Many folks don’t take action until the deadline is just around the corner. But the deadline for the Texas Women’s Foundation‘s nominations for the Maura Women Helping Women and Young Leaders Awards is a little more than a week away — Tuesday, October 31, to be exact.
Recognized at the Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration on Tuesday, April 30, at the Omni Dallas Hotel, the Texas Women’s Foundation fundraiser will “recognize leaders who had positively impacted the lives of women and girls.”
The requirements for the Maura Award include the following:
- Utilizes their role in leadership to advance opportunities to serve the unique needs of women and girls;
- Has spent an extended period of time in service helping women and girls;
- Former or current Texas resident; and
- Must be 40 years of age and over.
As for the Young Leaders Awards, here are the criteria:
- Achieving success in a field, initiative or sector;
- Creating a path of opportunity for others to follow;
- Former or current Texas resident; and
- Must be between 18 – 39 years of age.
According to Texas Women’s Foundation Interim President/CEO Dena Jackson, “If you know of the great work of someone who is advancing the lives of women and girls, nominate them for the prestigious Maura Women Helping Women Award or the Young Leader Award. We want to celebrate and elevate them and their successes.”
The links to the Maura Award and Young Leaders nomination forms are online.
* Photo credit: Kim Leeson