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2023 Best-Managed Nonprofits form
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Crain's Best Managed Nonprofit nominations open June 20, 2023.
Complete your nomination form by Aug. 7, 2023
Crain’s Best-Managed Nonprofit program honors the best in leadership and financial stewardship in Southeast Michigan’s nonprofit community.
Criteria: Nominees, which can be any size, must be a 501c3 located in the counties of Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, Livingston or Washtenaw. Applications must include an entry form, a copy of the organization’s code of ethics, a copy of its most recent audited financial statement and a copy of its most recent IRS 990 form. First-place winners within the past 10 years are not eligible; neither are hospitals, HMOs, medical clinics, business and professional organizations, schools, churches or foundations.
Process: Applicants undergo a financial review by the nonprofit practice group at Plante Moran PLLC, and winners are selected after initial scoring and in-person interviews by a panel of nonprofit experts.
This year’s theme: Client-driven services. We are asking candidates to share how they seek feedback from the people they serve and how they use that information to improve programs and services. This might include shifts to help clients overcome barriers, fill gaps in services and adjustments to how and when services are offered.
The deadline to nominate is Aug. 7, 2023. Crain's will notify finalists of next steps the week of Sept. 25 and publish profiles of the selected honorees on Dec. 4, 2023.
Please contact Assistant Managing Editor Laurén Abdel-Razzaq, lauren.razzaq@crain.com, with entry-related questions.