Commitment to Philanthropy

Commitment to Philanthropy Award

Purpose: This award is designed to recognize a MACURH member school in good standing
that has shown a yearlong commitment to the regional philanthropy, local campus
philanthropies, and community philanthropies. For the purposes of this award, philanthropy
shall be defined as physical time, monetary, clothing, food, or other tangible donations given to
the above listed philanthropies and/or not for profit organizations.

Eligibility: Any MACURH member school in good standing with NACURH may submit a bid
for the award. The award shall have an eligibility period o MACURH conference to MACURH
conference. Only year specific information from the eligibility period will be considered in the
selection of this award.

Pages: The written bid shall not exceed twenty (20) pages (10-12 point type). A page is
defined as a side with print; including text, letters of recommendations, appendices, dividers,
etc. The title page shall not be included in the twenty (20) pages, but dividers shall be included
in the page count. Appendices may not exceed twenty (20) pages and will not be included in
the twenty (20) pages and may be added at the bidding school’s discretion. All bids shall
contain page numbers. Bids over the page limit will not be considered.

Required Contents:
A. Introductory statement including:
a. A Statement of Philanthropy
b. Your campus’ perspectives on philanthropy
c. Your campus’ approach to philanthropy

Suggested Criteria:
A. How has your campus tried to develop new and creative ways o promoting and
implementing philanthropy?
B. What philanthropic contributions were made by your campus?
a. Campus Organizations/entities contributed to:
i. Short description of said organization/entity
ii. Programs/activities designed to promote the philanthropy
iii. Overall contributions made
b. MACURH Philanthropy
i. Programs/activities designed to promote the philanthropy
ii. Overall contributions made
c. Community Organizations/entities contributed to:
i. Short description of said organization/entity
ii. Programs/activities designed to promote the philanthropy
iii. Overall contributions made
d. Other Organizations/entities contributed to not included in the above listed options:
i. Short description of said organization/entity
ii. Programs/activities designed to promote the philanthropy
iii. Overall contributions made
C. Letters of Recommendation (maximum of 4)

Selection: The award shall be selected by the NRHH Reps from schools in good standing and
in attendance at the MACURH Conference.

Award: The award will consist of a plaque to be retained by the winning school. The RAD-NRHH or designated representative(s) shall announce the award winner at the MACURH
conference awards banquet.