The foundation of the Standards for Excellence® program is the published Standards for Excellence®: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. The 3rd guiding principle is Legal Compliance and Ethics. It contains 5 topic areas.

The foundation of the Standards for Excellence® program is the published Standards for Excellence®: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. The 4th guiding principle is Finance and Operations. It contains 5 topic areas.

The foundation of the Standards for Excellence® program is the published Standards for Excellence®: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. The 5th guiding principle is Resource Development. It contains 6 topic areas.