Business
Accreditation enhances the organization's reputation and credibility in the community, among your peers, as well as with potential public and private donors. In this episode we are going to talk about all the steps to get your accreditation with BBB, Better Business Bureau one of the most reliable evaluators of 501C3. You will learn how to use the accreditation process to increase trustworthiness, transparency and donor confidence, and also help your board. Jennifer Hahnke is the Education & Outreach Manager for Better Business Bureau Foundation Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming. Jennifer has worked in retail, design, adult education, and the nonprofit sector where she has passionately aligned herself with BBB for the past six years. Jennifer is enthusiastic about promoting ethical relationships, developing beneficial connections, and celebrating marketplace trust through her work evaluating nonprofit organizations in Northern Colorado and Wyoming. Through BBB’s Torch Awards for Ethics, Jennifer works closely with Ethics Scholar Interns from the University of Wyoming, Colorado State University, and the University of Northern Colorado. To round out her responsibilities in what she calls the role of a lifetime, Jennifer is involved with our military at FE Warren AFB in Cheyenne and engages with regional veterans through her board role with a veteran nonprofit.