This Award is named in honour of the late Donna Mary Shaw, a well-respected CSAE colleague dedicated to advancing association management and the mentoring of youth. Initiated by her many friends and colleagues as an endowment fund through CSAE’s Foundation in 1996, the Society now confers this Award on behalf of the Foundation.
The Donna Mary Shaw Award assists young professionals wishing to pursue careers in the not-for-profit sector. Up to six individuals may win in any given year: one each from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan/Manitoba, Ontario, Québec and Atlantic Canada. Recipients receive two prizes from a selection of CSAE products or services and also benefit from a mentoring commitment from their nominating employer.
Award recipients are provided resources, education and counseling opportunities designed to encourage their continued career within the sector and their aspirations to advance within their own or other not-for-profit organizations.
Each recipient may select two prizes from the following:
Prizes can be claimed up to 12 months following receipt of the award.
Criteria
Active CSAE Executive and Business members may nominate a promising employee(s) from within their organization
The CSAE member who nominates the selected individual(s) must maintain his or her CSAE membership during the year the employee receives his or her prizes
Eligibility
Nominated individuals must have been employed in a full-time capacity for a minimum of one year within the organization
Award recipients must maintain their employment status in the year following their award in order to claim their prizes
Download the Donna Mary Shaw Award Application form. The deadline for submissions is July 14th, 2017 at 5PM (EDT). All documents must be emailed in PDF format along with the completed application form to awards@csae.com.