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The American Express Building Leadership Award recognizes a nonprofit that develops a culture of investing in the people of the independent sector. The honoree will have demonstrated its commitment to preparing tomorrow's leaders of the nonprofit community by:

• implementing strategies that hold principles of leadership development central to the way the organization functions
• incorporating innovative strategies and systems that encourage staff, board, and volunteer leadership development in the organization and the community it serves;
• embodying and promoting an inclusive and diverse community; and
• measuring the impact the organization has on its community.