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The Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking"Possessed of pioneering vision and courage, he characteristically pointed out the way, encouraged us to consider it and led us along its path...In his work, Bob frequently explored a cause before it was popular, deftly identified its most promising leaders and assisted in its earliest struggles...Providing early and profoundly effective support for emerging causes was the hallmark of his career." Richard Chasin, President The Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking was established in 1985 to recognize a grantmaker who has demonstrated outstanding creativity. It honors grantmakers who, with a combination of vision, principle and personal commitment, are making a critical difference in a creative way. The award was created as a memorial to the late Robert Winston Scrivner, former staff associate of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and first executive director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, by a number of his friends and colleagues. In accordance with the wishes of the donors, the Council on Foundations administers the award program. A selection committee, chaired by a member of the Council's Board of Directors, carefully reviews each nomination and determines the award winner. The decision of the selection committee is final and is not subject to review by the donors, the Council staff or its board. The 2009 co-recipients of the Scrivner Award are Geri Mannion, Director of the US Democracy Program at Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Taryn Higashi, Executive Director of Unbound Philanthropy, formerly Deputy Director of the Human Rights Unit and Program Officer for Migrant and Refugee Rights at the Ford Foundation. These two ladies are being honored for their co-founding of the Four Freedoms Fund, a national funding collaborative that has helped build and sustain a national network of grassroots, regional and state organizations to protect the rights of immigrants and their integration into American civic life. These two funders have influenced a generation of funder colleagues to think more strategically and inclusively as they carry out their grantmaking missions to address the needs and challenges faced by newcomers, especially the 12 million undocumented immigrants in our nation. Questions? Contact Evelyn Gibson at Evelyn.Gibson@cof.org or at 703-879-0691. Past Recipients of the Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking(Affiliation at time of nomination)
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