Heller Consulting - a consulting firm that helps nonprofit organizations streamline their operations and maximize their use of software for fundraising and mission management - today announced that it has completed its re-certification as a B Corporation™. Heller Consulting was among the first companies to become a B Corporation, and has been certified since 2008.

B Corporations have met comprehensive and transparent standards of social and environmental performance that are certified by B Lab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Corporations must also embed their values into their corporate governing documents so stakeholders benefit from their business practices.

"Our firm serves the nonprofit sector, and our consultants come from nonprofit backgrounds, so we we're excited to continue a certification that reflects our socially responsible values in the commercial sector," Keith Heller, president, Heller Consulting, said. "We've operated like a B Corporation, following many of the principles valued by B Corporations, since our founding in 1996, and we became a B Corporation to have a more formal way to benchmark our efforts."

Unlike traditional corporations, Certified B Corporations are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their employees, suppliers, community, consumers, and environment. Today, there are more than 400 B Corporations.

"We want to ensure that our clients can tell that we're not just marketing ourselves as socially responsible, we're actually working responsibly," Heller said. "Together with this great community of businesses, we hope to make a difference in the world through strong business practices."

About B Corp
Certified B Corporations 1) meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance; 2) legally expand their corporate responsibilities to include consideration of stakeholder interests; and 3) build collective voice through the power of the unifying B Corporation brand. As of January 2010, there are over 375 Certified B Corporations from over 50 industries, representing a diverse multi-billion marketplace.

About B Lab
B Lab is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between "good companies" and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

About Heller Consulting
Heller Consulting helps nonprofits streamline their operations and maximize their use of software for fundraising and mission management. The company specializes in software selection, implementation, optimization and training for products from Blackbaud, Salesforce.com and Convio. With offices in San Francisco, Chicago and New York, the Heller Consulting team has helped hundreds of nonprofits nationwide. www.teamheller.com.

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Heller Consulting helps nonprofits select, implement, optimize and grow their use of software to support their missions and fundraising.

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