The Clerk & Comptroller Best Practices Award
Congratulations to FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Photo Caption: (Left to Right) Pedro del Sol, Nonprofits First; Glenn Thomas, FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center; and Clerk & Comptroller Sharon R. Bock.
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Clerk & Comptroller Sharon R. Bock recognized the FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center on March 10 with the Clerk’s 2010 Best Practices Award for innovation in a nonprofit organization. Bock presented the award at The Florida Nonprofit Conference, hosted by Nonprofits First at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
The Clerk recognized the FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center for its innovative Green Schools Recognition Program. This initiative encourages school communities to develop cultures of sustainability and environmental stewardship, including school grounds enhancement, resource conservation, recycling programs, “green-themed” curricula and community involvement.
Since its beginning less than two years ago, more than 75 schools have signed up to participate in the program, which is a collaboration with the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties and the School District of Palm Beach County. The top schools each year receive stipends to be used to further their efforts.
2010 Best Practices Award Nominees
The 2010 Best Practices Award honors a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with demonstrated best practices in innovation. A total of 15 nonprofit organizations were nominated for their work to implement innovative best practices or models of excellence:
- 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
About the 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.
This year’s nonprofit nominees were reviewed based on the implementation of an innovative idea or method that resulted in significant benefits to the organization and/or the people it serves. A panel of independent judges from the private, public and nonprofit sectors reviewed the nominations and selected the recipients.
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 was presented in partnership with Nonprofits First at The Florida Nonprofit Conference held March 9-11 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
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)