Momentum is excited to announce the 2007 Skidmore Prize Winners - truly outstanding individuals who are making Portland a better place.

Kayse Jama Center for Intercultural Organizing Wendi Anderson The Giving Tree	Get the Flash Player to see this player.	Zan Gibbs SMYRC Neal Armstrong Community Cycling Center
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The Skidmore Prize program is a community involvement initiative sponsored and administered by Momentum. The Skidmore Prize is intended to recognize and encourage long-term commitment to the non-profit sector and to inspire others to get involved. Winners are selected via an application and interview process from the following categories: Animals, the Arts, Community, the Environment, Health, Schools, Social Welfare, and Youth. Skidmore Prize winners receive a one-time cash grant in recognition of their achievements.

Recipients of the Skidmore Prize must meet the following qualifications:

• 35 years old or younger
• Work full-time (30 hrs a week or more) for their non-profit
• Have been full-time at the organization for at least one year
• Be commited to a continued career path in the non-profit sector
• Have an income of less than $35,000 per year

Listen to a recent interview on KBOO Portland community radio about the Skidmore Prize and Give!Guide. Previous winners Robyn Steely (2005 Winner, Community) of Write Around Portland and Rodney Bender (2006 Winner, Community) of Growing Gardens talk about the impact of winning the Skidmore Prize.

Read about previous winners for 2006, 2005, and 2004.