Congratulations to FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center winner of the Clerk & Comptroller 2010 Best Practices Award
The Clerk & Comptroller Best Practices Award, formerly known as the Dorothy H. Wilken Best Practices Award, honors a non-profit organization that strives for continuous improvement and excellence. Nominees employ “best practices” such as programs, initiatives, actions, processes or activities that are considered new, innovative or models of excellence, which can be shared and implemented in other organizations to help them improve.
The 2010 Best Practices Award honored a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with demonstrated best practices in innovation. This year, the award was presented on March 10, at The Florida Nonprofit Conference, to FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center for its innovative Green Schools Recognition Program.
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The 2010 nominees for this year's Best Practices Award were:
* Alzheimer’s Community Care
* Breakthrough Prayer Ministries
* Caribbean American for Community Involvement in Florida (CAFCI)
* Caridad Center
* ChildNet
* Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
* FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
* Florida Fishing Academy
* Hospice of Palm Beach County
* Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches
* Lake Worth West Resident Planning Group
* National Women Business Owners Corporation
* Norton Museum of Art
* St. Mark’s Episcopal Church & School
* The Lord’s Place
Award History
As a 2003 recipient of the coveted Governor’s Sterling Award for "organizational performance excellence", the Clerk & Comptroller's office has an ongoing commitment to promoting continuous improvement and innovation through the study and sharing of best practices. In 2005, the Clerk’s office began recognizing leaders and organizations that employ best practices during the office’s annual Best Practices conference. The conference is currently on hiatus due to significant budget and staff reductions resulting from legislative cuts in 2009.
This year, the award will be presented in partnership with Nonprofits First at The Florida Nonprofit Conference to be held March 9-11 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. View the conference schedule or speakers by visiting Nonprofits First’s Web site.
Past Recipients
2008
Home Depot, Private Sector
Hillsborough County Tax Collector, Public Sector
United Way of Palm Beach County, Nonprofit Sector
2007
Children’s Services Council
2006
Chief Herman W. Brice, Palm Beach County Fire & Rescue
2005
Henry Dean, Executive Director of the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)