The following post was written by Issela Sono, Nonprofit Management and Governance Intern at the Standards for Excellence Institute®. Issela has volunteered in various nonprofit organizations in the Maryland and Washington, DC area while pursuing her undergraduate studies in Global Business and Public Policy. Issela is certified in Nonprofit Management from Duke University and is currently pursuing a M.B.A., with a concentration in Public Management, at Hood College.The success of every[…]

Standards for Excellence Replication Partner Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) is pleased to announce that they are officially rolling out Standards for Excellence 2.0 to the Pennsylvania nonprofit community.Beginning in June, PANO will be hosting 5 free in-person events throughout the state. The celebratory events will include presentations on the new code and an extended presentation covering one of the new components of the code, “Strategic Partnerships.” Standards[…]

Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant Susan Detwiler is conducting a free webinar on board fundraising. The webinar, titled Getting Your Board on Board – Techniques for Using Vision to Engage Your Board in Fundraising, will provide short-, medium-, and long-term techniques for bringing board members along the spectrum from fundraising bystanders to participants.Learning objectives include: Understanding the reluctance to raise funds Techniques for allaying board members’ fear of[…]

Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant Susan Detwiler is conducting a free webinar on board fundraising. The webinar, titled Getting Your Board on Board – Techniques for Using Vision to Engage Your Board in Fundraising, will provide short-, medium-, and long-term techniques for bringing board members along the spectrum from fundraising bystanders to participants.Learning objectives include: Understanding the reluctance to raise funds Techniques for allaying board members’ fear of[…]

The following post was written by Issela Sono, Nonprofit Management and Governance Intern at the Standards for Excellence Institute®. Issela has volunteered in various nonprofit organizations in the Maryland and Washington, DC area while pursuing her undergraduate studies in Global Business and Public Policy. Issela is certified in Nonprofit Management from Duke University and is currently pursuing a M.B.A., with a concentration in Public Management, at Hood College.Every nonprofit[…]

Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant Trina Willard will be conducting a course at Tidewater Community College in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. The interactive training program will provide organizations with an opportunity to: Engage with the best practices for nonprofit management and governance outlined in the Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector, and learn about how embracing and living by them can improve effectiveness and[…]

Arc of Story County, an Iowa-based nonprofit organization that earned their Seal of Excellence in December 2014, was recently featured by Central Iowa's Ames Tribune in recognition of their achievement. Read the full article.Have your Standards for Excellence achievements been featured b[…]

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: Accokeek Foundation, Accokeek, MD Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area, Baton Rouge, LA Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Chevy Chase, MD Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock, MD Humanim, Baltimore, MDWe would also like to congratulate[…]

Linda Kohler, Executive Director of Chesapeake Charities and a Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant, and Mary Ann Gleason, Chesapeake Charities’ grants and evaluation specialist, are hosting a series of training workshops to be held in 2015, writesMyEasternShoreMD.com. The first workshop, “Identifying Grant Opportunities and Aligning Your Program for Grant Success,” took place on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Chesapeake Charities’ Stevensville location. Participants were invited to bring grant[…]

Delaware’s Dover Post recently spoke with Chris Grundner and John Baker of Replication Partner Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement about nonprofits boards and the “search for excellence.”“It starts with the fiscal and organizational management of the organization, encouraging organizations to have policies and procedures, good board governance in place,” says Baker, Executive Vice President of Policy. “Then it goes on to look at the programs of an organization and that the organization[…]