"The Kathy"
The Kathy Goldfarb-Findling Leadership Award.
Kathy Goldfarb-Findling was executive director of the Gifford Foundation from 2000-2010. Upon her retirement the Board established the Kathy Goldfarb-Findling Leadership Award, to be awarded periodically to a not-for-profit professional who best exemplifies Kathy’s approach to leadership:
- to be nimble and creative;
- to encourage lifelong learning;
- to embrace leaps of faith and not fear failure;
- to work “with” not do “for;”
- to fully engage in collaborative approaches and
- to at all times believe passionately in the power of change and personal growth.
An award of $2500 will be available for the personal use of the recipient. They would be free to use this for professional development opportunities, personal needs or just to recharge their batteries. The only restriction is that they may not re-direct their award to their organization.
Nominations accepted starting April 1, 2012. Nomination form and criteria will be posted February 15, 2012.
GIFFORD FOUNDATION PRESENTS FIRST EVER KATHY GOLDFARB-FINDLING LEADERSHIP AWARD
At the September 27, 2011 celebration for the retired executive director of the Foundation, the board of trustees presented Michael Melara, executive director of Catholic Charities, with the first "Kathy," the Kathy Goldfarb-Findling Leadership Award. This unique award has been established to acknowledge not-for-profit professionals who exemplify Kathy's leadership qualities. The award included a $2500 check for Mike Melara's personal use. He is free to use this for professional development opportunities, personal needs or just to recharge his batteries. Applications for future "Kathy" awards will be accepted from April 1 to June 1, 2012.
Mike Melara, winner of "The Kathy," with former Gifford executive director Kathy Goldfarb-Findling and 2011 Gifford board president M. Catherine Richardson