Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley recognized for exceptional management practices

The Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley has been a 2013 recipient of The Corporate Fund Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management. The award was presented at the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits' annual Leadership Summit held recently in Concord.

The award is given in honor of Walter J. Dunfey, a noted New Hampshire businessman and philanthropist, who helped establish The Corporate Fund. For over 30 years, The Corporate Fund has presented the award annually to nonprofit organizations demonstrating exemplary management practices. A list of past recipients is available at www.thecorporatefund.org.

“We are thrilled to have been chosen to receive this award as it recognizes the outstanding management skills and talent with our organization.” stated Susan Taylor, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley, “We thank The Corporate Fund for this honor and its validation of our mission, strategy, and organizational capacity.”  

The Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley, based in Milford, provides youth development through early education, before- and after-school care, theater arts, teen outreach, and summer and vacation programming to over 900 children and teens in the Souhegan Valley of Southern New Hampshire. To support its mission, the Club offers daily access to a broad range of programs designed to help kids succeed academically, be engaged citizens, and adopt a healthy lifestyle.

The Corporate Fund is an initiative of leading New Hampshire corporations in partnership with the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Since 1982, The Corporate Fund has provided more than $4 million in grants, training, and technical assistance to improve the management and effectiveness of New Hampshire's nonprofit sector. Current members include: C&S Wholesale Grocers, Fidelity Investments, Hitchiner Manufacturing, Lincoln Financial Group, Markem-Imaje and Northeast Delta Dental.