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Opportunity Knocks
announces Brain Injury Association of Georgia as an award winner of
1st annual
Best Nonprofits To Work For
The
People Have Chosen!
 Atlanta,
GA - January 15, 2008 -- Opportunity Knocks announced that Brain
Injury Association of Georgia is a winner today of the
1st Annual Peoples Choice Best Nonprofit to Work For Awards.
Winners were selected from nominations based on employee essay
submissions. National nominations were held November 15, 2007
through December 31, 2007 and individuals were told to submit a
brief essay on why they consider their organization a great place to
work.
“This is a great honor that demonstrates the
commitment and passion shared by our supporters, board of directors,
volunteers and staff,” said Karen Parsley, Executive Director. “The
dedication of everyone involved creates
the agency that people look to for the information
they need about traumatic brain injury, the programs they seek and
the leadership they value.”
Nominators could take into consideration
factors that are important to them such as, quality of work/life
balance, their organizations’ adherence to its mission, comraderie
of employees, unique benefits, training programs and career paths.
A total of fifteen (15) winners were
awarded based on three categories of operating budget size.
“Opportunity Knocks saw the need to
provide nonprofit professionals a platform to give recognition and
appreciation to the organizations providing quality work
environments for the people in jobs that change the world” says
Karen Beavor, President and CEO of Opportunity Knocks. “The 1st
Annual Peoples Choice Best Nonprofit to Work For Awards demonstrates
how nonprofit organizations can not only make a difference in the
community but also have an incredibly positive impact on the lives
of the people that work for them. Congratulations to the winners
and thanks to all that took the time to submit their nomination.”
Click here to
download printable press release (word)
Click here to
download the employee essay (word)
About Opportunity Knocks
Opportunity Knocks is the national online job site focused
exclusively on the nonprofit community. For Nonprofit professionals,
www.OpportunityKnocks.org is the premier destination to find
nonprofit jobs and access valuable resources for developing
successful careers in the nonprofit community. For Employers,
www.OpportunityKnocks.org is the best way to find qualified
candidates and receive valuable information that nonprofit
organizations need when building successful recruitment, retention
and human resource strategies.
Shepherd Center Founders
Earn National Public Service Award from the American Academy of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
ATLANTA (Sept. 7, 2007) – The American
Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) has
selected Shepherd Center founders Alana, Harold and James Shepherd
to receive its 2007 Distinguished Public Service Award. Comprised
of more than 7,500 members, the AAPM&R is the nation’s premier
medical organization for rehabilitation physicians.
The AAPM&R presents the Distinguished
Public Service Award annually to individuals who have made a
significant impact in the rehabilitation field. This year’s award
honors the Shepherds for their work and leadership at Shepherd
Center during the past 32 years, as well as their advocacy efforts
for all people with disabilities.
“While we are grateful to be
recognized at this level, the real honor belongs to our entire
staff for their tremendous accomplishments and dedicated service,”
said James Shepherd, chairman of Shepherd Center. “Working
together to help those with disabilities is the most important
reward we experience every day.”
“The Shepherds define what it means to
be true public servants, and this award distinguishes them as role
models in our community and across the country,” said Donald Peck
Leslie, M.D., medical director of Shepherd Center. “They turned a
personal experience into a world-class facility that has served
countless others and provided a much-needed level of care.”
The Shepherds founded Shepherd Center
in Atlanta in 1975. After James Shepherd suffered a paralyzing
spinal cord injury in a 1973 diving accident, the Shepherd family
became frustrated by the lack of rehabilitation hospitals in the
Atlanta area at that time. James traveled to Colorado for
treatment, and after returning home, he and his parents began
plans to establish the first rehabilitation treatment facility in
the Southeast.
Today, Shepherd Center is the
country’s largest catastrophic care hospital specializing in the
treatment of people with spinal cord injury and disease, acquired
brain injury, multiple sclerosis and other neuromuscular disorders
and urological problems. The 100-bed, not-for-profit hospital
consistently ranks among the nation’s top rehabilitation hospitals
in U.S. News and World Report surveys.
The 2007 Distinguished Public Service
Award will be presented during the AAPM&R’s 68th annual meeting on
Sept. 29 in Boston. Previous honorees include Senators Edward
Kennedy, Bob Dole and Orrin Hatch, as well as Jerry Lewis and the
late Dana Reeve.
About Shepherd Center: Shepherd
Center is a private, not-for-profit hospital devoted to the
medical care and rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury
and disease, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis and other
neuromuscular problems. Each year Shepherd Center admits more than
750 patients and conducts thousands of outpatient clinic visits.
For more information, visit Shepherd Center online at
www.shepherd.org
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