Via Bona Award

The Via Bona Awards for Philanthropy are annual awards presented by the Via Foundation to acknowledge exemplary philanthropy of companies and individuals who have a history of strong support of the work of non-profit organizations in the Czech Republic.^[1]

The Via Bona Awards are one of the two major annual awards in the Czech Republic to honor philanthropy and philanthropists. The other major Czech philanthropy award is the TOP Corporate Philanthropists Award presented by Donors Forum^[2] to award companies which have given the highest total monetary amount to charitable causes over the course of one year.^[3]

Since 1997, the Via Bona awards are presented each September at a ceremony held at the residence^[4] of the United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic in Prague. The Via Bona Award is given to those who serve as an example to others through their material and financial support, as well as their willingness to tread untried paths.^[5]

The Via Bona Awards are nominated by Czech nonprofit organizations and are chosen by an independent jury. In 2010, the panel included Lenka Čábelová (PricewaterhouseCoopers Česká republika s.r.o.)^[6] Antonie Doležalová (University of Economics, Prague), Martin Frýdl (AC&C Public Relations),^[7] Jitka Chocová T-Mobile Czech Republic, a.s.),^[8] Matěj Lejsal (Domov Sue Ryder),^[9] Tomáš Skřivánek (E15),^[10] Tomáš Vyhnálek (People in Need at Czech Television)^[11] and Jiří Wald (MUCOS Pharma CZ).^[12]

In 2010, the Via Foundation established a new award category, the "Journalists' Award", which is selected by representatives of Czech media. In 2010,this panel included: Dalibor Dostál (Česká krajina), Petr Dudek (Český rozhlas),^[13] Tomáš Feřtek (Media Pro Pictures), Irena Jirků (Sanquis),^[14] Pavlína Kvapilová (Česká televise),^[15] Miroslav Motejlek,^[16] Jan Můller (Strategie),^[17] Marketing Magazine^[18] Michal Musil (Mladá fronta Dnes),^[19] Jan Punčochář (Prima TV),^[20] Lída Rakušanová (Deníky),^[21] Michal Růžička (CSR Forum), Petr Skočdopole (Instinkt,^[22] Tomáš Skřivánek (E15),^[10] Karel Směták (Lobby),^[23] Marek Šálek (Týden),^[24] Lucie Tvarůžková (Hospodářské noviny),^[25] Pavlína Wolfová (Reflex),^[26] and Jiří Závozda (Lidové noviny).^[27]

From 1997 to 2008, the Via Bona Awards were made possible with the support of Citibank and the Citigroup Foundation^[28] and in partnership with the Foundation for a Civil Society.^[29]

List of Award Winners

2010

• Corporate Award (large companies): Ogilvy Group^[30]
• Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): College of Economics and Management (VŠEM)^[31]
• Individual Award: Lubomír Kohout
• Award for Innovative Projects: e|n|w|c Natlacen Walderdorff Concola v.o.s^[32]
• Award for Employee Involvement in Philanthropy: PricewaterhouseCoopers Česká republika s.r.o.^[6]
• Award for Long-term Partnership with a Nonprofit: Ogilvy Group^[30]
• Journalists' Award: Lubomír Kohout^[33]

2009

• Corporate Award (large companies): Československá obchodní banka, a.s.
• Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): Josef Kvapil, a.s.^[34]
• Individual Award: Marek Stanzel
• Award for Innovative Projects: Jaroslav Sklenář
• Award for Employee Involvement in Philanthropy: T-Mobile Czech Republic, a.s.
• Award for Long-term Partnership with a Non-profit: Pavel Cindr^[35][36]

2008

• Corporate Award (large companies): Telefónica O2 Czech Republic
• Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): Bisport, spol. s.r.o.^[37]
• Individual Award: Mr. Milan and Mrs. Marie Sourada
• Award for Innovative Projects: Poštovní spořitelna^[38]
• Award for Employee Involvement in Philanthropy/Volunteerism: Citibank Europe plc
• Award for Long-term Partnership with a Non-profit: Kocián Šolc Balaštík^[39]
• Honorary Award: Mrs. Marka Bednářová and Mr. Donald Hamer^[40]

2007

• Corporate Award (large companies): Isolit – Bravo, s.r.o.^[41]
• Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): Orbit, s.r.o.^[42]
• Individual Award: Countess Mathilda Nostitzozová
• Award for Innovative Projects: Vodafone Czech Republic^[43][44]

2006:

• Corporate Award (large companies): Metrostav a.s.^[45]
• Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): Hobra - Školník^[46]
• Individual Award: Vlastimil Venclík
• Award for Innovative Projects: Skanska CZ Corporation^[47]
• Honorary Award: Vaclav and Marie Hora^[48]
• Honorable Mentions: Marten,s.r.o;^[49] Československa obchodní banka^[50][51]

2005:

• Corporate Award (large companies): Stavební spořitelna České spořitelny, a.s.^[52]
• Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): Casta a.s.^[53]
• Award for Innovative Projects: ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b. H & Co. KG^[54]
• Individual Award: MUDr. Eva Hvížďalová
• Honorary Award: Silva and Oldrich Vasicek
• Honorable Mentions: Mrs. Marie Šenfeldová, Mr. Luďěk Zýka, Mr. Milan Havránek and Mr. Čeněk Zlatohlávek; Connex Morava, a.s.^[55][56]

2004:

• Corporate Award (large companies): Eurotel Praha, spol. s.r.o^[57]
• Corporate Support for Regional Activities: Osram Bruntál, s.r.o.^[58]
• Award for Innovative Projects: Ing. Libor Holub
• Long-Term Partnership Award: The Safari Family and the Roesel-Krum Family
• Honorary Award: Dr. Alfred Bader

2003:

• Corporate Award (large companies): Nokia ČR^[59][60]
• Corporate Support for Regional Activities: Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s.^[61][62]
• Award for Innovative Projects: GlaxoSmithKline, s.r.o.^[63]
• Long-Term Partnership Award: Mucos Pharma CZ^[64]
• Individual Award: Mrs. Lada Martinézová
• Honorable Mention: Česká Televize^[15][65]

2002:

• Corporate Award (large companies): Philip Morris, a.s.^[66]
• Corporate Support for Regional Activities: MEKS - Červenák^[67]
• Award for Innovative Projects: Kateřina Dubská - Vydavatelství ERA^[68]
• Long-Term Partnership Award: Jaromír Křivohlavý - Renesance, Třebenice
• Individual Award: Jakub Blatský

2001:

• Corporate Award (large companies): Veba, a.s.^[69]
• Corporate Support for Regional Activities: MESIT Holding, a.s.^[70]
• Award for Innovative Projects: Altik, s.r.o.
• Honorable Mentions: Ladislav Čerych; Milan Horvát

1999:

• Main Award (large companies): Dopravní stavby Holding, a.s.
• Runner Up: Ing. Jiří Rous Pireo
• Runner Up: HK Shoes - Dobříš
• Runner Up: Czech-o-dog Ltd.
• Honorable Mentions: Leo Burnett Advertising, Ltd.;^[71] MEKS - Červenák; Healthy Food J.O.D.

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External links

• Česká Televize program "Události, komentáře" September 25, 2007 television interview with Via Foundation Executive Director, Jiří Bárta (in Czech).
• Helping Hands October, 2007 Prague Post article about the Via Foundation's Via Bona 2007 Awards for Philanthropy by Brooke Edge.
• Helping Hands September, 2006 Prague Post article about the Via Foundation's Via Bona Award for Philanthropy by Kathleen Kralowec.
• "Metrostav získal Via Bonu" September 25, 2006 Strategie Magazine article about the Via Foundation's 2006 Via Bona Awards (in Czech).
• Cenu VIA Bona v kategorii malých a středních firem získala Hobra - Školník s.r.o. September 19, 2006 Broumovsko Regional Server article about 2006 Via Bona Awards (in Czech).
• Cenu Via Bona dostal Philip Morris za pomoc obětem domácího násilí October 2, 2002 Radio Praha Český Rozhlasarticle about the 2002 Via Bona Awards by Vilém Faltýnek (in Czech).