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"Clearly nobody likes her," joked the president of Pennsylvania Banking for Community Bank at a recent awards dinner in Luzerne County, Pa., where a woman received the Volunteer Community Champion award.
Stacey Kile, who works for Geisinger Health Plan, is "extremely dedicated and motivated servant leader, firmly believing that volunteering is an exceptional opportunity for community engagement and impactful change," Barbara Maculloch said, per the Times Leader.
The Luzerne Foundation, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, also honored Jarrett Ferentino with the Advocate Champion award, Tim Lambert with the 40 Below Innovator Champion award, the Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA with the Nonprofit Champion, and Community Bank with the Business Partner Champion award.
The foundation awarded $165,000 in grants to 30 nonprofit organizations. Read the Entire Article
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Social Entrepreneurship: The Right Balance of Doing Good and Doing Well
Social entrepreneur and co-founder of nonprofit Jolkona, Adnan Mahmud, discusses his definition of a successful social entrepreneur. He describes the social entrepreneur as someone who has found the right balance between doing good while doing well.
