OPRS Foundation Has Reached the GuideStar Exchange Gold Participation Level as a Demonstration of Its Commitment to Transparency
COLUMBUS, OH (PRWEB) May 06, 2015 -- Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services Foundation (OPRS Foundation) today received the GuideStar Exchange Gold participation level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. This level demonstrates OPRS Foundation’s deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability.
"We have worked hard to showcase our progress toward our mission, and our long-held belief in being transparent about our work, to our constituents," said Thomas G. Hofmann, OPRS Foundation president.
"As a GuideStar Exchange participant, we use their platform to share a wealth of up-to-date information about our work to our supporters and GuideStar's immense online audience of nonprofits, grantmakers, individual donors, and the media."
In order to be awarded the GuideStar Exchange logo, OPRS Foundation had to fill out every required field of our nonprofit report page on http://www.guidestar.org for the Gold level of participation.
"I encourage you to check out our profile on GuideStar to see what we're all about," added Hofmann. "We are engaged in exciting initiatives, and we are thrilled to have another platform for communicating our advancement and progress."
About the GuideStar Exchange
The GuideStar Exchange is an initiative designed to connect nonprofits with current and potential supporters. With millions of people coming to GuideStar to learn more about nonprofit organizations, the GuideStar Exchange allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up-to-date information with GuideStar's many audiences. Becoming a GuideStar Exchange participant is free of charge. To join, organizations need to update their report pages, completing all required fields for participation. The GuideStar Exchange level logos, acknowledged as symbols of transparency in the nonprofit sector, are displayed on all Exchange participants' nonprofit reports.
About the OPRS Foundation
Each year, Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services (OPRS) serves more than 73,000 people annually through its wholly owned subsidiaries OPRS Communities and Senior Independence. OPRS Communities operates 12 retirement communities. Senior Independence provides home and community based services, operates 5 adult day centers and manages six senior centers, in partnership with local governments. The OPRS Foundation raises several million dollars annually to support charity care, special programs, capital expansion and endowment.
Kristen Vitartas, Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services, http://www.oprs.org, 614-888-7800, [email protected]
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