For Immediate Release
Easterseals Midwest Earns Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Charity Seal
Easterseals Midwest is proud to announce that it has again earned its status as a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Accredited Charity Seal Holder. This biennial review involves completing a comprehensive questionnaire and submitting updated supporting documents to ensure continued compliance with the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability. Easterseals has received the seal every year it has applied since 2016.
“As a non-profit, our community expects us to be accountable and transparent,” says Shana Albright, Vice President of Development at Easterseals Midwest. “We apply for the BBB seal because it demonstrates to our community that we hold their same values.”
After completing the review process, Easterseals met BBB’s Standards for Charity Accountability. Standards ensure that an organization has:
- · Proper governance and oversight
- · A method to measure organizational performance & effectiveness
- · Sound financial stewardship and practices, and,
- · Complete and accurate fundraising and informational materials.
Michelle Corey, BBB president & CEO said, “By meeting BBB Standards for Charity Accountability and displaying BBB’s seal, it gives donors the confidence needed to support Easterseal’s mission. Charities that meet these best practices go above and beyond legal requirements, putting them in an elite group.”
Easterseals Midwest also maintains a platinum rating on Candid/Guidestar.
To review the BBB Charity Profile for Easterseals Midwest, please visit https://www.bbb.org/us/mo/saint-louis/charity-review/charity-human-services/easterseals-midwest-0734-310561306.
