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"Having a place to share experiences and questions with others, as well as learn how to cope, all from the comfort of their home, will greatly benefit cancer patients."

- Ted Kennedy, Jr.

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The Cancer Support Community Central Ohio received their award at the November OANO & Ohio Attorney General's Joint Nonprofit Conference

About The Standards of Excellence:

An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector

The Standards for Excellence code covers eight areas of nonprofit operations:

With 58 performance Standards covering a broad range of best practices under each of these operational areas, such as how often an organization's board of directors should meet, what subjects should be covered in personnel policies, how often financial statements should be prepared, etc.

Ohio's nonprofit sector is committed to public service. Hard at work in communities across the state, nonprofit organizations are serving and meeting the needs of our citizens and strengthening our communities.

The success of Ohio's nonprofit organizations depends upon public confidence and broad public support. Ohio's nonprofits are supported by individuals, corporations and foundations through charitable contributions and volunteer effort; by government through contracts and grants; by consumers through purchases and fees; and by the general public through state and federal tax laws.

The Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations (OANO) is committed to bolstering public confidence in and support for the nonprofit sector. Therefore, OANO is adopting these Standards for Excellence (Standards) to promote ethical practices and accountability in nonprofit organizations across the state.

Nonprofit organizations must comply with applicable local, state, and federal laws. These Standards build on that foundation, and go a step further. Based on fundamental values, such as honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility, and accountability, these Standards describe how nonprofits should act to be ethical and be accountable in their program operations, governance, human resources, financial management and fundraising. Eight (8) Guiding Principles are provided, along with fifty-eight (58) Standards, more detailed performance benchmarks that will enable nonprofits to strengthen their operations.

OANO is committed to these Standards and all OANO members are required to pledge their commitment to the Guiding Principles. Members are supported in their efforts to implement the Standards through training and technical assistance provided by OANO, as well as through a voluntary self-regulatory program by which organizations are evaluated based on their compliance with the performance indicators. In addition, OANO invites non-member nonprofits to subscribe to these Standards.

The Standards for Excellence are intended to describe how the most well managed and responsibly governed organizations should and do operate. They provide benchmarks to determine how well an organization is fulfilling its obligations to those who benefit from its programs, to contributors, and to the public.

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