Accountability and Best Practices
It is getting harder to run and manage a nonprofit organization. To be effective and efficient, nonprofits need information and knowledge that is reliable, accessible, and accurate, as well as practical and useful. Combined with national and state level regulatory changes that are often confusing, many nonprofit staff and boards are often left in the dark as to how to do their work.
Those nonprofits that are connected to state associations, management support organizations or other valuable infrastructure supporting entities are well aware of the value that these organizations provide. State associations in particular have long been the first point of contact for local community based organizations to get access to information they need to guide and inform their organizational practices. See below for a full list of state associations that have developed their own models of best practice.
Nonprofit Standards for Excellence
The nationally acclaimed Standards for Excellence program developed by the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations has been replicated in several states, including:
Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Maine [PDF]
- Michigan [PDF]
- Minnesota
- Mississippi [PDF]
- North Carolina
- South Carolina [PDF]
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