Get Certified in 2012
The Value of Certification
Certification helps your organization achieve its mission, overcome administrative challenges, assure compliance and improve operational efficiency
Certification provides strong benefits to your organization, Board and stakeholders including:
- Funding Advantage – Helps organizations gain greater access to funders and programs that require or prefer certification
- Accountability – Enhances organization accountability to the funders, donors, stakeholders and public officials
- Mark of Quality – Provides a desirable and distinctive mark of quality that establishes your organization’s commitment to accountability, competence and excellence
- Assurance – Demonstrates to your current and prospective funders that your organization has been evaluated and has met accepted standards established by and with the sector
- Recognition – Enhances your organization’s recognition and reputation in the community and among your peers
- Risk management – Provides peace of mind that your organization has the policies and procedures in place to successfully run your organization
- Simplify – Provides a framework to assure compliance with federal, state, local and funder-mandated standards and requirements
- Continuous Improvement – Creates a solid foundation for the organization to build upon for continuous improvement