July 22, 2004
Maryland Group Spreads Standards Effort Nationwide
A Senate inquiry into legal abuses in the nonprofit field prompted a group that accredits charities in six states to announce last month that it will spread its accreditation program across the country -- hoping to help organizations improve their operations and escape expanded government scrutiny.
The Standards for Excellence program, which was started eight years ago by the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, in Baltimore, invites charities to voluntarily submit to
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