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## [Introducing the New GuideStar Nonprofit Profile](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/introducing-the-new-guidestar-nonprofit-profile)

 Posted by [GuideStar](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/guidestar) on Jan 20, 2016, 1:30:00 PM

In 2014, GuideStar and BoardSource partnered to create a vehicle for nonprofits to share information about how their organizations are governed on the GuideStar Exchange. To date, nearly 11,000 organizations have done so. “Strong governance is vital to a nonprofit’s success,” says Jacob Harold,...

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