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WASHINGTON ­­­­- Rick Cohen, president of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), has been named among "The NPT Power and Influence Top 50" for 2002, a list of luminaries recognized by The NonProfit Times for their distinguished leadership in the nonprofit sector.  The special report appeared in the publication's Aug. 1 issue.

"Smart, articulate, with a sharp wit, Cohen is rebuilding the NCRP's image by directing insightful research and commentary," according to The NonProfit Times special report. "He's one of the sector's new, important thinkers."

Among the sector's other notables identified in this year's listing, Audrey Alvarado, executive director of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations; Nan Aron, founder and president of Alliance for Justice; Gary Bass, founder and executive director of OMB Watch; Peter V. Berns, executive director of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations; Susan V. Berresford, president of the Ford Foundation; Emmett Carson, president and CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation; Hodding Carter, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation; Doug Nelson, president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation; Hugh Price, president and CEO of the National Urban League; Dorothy S. Ridings, president and CEO of the Council on Foundations; and George Soros, founder of the Soros Foundations Network.

"It truly is quite a humbling honor for NCRP to be recognized in this way," said Cohen.  "This is really a testament to NCRP's increasing effectiveness as a sensible voice for progress within the philanthropic community.  We are fortunate to have built a great team of staff and board members dedicated to the kind of thoughtful research, advocacy and public policy analysis that can help philanthropy live up to what it ought to be."