About the Standards for Excellence

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The Standards for Excellence offers tools and resources to empower Community Benefit Organizations (nonprofits) to meet the highest standards of nonprofit governance, management and operations. Download our Fact Sheet

The program includes an ethics and accountability code consisting of 56 standards (outlining best practices and legal components of nonprofit operations), educational resources, training, and two structured implementation programs: the Tiered Approach and a voluntary certification program.

Implementing the Standards for Excellence can be self-guided, structured or a combination. Contact us at 717-236-8584 to design the approach that works best for your organization!

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Certified Agencies List

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As Standards for Excellence certified organizations, community benefit organizations listed below are committed to advancing ethics and accountability of operations, as well as that of the nonprofit sector, and have opened themselves to an extensive review process that includes a jury of experienced peers. These organizations have built additional improvements into already well-run organizations throughout the certification process. To date, 51 nonprofit organizations hold the Seal of Excellence in PA and over 200 nationally!


accessAbilities, Inc., Greensburg


The Arc of Chester County, West Chester


Berks Connections/Pretrial Services, Reading


CARE for Children, Bradford


Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg


Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg, PA, Inc.


Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh


Catholic Leadership Institute, Wayne


Center for Independent Living of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. , Camp Hill


Centro Hispano Daniel Torres Inc., Reading


Dickinson Center, Inc., Ridgway


Domestic Violence Center of Chester County


Easter Seals of Eastern PA, Allentown


Elk County Community Foundation, St. Marys


Elk County Council on the Arts, St. Marys


Employment Opportunity & Training Center of NEPA, Scranton


For Pete´s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation (formerly Crossing the Finish Line), Blue Bell


Forsight Vision, York


The Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, Harrisburg


Good Samaritan Shelter, Phoenixville


Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Pittsburgh


Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council, Pittsburgh


Keystone Opportunity Center, Souderton


The Learning Lamp, Johnstown


Lifeline of Berks County, Inc , West Reading


Maternal Child and Health Consortium of Chester County, West Chester


New Hope Ministries, Dillsburg


PANO (Certified by the Standards for Excellence Institute)


PathStone Corporation, Pennsylvania Operations, Harrisburg


Pearl S. Buck International, Perkasie


Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance, Harrisburg


Phoenixville Community Health Foundation


Phoenixville Healthcare Access Foundation


Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, Pittsburgh


Real Alternatives, Harrisburg


Sadler Health Center, Carlisle


Soroptimist International of the Americas, Philadelphia


Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services, Charleroi


Surrey Services for Seniors, Berwyn


Tri-City Life Center Inc., Lower Burrell


United Methodist Home for Children, Inc., Mechanicsburg


United Way of Westmoreland County, Greensburg


Ursuline Senior Services, Inc., Pittsburgh


Westmoreland Casemanagement and Supports Inc., Greensburg


Westmoreland Community Action, Greensburg


Westmoreland Community Food Bank, Inc.


The Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades, Media


Women´s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh


Wyoming Valley Children´s Association, Wilkes-Barre


YWCA Greater Harrisburg


YWCA York

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Testimonial

“I can’t say enough about the greatness it has given our organization to meet each of the Standards for Excellence. Hard work at first because it looks at all internal systems and procedures, but the agency is given guidance, examples, and a lot more during the process and it is well worth it all in the end.~ Kay Washington, Executive Director, PathStone

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