President
Association of Nonprofit Executives

12/04/2018

CANCELLED!
The ANPE meeting scheduled for tomorrow, 12/5/18, at the NE Statewide Arboretum, has been cancelled due to the closure of UNL for President Bush's funeral.

02/10/2018

Thanks to Rod Fowler & Channel 8 Eyewitness News for the coverage of our Executive of the Year Award luncheon!

http://www.klkntv.com/story/37473160/monica-zinke-named-non-profit-executive-of-the-year

02/10/2018

Thank you to US Bank for again sponsoring our Executive of the Year Award!!

02/09/2018

ANPE's annual award ceremony celebrating our community's outstanding nonprofit organizations and Executive Directors

02/09/2018

Congratulations to our 2017 Executive of the Year, Monica Zinke from Fresh Start Home! Our other four deserving nominees, Drew Duncan from Abendmusik, Randy Hawthorne from Nonprofit Hub, Christina Hoyt from Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and Peggy Reisher from Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska, were also recognized today for the amazing work they’ve done for our community. Special thanks to Morrie Enders from the Lincoln Community Playhouse for being our guest speaker, Rod Fowler of Channel 8 Eyewitness News for being MC, and John Carlini for providing beautiful music today. Thank you also to the amazing representatives from various other organizations who came out to show support. We hope to see you all again next year!

01/18/2018

Only three days left to nominate someone as Nonprofit Executive of the Year! Please see the link below for a nomination form and share with anyone who would like to nominate someone or be considered ASAP.

Both the winner AND their organization will receive a $500 check. Nominees are nominated by their board of directors and the winner is selected by the group of previous winners.

Get your nomination form in by Monday January 22nd.
For further questions, please call or email ANPE at 402-477-8446 // [email protected]

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01/04/2018

We are now accepting nominations for Nonprofit Executive of the Year! Please see the link below for a nomination form and share with anyone you would like to be considered! Deadline for nominations is January 22, 2018.

The Association of Nonprofit Executives has presented the Executive of the Year award every year since 1995. This award recognizes outstanding leadership with a nonprofit in our community, and both the winner and their organization receives a $500 check, personalized plaque, and their name added to the ANPE Executive of the Year plaque. Nominees are nominated by their board of directors and the winner is selected by the group of previous winners.

For further questions, please call or email ANPE at 402-477-8446 // [email protected]

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12/28/2017

The Association of Nonprofit Executives has presented the Executive of the Year award every year since 1995. This award recognizes outstanding leadership with a nonprofit in our community, and both the winner and their organization receives a $500 check, personalized plaque, and their name added to the ANPE Executive of the Year plaque. Nominees are nominated by their board of directors and the winner is selected by the group of previous winners.

We are now accepting nominations for Nonprofit Executive of the Year! Please see the link below for a nomination form and share with anyone you would like to be considered! Deadline for nominations is January 22, 2018.

For further questions, please call or email ANPE at 402-477-8446 // [email protected]

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12/19/2017

The Association of Nonprofit Executives has presented the Executive of the Year award every year since 1995. This award recognizes outstanding leadership with a nonprofit in our community, and both the winner and their organization receives a $500 check, personalized plaque, and their name added to the ANPE Executive of the Year plaque. Nominees are nominated by their board of directors and the winner is selected by the group of previous winners.

We are now accepting nominations for Nonprofit Executive of the Year. Please see the link below for a nomination form and share with anyone you would like to be considered! Deadline for nominations is January 22, 2018.

Pictured from left to right at last year's Executive of the Year ward luncheon: Dean Haist, President of the Association of Nonprofit Executives; Lynn Ayers, 2016 Nonprofit Executive of the Year; Marcos Hernandez, U.S. Bank representative; and John Chapo, keynote speaker and President/CEO of Lincoln Children's Zoo.

For further questions, please call or email ANPE at 402-477-8446 // [email protected]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/86sybrahg6hc801/2017%20ANPE%20Exec.%20Award%20nomination%20form.docx?dl=0