Become a Standards for Excellence “Licensed Consultant”

The next session has not been set yet. It will likely occur in the fall of 2011

The Standards for Excellence Institute® continues to build a national network of qualified consultants licensed to provide training, consulting, and support on the Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector®. The Licensed Consultant Training is an exclusive, professional development initiative that gives independent consultants the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to work with nonprofit organizations across the country interested in learning about, conducting self assessments, implementing change, and becoming certified in the Standards for Excellence® Program.*

For a list of current Licensed Consultants and their bios, click here>>

Program Benefits

Three day License Certification seminar in March 2010, including

Background on the importance of self-regulation for the nonprofit sector
Overview of the Standards for Excellence® program and the specific content contained within the 55 guidelines
Facilitation and training skills development to support program delivery and implementation
Take-home tools to help assess organizations against the code

Access to training tools and knowledge base including:

Educational tools for all Standards for Excellence® trainings including PowerPoint slides, curricula notes, and resource handouts.
Educational Resource Packets (69 individual copies included free – additional copies available for purchase as a reduced rate)
20 Copies of the Standards for Excellence Codebook (additional copies available for purchase as a reduced rate)

Two year membership to the Standards for Excellence Institute®
Two year license to provide Standards for Excellence® consultation including the ability to mentor an organization through the process of incorporating the Standards for Excellence® to improve internal management and/or applying for certification to be awarded the Seal of Excellence
Consultant profile Listing on the Standards for Excellence® Institute’s website, promoting your certification as a National Licensed Consultant in all facets of Standards for Excellence® code
Opportunity to serve as an additional professional resource for the Standards for Excellence® Institute on a contractual basis

Expectations of Licensed Consultants

To be eligible for and maintain your status as a Licensed Consultant, individuals must:

Serve in a capacity that supports educating and working with nonprofits to implement and demonstrate organizational improvement and self-regulation
Complete application and submit for review
Attend an initial Standards for Excellence Institute® authorized multi-day Licensed Consultant seminar
Commit to program reporting and evaluation requirements
Submit periodic reports on Standards for Excellence® related training and consulting engagements you conduct, including client contact information for consulting engagements
Maintain acceptable program evaluation ratings
Maintain membership in the Standards for Excellence Institute® (annual membership fee - 2 year membership included in Licensed Consultant Training tuition)
Maintain active Licensed Consultant status (annual licensing fee - 2 year license included in Licensed Consultant Training tuition)
Abide by all copyright, intellectual property, and derivative work restrictions of the Standards for Excellence Institute®

To Apply

Application information will be available as soon as the next session date is determined

* Limitations apply with regard to where Licensed Consultants can provide service. In areas or fields represented by a Standards for Excellence® Partner, Licensed Consultants will require written permission from the Partner to conduct Standards for Excellence® related activities. Partners may contract with Licensed Consultants to provide services within their regions or to nonprofits in their service area. A current list of Partners and their regions can be found here>>.