{"id":3710,"date":"2014-08-14T15:09:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T15:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=3710"},"modified":"2014-08-14T15:09:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T15:09:56","slug":"the-2014-african-philanthropy-award-call-for-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/the-2014-african-philanthropy-award-call-for-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2014 African Philanthropy Award &#8211; Call for Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The African Women\u2019s Development Fund (AWDF) and the African Grantmakers Network (AGN), co hosts of the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> AGN General Assembly, invites nominations for the 2014 African Philanthropy Awards. This award recognises excellence and innovation in philanthropic practice in Africa. Suitable candidates for this award are African philanthropic institutions and individuals who show a tangible commitment to lasting and institutional change, who are committed to genuine partnership with local, national or international communities, and who advance a vision\/voice of African agency and self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>The recipient of the 2014 African Philanthropy Award will be recognised at an awards ceremony held during the AGN Assembly which will take place from the 17<sup>th<\/sup>-19<sup>th<\/sup> November 2014, in Accra, Ghana. Nominations can be made online by filling in the Online Nomination Form on the AGN website or by\u00a0registered post to \u20182014 African Philanthropy Awards, African Grantmakers Network Secretariat,\u00a0Postnet Suite\u00a0100, P\/Bag X121,Midrand, 1685, South Africa. The deadline for submitting nomination forms is 31st\u00a0August 2014. Only emailed submissions received by close of business on the deadline date and posted submissions bearing a postmark of the deadline date will be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Theo Sowa, CEO of AWDF and Board Chair of the AGN states, \u201cPhilanthropy in Africa is a time honoured tradition. This award is an opportunity to recognize those individuals who give selflessly \u2013 not just in terms of money but also their time and talents. Many of you will know such individuals. I will urge you to take 10 minutes to recognize these people by nominating them for the 2014 African Philanthropy Award.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3711\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Marwa-El-Daly_2012-African-Philanthropy-Award-Winner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Marwa-El-Daly_2012-African-Philanthropy-Award-Winner-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Marwa El Daly, 2012 African Philanthropy Award Winner\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marwa El Daly, 2012 African Philanthropy Award Winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Women\u2019s Development Fund (AWDF) and the African Grantmakers Network (AGN), co hosts of the 3rd AGN General Assembly, invites nominations for the 2014 African Philanthropy Awards. 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