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 LIMITED TIME ONLY! Need to stock up on some great nonprofit resources? Spend $50 or more at our online store and receive 20% OFF your entire purchase with coupon code SPRINGSALE16! This offer applies to the comprehensive Board Excellence Handbook, an extensive resource for nonprofit boards of directors.  The handbook includes a basic overview of the national nonprofit sector and all the key legal and fiduciary responsibilities of the board. It also includes a wide range of best practices for[…]

Nonprofit fundraising without a plan is like fishing without a pole – no strategy, no tools….and lots of chasing. Nonprofits are dealing with ever increasing budgets that require more and more charitable support. How do we provide guidance, support and direction for our already extended Board members and fundraising staff? With a well-thought out and actionable Fundraising Plan. Not all fundraising activities are created equal – each have different purposes and ROIs. Taking the time to assess[…]

April 10-16, 2016 marks the 42nd annual National Volunteer Week, an initiative sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation designed to inspire, recognize and encourage people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities.We at the Standards for Excellence Institute would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincerest gratitude to our over 100 nonprofit experts who volunteer their time and expertise to the Standards for Excellence program. Volunteering as a Standards for[…]

The Standards for Excellence Institute is committed to helping you increase your nonprofit effectiveness and we are proud to announce that we have scheduled TEN exclusive learning webinars to our events calendar throughout 2016. In addition to two introductory webinars that provide an overview of the Standards for Excellence program, a series of topical webinars are available that delve deeper into specific areas of the Standards for Excellence code to help increase nonprofit effectiveness.The[…]

The Standards for Excellence Institute would like to congratulate several organizations who recently earned or renewed their accreditation under the Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector: Building Families for Children, Columbia, MDThe Standards for Excellence Institute would like to congratulate the following organization that has earned their recognition under the Institute's Standards Basics program: Crater Community Hospice, Petersburg, VA[…]

We’re pleased to bring you this guest blog post about nominating your nonprofit's board president, written by Susan Detwiler of The Detwiler Group.  Susan is a Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant.  Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultants are an elite group of independent consultants that have been selected by the Standards for Excellence Institute and have received extensive training in using the Standards for Excellence code and program materials for the advancement of their work[…]

The Standards for Excellence Institute® continues to build a national network of qualified consultants licensed to provide training, consulting, and support on the Standards for Excellence®: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. We are pleased to offer our 9th Licensed Consultant Workshop, to be held October 26, 27 and 28 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Licensed Consultant Training is an exclusive, professional development initiative that gives independent consultants the[…]

The Standards for Excellence Institute would like to congratulate the following organization that has earned their recognition under the Institute's Standards Basics program: National Alliance On Mental Illness of Central Virginia, Richmond, VALearn more about the Standards for Excellence nonprofit accreditation and recognition programs.[…]

The following post on the importance of nonprofit advocacy originally appeared in The Journal Record and was written by Marnie Taylor, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, a replication partner of the Standards for Excellence Institute.[caption id="attachment_14287" align="alignleft" width="150"] Marnie TaylorThis week, the Oklahoma Legislature convened in the Capitol to consider policy and an unprecedented budget failure that will affect every citizen in our state. Last[…]