Spokes believes in progress, not perfection. We believe in the value of taking little steps towards big results. We believe that we can learn from each other. We believe that we are all capable of continuously growing our leadership abilities. We honor those organizations that identify the hard problems and then do the hard work to resolve them through our annual Medal of Merit Awards program.

Medal of Merit Awards 2018

What have you learned from Spokes? How has your organization applied these strategies?
Spokes Medal of Merit Awards program honors the nonprofits that utilize Spokes trainings to identify the hard problems, then does the hard work to resolve them.

Application Deadline: August 31, 2018
Awards Ceremony: Spokes Salutes member and donor appreciation mixer. Date to be announced.
Qualifications: Any Spokes member can apply
Award Amount: Up to $5,000 will be awarded
More details coming soon!
Medal of Merit Flyer

About Spokes Salutes

We love to celebrate the dedicated individuals who lead our nonprofit sector; their leadership is critical to the health and well-being of our communities. We honor them each year at the Spokes Salutes awards program. The 2017 program was held on December 5 at the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, and was made possible by the generosity of: