227 South Sixth Street Youngwood,
PA. 15697
Toll-free Call: 1 (800) 253-5719
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227 South Sixth Street Youngwood,
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Operation Outward Reach is proud to display this Seal of Excellence awarded by Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO). Certification in the Standards for Excellence program is bestowed only to the most well-managed and responsibly governed nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated compliance with the 56 specific Standards for Excellence based on honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility, and accountability. Operation Outward Reach has met, complied with, and integrated the certification program. For more information about the Standards for Excellence program, please visit http://www.pano.org/standards/standards.php. Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) Standards for Excellence in the Nonprofit Sector “We live in an era that demands performance, accountability, and outcomes from nonprofits. Funders are assessing nonprofits’ organizational effectiveness, the government is increasing its scrutiny, and nonprofits themselves are raising the bar in regard to their management. What’s needed? A way to demonstrate performance. The Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations is providing a tool. The Standards for Excellence program is nationally recognized as a leading assessment instrument and certification process. The more that it is used, the more that individual organizations and the sector as a whole will benefit.”
Judie Donaldson, Executive Director
The Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) Standards for Excellence program is designed to promote excellence and integrity in nonprofit management. Organizations volunteer for participation, and their internal practices are subjected to a rigorous “ethics check up”. The Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector (Standards) is the centerpiece of the program. The Standards are based on honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility, and accountability in the nonprofit program operations, governance, human resources, financial management, and fundraising. The Standards for Excellence set a high benchmark. They go beyond the minimum legal requirements by outlining how well managed and responsibly governed nonprofits should operate. The Standards cover eight areas of nonprofit operations: The Standards cover a broad range of topics such as: how many times each year an organization’s board of directors should meet, what subjects should be covered in an organization’s personnel policies, and when audited financial statements should be prepared. The Standards also mandate that organizations have procedure in place to evaluate their programs and require board members to disclose any conflicts of interest.
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