OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS ANNOUNCES ATLANTA VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOUNDATION ("AVLF") AS AN AWARD WINNER OF
4th ANNUAL BEST NONPROFITS TO WORK FOR
The People Have Chosen!
Atlanta, Georgia / January 27, 2011-- Opportunity Knocks announced today that AVLF is a winner of the 4th Annual Peoples Choice Best Nonprofit to Work For Awards. Winners were selected by Opportunity Knocks from nominations held October 12, 2010 through December 15, 2010 based on employee submissions of a brief essay on why they consider their organization a great place to work.
"We are honored that Opportunity Knocks has selected AVLF for this award," states Tamara Caldas, Deputy Director of the Foundation. "One of the driving values at AVLF is that we believe that all people should be treated with dignity. We infuse that belief not only through our work with low-income clients and legal volunteers, but also in the way we relate to one another as colleagues and friends. What this means in practice is that we all work hard while we are at work, but we also honor each other's need for time with family and friends and for personal growth. It also means that we share our personal stories and values with one another so that we understand each others' motivations and challenges - and we always find time to laugh. Finally, what makes AVLF such an amazing place to work is the model of commitment, compassion and generosity of spirit that we find in our Executive Director, Marty Ellin."
Nominators could take into consideration factors that are important to them such as, quality of work/life balance, their organizations' adherence to its mission, comradery 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. (Visit www.opportunityknocks.org for a complete list of winners)
Look for the award logo on their site to know that they are truly are a great place to work!
"Opportunity Knocks continues to see 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. The 4th 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." -Karen Beavor, President and CEO of Opportunity Knocks.
About Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation:The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation develops and coordinates programs that provide legal representation, education and advocacy for at-risk, low income individuals by tapping the enthusiasm and commitment of volunteer legal professionals to address the unmet civil legal needs in the Atlanta legal community.
AVLF was created by the leaders of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Gate City Bar Association and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society to coordinate the provision of free civil legal services to low-income citizens of Atlanta through private lawyers. For more than 30 years, AVLF has created programs to respond to the unmet legal problems of the poor by training and mentoring private volunteer lawyers to offer a range of legal services to intimate partners of domestic violence, abused and deprived children, students with special education needs and low-income individuals with eviction, debt collection and unpaid wage concerns and other serious civil legal problems.
Contact: Monique Henderson, Director of Communications and Development, AVLF, 404-521-3319 or mhenderson@avlf.org
About Opportunity Knocks: Opportunity Knocks is the national nonprofit Job Board, HR Resource and Career Development website 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
Contact: Lynne Norton, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Opportunity Knocks, 678-916-3066 or lnorton@opportunityknocks.org
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