This award is named in honour of the late Donna Mary Shaw, a well-respected CSAE colleague known for her interest in association management, youth and mentoring. Initiated by her many friends and colleagues as an endowment fund through CSAE’s Foundation in 1996 (the year following her death), the Society now confers this Award on behalf of the Foundation.
The Donna Mary Shaw Award encourages deserving individuals to pursue careers in the not-for-profit sector by providing up to six individuals in CSAE member organizations – one each from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan/Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada – with broader exposure to the Society’s resources and a commitment to be mentored by their employer.
This select group will be provided with resource, education and counseling opportunities designed to encourage their continued employment within the sector and to advance within their own organization or other not-for-profit organizations.
The Award also includes a one-year complimentary membership in the Society and complimentary access to one CAE® course. Selected individuals may be asked to submit a brief article for publication in Association™ magazine describing the benefits gained from winning the Award and the mentoring process.