Contact: Amy Coates MadsenDirector, Standards for Excellence Institute®443.438.2314acmadsen@standardsforexcellence.orgBaltimore, MD – November 19, 2015 The Standards for Excellence Institute, an initiative designed to help nonprofit organizations operate more ethically and accountably, announces its 2015 Class of Licensed Consultants. Recently completing the intensive, three-day training, class members are now licensed in every aspect of the Standards for Excellence program and are capable of[…]

[caption id="attachment_1215" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit OrganizationsStandards for Excellence® Replication Partner Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) recently held their Standards for Excellence Annual Conference in on September 21 and 22, 2015. During the conference, Standards for Excellence accredited and recognized organizations were asked “How has the Standards for Excellence program impacted your[…]

Strategic Consulting Partners534 S. Carlisle StreetGreencastle, PA 17225717.658.2092bob@yourstrategicconsultant.comBob Whitmore is a certified business, leadership and health coach. He is the regional owner of the Growth Coach business coaching franchise and currently works as a nonprofit liason and consultant with Strategic Consulting Partners in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Bob was the the creator and CEO of Manito Inc, a private, nonprofit organization in Pennsylvania for 34 years. He built the[…]

Bay Area Center for Independent Living909 Progress Circle, Suite 300Salisbury, MD 21804443.260.0822ptingle248@gmail.comPattie Tingle is a 35 year veteran of nonprofit and public sector management. The primary focus of her career has been the empowerment of emerging to mid-size nonprofit organizations. She has been an outspoken ambassador of the Maryland Association of Nonprofits, a peer reviewer with the Standards of Excellence Program and advocate of nonprofit transparency in public reporting[…]

The National CASA Association10773 Bill Point CrestBainbridge Island, WA 98110206.780.1767  Michael Piraino has been active in domestic and international child advocacy since 1977, primarily in the areas of child poverty, maltreatment, and foster care. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College, a law degree from Cornell Law School, and a master’s degree from Oxford University. While practicing law, he served as a pro bono guardian ad litem for children in foster care and as pro bono[…]

Kathy Westcoat, president and CEO of Standards for Excellence sealholder HealthCare Access Maryland, talks about their mission to provide support to the estimated 16,000 uninsured people who live in the Baltimore region on Midday with Sheilah Kast. Midday is a daily public affairs program that airs on WYPR, Baltimore's NPR affiliate.Listen here.[…]

Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection is an affiliate of the Hillside Family of Agencies, hosting a range of programs and services that work both individually and together to put children, youth and families on a path to success and help break the damaging cycles of poverty, trauma, and neglect. In 2015, Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection of Prince George’s County, MD became accredited under the Standards for Excellence program. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Executive Director[…]

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 30, 2015Baltimore, MD – The Alliance for Better Nonprofits, a membership-based organization headquartered in Knoxville, TN serving nonprofits in 25 East Tennessee counties, is the newest Replication Partner of the Standards for Excellence Institute.The Standards for Excellence® is a national initiative designed to promote the highest standards of nonprofit governance, management, and operations. As a Replication Partner, Alliance for Better Nonprofits (ABN) will[…]

Sharon Rubinstein, a participant of the 2012 class of Licensed Consultants, attended the 7th Annual Champions of Innovation and Education Luncheon hosted by Teaching Matters. Teaching Matters is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing teacher effectiveness. The luncheon was attended by New York City Richard Buery, who served on a panel with other New York education leaders to discuss poverty’s impact on education.“A common theme was the holistic nature of the challenge poverty presents,[…]

We’re pleased to bring you this guest blog post from 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 and the nonprofits and other institutions with whom they[…]