Better Business Bureau to screen nonprofits for Weld County United Way

GREELEY – Nonprofits funded through the United Way of Northern Colorado’s Community Impact Fund will be required to meet the Better Business Bureau’s 20 standards of charity accountability.

The BBB Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming Center for Nonprofit Excellence will use the standards to vet nonprofits under the categories of governance, measuring effectiveness, finances and fundraising, and information materials. The standards also recommend ethical practices beyond disclosure in order to ensure public confidence and encourage giving.

“The necessity of nonprofit accountability is greater today than it was 20 or even 10 years ago,” said Lyle SmithGraybeal, vice president of Community Impact, “Donors…