2010 MassAging Achievement Awards
Deadline for award nominations is Wednesday September 1, 2010
Download Awards and Nomination Form Here
MassAging member organizations are invited to submit nominations for the 2010 MassAging Achievement Awards. These awards publicly acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of those who exemplify and advance the missions of MassAging’s member organizations. These awards will reveal examples of the commitment, innovation, leadership and excellence within MassAging member organizations. They will be presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Membership on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford, MA.
This year, the following Achievement Awards will be made:
- Emerging Leader Award
*Award winner will receive a complimentary registration
and up to $1,000 for travel and accommodations to the
AAHSA Annual Meeting and Exposition!
- Program Innovation of the Year Award
- Board Leadership Award
- Outstanding Mentor Award
- Community Service Award
- Volunteer Service Award
- Hearts and Hands Award
A description of each of the awards can be found below. As you consider the award categories, please keep in mind the following guidelines in preparing your nomination:
The criteria for the award:
~ How the nominee fits the criteria for the chosen category
~ What measurable impact the nominee has had on people served by the program, staff, and/or general community
~ Background information about the nominee
~ How the nominee or program enhanced the mission of the organization
~ Any other information that will aid in the committee's consideration of the nomination
Nominations must be received in the MassAging office by the end of the day, Wednesday September 1, 2010.
2010 MassAging Achievement Award Categories
Emerging Leader Award*
Who is eligible: Employees in a leadership role at MassAging provider member organizations
Description and award criteria: The award is given to an individual who has assumed additional leadership responsibilities within a MassAging member organization within the past five years at any level in the organization; and has worked to build a shared vision, develop robust relationships and organizational capability.
The recipient of the 2010 Emerging Leader Award will receive a scholarship to the AAHSA Annual Meeting and Exposition along with a $1,000 voucher for travel and accommodations. Every trend, every innovation, every exciting new program, every new regulation, every piece of news that will help someone LEAD and SERVE will be presented, discussed and debated. Nominate your emerging leader today!
Program Innovation of the Year Award
Who is eligible: MassAging provider member organizations
Description and award criteria: This award is given for the development and implementation of a creative and innovative program measurably benefiting residents/clients and or staff. The award may be given for either new innovations or for the refining of existing programs. Examples can include but are not limited to: Quality Improvement Programs, Person-Centered Care/Culture Change, Environmental Programs, Workforce Development, Technology Advances, Wellness Programs, Palliative Care, etc
Board Leadership Award
Who is eligible: Individual or group member(s) of the governing board of MassAging provider member organizations
Description and award criteria: This award is given to an individual or group that demonstrates a significant contribution to the well-being of the elderly and others the organization serves; displayed a personal commitment to the life of the organization; provided outstanding leadership to the organization and the community at large; has demonstrated qualities of effective or enlightened governance; and has fostered growth and change through understanding the aging services environment and factors that may impact the future of the field.
Outstanding Mentor Award
Who is eligible: Employees of MassAging provider member organizations
Description and award criteria: The award recipient shall have mentored a protégé(s) in the not-for-profit aging services field; nurtured, coached, counseled and encouraged others to help them develop personally and professionally; mentoring should have occurred while the individual was employed by a MassAging member organization.
Community Service Award
Who is eligible: Individuals, groups or residents of MassAging provider member organizations
Description and award criteria: This award is given for participation in voluntary outreach to the greater community beyond the organization’s own walls or core mission of service to residents and/or clients; awardees shall have participated in either outstanding single programs or for cumulative efforts that measurably met a community need.
Examples include but are not limited to: Intergenerational programs, community education efforts, donation of facility resources for community use, outreach to at-risk youth, resident-led volunteer service projects or any voluntary activities designed to address local community needs, etc.
Volunteer Service Award
Who is eligible: Individuals, groups or residents of MassAging provider member organizations
Description and award criteria: Award is given for those that have volunteered their time and resources simply for the love of giving inside the organization’s own walls, for the benefit of the member organization and community; quality of service and proficient use of talents will be considered as important as the number of hours/years served; recipient could be an auxiliary, a concerned member of the community, or a resident volunteer.
Heart and Hands Award
Who is eligible: Employees of MassAging provider member organizations
Description and award criteria: The award is given to an individual who demonstrates exceptional relationships(s) with a resident(s) or client(s); relationship should provide special enrichment and increased quality of life to the resident(s) or client(s) through efforts beyond those normally considered within the position’s job description.
Click here to download the Awards Description and Nomination Application.
Please contact Sue Pouliot with any questions at 617-244-2999 or SPouliot@MassAging.org.
