The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) has earned a 2019 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information
By sharing metrics that highlight progress, SBTHP is moving toward its mission, the organization is helping donors move beyond simplistic ways of nonprofit evaluation such as overhead ratios.
“We are proud to have demonstrated this level of transparency in our work,” said executive director Anne Petersen. “Guidestar profiles are user-friendly, and provide the opportunity for SBTHP to share a tremendous amount of critical information over time to stay current for our donors, grantmakers, peers, and the media.”
To reach the Platinum level, SBTHP added extensive information to its GuideStar Nonprofit Profile: basic contact and organizational information; in-depth financial information; qualitative information about goals, strategies and capabilities; and quantitative information about results and progress toward its mission.
By taking the time to provide this information, SBTHP has demonstrated its commitment to transparency and to giving donors and funders meaningful data to evaluate nonprofit performance.
SBTHP is 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; learn more at www.sbthp.org.
— Tim Aceves for Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.