Please use the assessment below to measure your organization's adherence to the benchmarks included in the application for Standards Basics Level. These are the measurements used by reviewers who evaluate applications to the Standards for Excellence Institute.
Think about each measurement related to your own organization and check whether or not your organization exhibits these practices at this time. Add notes to the comments at the bottom of each section to note areas of particular strength or areas that are in need of growth.
When complete, please email learning@mdnonprofit.org for results.
The foundation of the Standards for Excellence program is the published Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. It identifies 6 major areas of nonprofit governance and management which contain 27 different topic areas. Each topic area includes specific benchmarks and measures that provide a structured approach to building capacity, accountability, and sustainability in your organization.