Sojourns Award
Webinar: The 2010 Sojourns Award
On November 3, The Regence Foundation Sojourns Award Team hosted a webinar about the 2010 Sojourns Award, which recognizes leadership and innovation in palliative care.
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The Sojourns Award is the Foundation’s new initiative to recognize inspirational leaders in the field of palliative and end-of-life care within Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah. Recipients are organizations or individuals with accomplishments in this area and the passion to make a positive difference in unexpected ways. Recipients will be rewarded for:
Nominate an individual or organization for the 2010 Sojourns Award.
Grant Amount
Recipients receive a $50,000 grant from The Regence Foundation, which is intended to symbolize an investment in the recipient’s future contributions in the area of palliative and end-of-life care. A recipient that’s a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization will receive the cash grant directly; individuals will need to designate a related nonprofit organization to receive the cash grant.
Selection Process
The nomination process is open to all within Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah, and self-nominations are allowed*. Winners will be selected in March 2010, and recipients will be announced in April 2010.
You may submit your nomination from Wednesday, October 7 until Friday, December 4 at 5 p.m.
DISCLAIMER:
* Employees, retirees or board members of The Regence Group or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and their family members are not eligible to receive the Sojourns Award.Instructions for Nominators
To complete an online nomination, you must include:
- Contact information for you and the nominee
- A summary of the nominee’s history of accomplishments and key contributions to advancing or improving palliative or end-of-life care (750 words maximum)
- One letter of support from someone who is familiar with the nominee and can provide additional insights about the nominee’s accomplishments in the area of palliative and end-of-life care; information about the nominee’s vision for the future is also encouraged
