Date: March 4, 2010
Contact: Shawn Flaherty, Creative Strategies PR, 703-554-3609

Apr. 21: Congressional Management Foundation Bestows Coveted Gold Mouse Awards to Best Member Web Sites during 1st Annual Reception

WHAT: The Gold Mouse Awards for the 111th Congress will be unveiled during the first ever gala event to celebrate Capitol Hill’s successes in the era of Web 2.0. Since 2002, the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) has evaluated Web sites on Capitol Hill in an effort to improve their electronic communications and services to constituents. CMF will present over 100 congressional offices and committees with a Mouse Award.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
6:00 Reception
7:00 Awards Ceremony

WHERE: The Willard, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

WHO: 135 winning Members and their staffs
Beverly Bell, executive director, CMF

WHY: Recognizing the best of the best, the Gold Mouse Awards are determined through a comprehensive evaluation of the quality of 620 congressional Web sites, including those of all Senate and House Members and Delegates, committees, and official leadership sites as part of CMF’s Gold Mouse Project. The Gold Mouse Project is conducted in conjunction with the Harvard Kennedy School, University of California-Riverside, and the Ohio State University.

HOW: Sponsorships and tickets to the Gold Mouse Awards are available by calling 703-683-7500. For more information on The Gold Mouse Awards, click here.

The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to promoting a more effective Congress. For more than 30 years, CMF has worked internally with Member offices, committees, leadership, and institutional offices in the House and Senate to foster improved management practices through staff training, office consultations, publications on best practices, and technology research. Simply put, CMF advocates good government through good management. For more information, contact CMF at 202-546-0100 or www.cmfweb.org.