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Quick Links Find a Standards for Excellence® Certified Nonprofit - There are now more than 150 nonprofits that have been awarded the Standards for Excellence® Seal of Excellence. Click here to view a list of Certified Organizations. Meet our Members - The Standards for Excellence Institute®'s membership is growing. Click here to meet some of the institute's first members and replication partners. On the Road to Excellence - Standards for Excellence Institute® staff have been criss-crossing the country to spread the word about the Standards for Excellence®. Click here for information about both past and upcoming presentations. Standards in Action - We're beginning to keep a list of some of the interesting ways that organizations are putting the Standards to use. Click here for more information. Standards for Excellence Institute® Newsletter Click here>> *Scroll down for Institute News* About the Institute America’s nonprofit sector is committed to public service. Hard at work in communities across the country, nonprofit organizations are serving and meeting the needs of our citizens and strengthening our communities. The success of nonprofit organizations depends upon public confidence and broad public support. Nonprofits are supported by individuals, corporations and foundations through charitable contributions and volunteer effort; by government through contracts and grants; by consumers through purchases and fees; and by the general public through state and federal tax laws. __________________________________________________________________
CLICK ABOVE TO ORDER COPIES OF THE STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE® TODAY! __________________________________________________________________ NONPROFIT NEWS Nonprofits are priceless public assets Become a Licensed Consultant Information is now available on the 2008 Licensed Consultant Training in September. Find out more>> Review of the Standards for Excellence® in Vantage Point The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) has just released its 2007 National Nonprofit Ethics Survey (NNES). This report, which is the Center's first distinct report on the nonprofit sector, is the last in its series of three reports focusing on the ethics of specific sectors. ERC's 2007 NNES provides the only nationally projectable view of ethics within the nonprofit sector, taking into account organizations of all size and focus. According to the report, "The nonprofit sector that for so long enjoyed a better reputation with regard to its ethics now exhibits many of the shortcomings the Ethics Resource Center found in it companion surveys of public and private sectors." On the other hand, the report cites that "When compared with for-profit businesses and government institutions, nonprofit organizations still exhibit stronger ethical cultures and a greater alignment of employees' personal values with the missions and values of their organizations." The report can be downloaded free of charge here or by visiting ERC's home page. Independent Sector misses an opportunity to help increase trust in the public sector . Peter Berns's November 1 article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy entitled A Missed Opportunity to Ensure Real Charity Accountability First National Organizations Awarded Seal of Excellence The Standards for Excellence Institute® is pleased to announce that The National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association is the first of three national organizations to be awarded the Seal of Excellence by The Standards for Excellence Institute after successfully completing the voluntary certification process. Also awarded the Seal of Excellence are Homestretch, Inc. of Falls Church, Virginia and the Community Development Partnership of West Virginia. Receiving the Seal is recognition that these nonprofit organizations operate with the highest standards of accountability and ethics. View Full Press Release (5/16/07) New National Model Employee Handbook The Standards for Excellence Institute® is pleased to announce the availability of the new, national model employee handbook. This handbook contains polices that you can adapt to your own organization. Notes are also included on how to revise and customize the Handbook to meet your particular needs. The notes discuss the legal requirements in certain policy areas and suggest what your organization can do to ensure compliance. The handbook is available free to Institute members to download in pdf format from the Members-only portion of the Standards for Excellence Institute website. If you want to edit the Handbook without retyping, Institute members may also purchase the Word version of the national model employee handbook for a fee of $100. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, please download this order form and send it with payment to the Standards for Excellence Institute, Attn: Amy Coates Madsen, 190 West Ostend Street Suite 201 Baltimore, MD 21230
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