PANO stands ready to help.

PANO (the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations) is a statewide membership organization supporting the thousands of nonprofits that serve millions of people in the Commonwealth.

While other associations cater to specific nonprofit trades, PANO walks alongside the community benefit sector as a whole. We believe Pennsylvania nonprofit professionals grow better together. PANO is a hub for shared knowledge, experience, and expertise, and a collective voice for public policies that positively impact lives in Pennsylvania.

We support nonprofits through training, best practices, consultation, and discount programs. We amplify their impact through research, public policy initiatives, and advocacy. Accredited by the national Standards for Excellence Institute, PANO imparts and upholds the highest standard of ethics and accountability in nonprofit governance, management, and operations.

Training

Through online and in-person events, we equip nonprofit staff, board members and volunteers with knowledge, fresh ideas and best practices to succeed.

Standards for Excellence Racial Justice Cohorts.

PANO is on a mission to assess and improve our Standards for Excellence through a racial justice lens. Our goal is to remove implicit bias from the current Standards language and identify where inclusion can be embedded in the policies and practices.

To that end, PANO has convened 13 assessment cohorts to help lead the change in this important initiative. Thank you to all 97 nonprofit board and staff members who have given their time, energy, and wisdom to this effort over the last year! We look forward to sharing our findings and recommendations from these cohorts later in 2023.

Annual Collaborative Conference 2023

Join PANO and conference partners Alliance for Nonprofit Resources (ANR), the Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP), and Villanova University IN PERSON this September for Landing the Plane (Without Wrecking It)!

That’s right, dust off your suitcase and your business cards – the year of the Reunion Special is finally here! We’re so excited to be taking this year’s event off-screen for the first time since 2019. Registration now open! Join us September 19 & 20 at the beautiful Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, PA, plus a Virtual Day on September 27.

Ask PANO

Do you have questions about bylaws, fundraising, compliance or other nonprofit management topics? Ask PANO! Our staff and network of experts stand ready to help.

Consulting

PANO can connect you with an experienced consultant or facilitator to help you address specific challenges and take your nonprofit to the next level.