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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kathleen Baca
(206) 273-7381
kbaca@caseygrants.org
Marguerite Casey Foundation wins award for outstanding website
SEATTLE, (March 26, 2007) - Marguerite Casey Foundation website Equal Voice has been named a Silver award winner for excellence in communications by the 2007 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program. Sponsored by the Council on Foundations, the awards program recognizes effective communications efforts to increase public awareness of foundations and corporate giving programs.
Equal Voice was created to advance the work of the grantees and to connect grantees with each other and the media.
“We are especially pleased that the Council chose to recognize Equal Voice,” said President and CEO Luz Vega-Marquis. “In doing so, the Council gives voice to the people who spend each day working to create a better world.”
Entries to the awards program included annual or biennial reports, newsletters, special reports, public policy campaigns and websites. This year 174 entries were submitted to the awards program.
The award will be presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations in Seattle on Monday, April 30, 2007.
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About
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Based in Seattle, Washington, the Marguerite Casey
Foundation is a private, independent grant making
foundation created by Casey Family Programs to help
expand Casey's outreach and further enhance its 43-year
record of leadership in child welfare. Marguerite
Casey Foundation’s mission is to help low-income
families strengthen their voice and organize their
communities in order to achieve a more just and equitable
society. The Foundation supports community-based
leadership and promotes education, activism and advocacy
among families, parents, and youth. |
