| Dear Supporter of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program:
On November 22, 2011 Congress passed and the President signed an Appropriations bill that does not provide federal funding for the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) for FY 2012.
We want to thank everyone who has and continues to be a part of the collaborative effort of many partners associated with the Program, who contribute to this national asset.
We all know that the Baldrige criteria offers tremendous value in driving performance excellence throughout the country – it is the top program for driving performance excellence across every sector and type of organization, and for making our business, health care, nonprofits and educational institutions more competitive, more efficient, and more successful in generating and sustaining positive outcomes. The need is greater now than ever to make Baldrige more accessible to the organizations and communities that need it throughout the country.
The Baldrige Foundation, the private 501(c) 3 that has supported BPEP for over 20 years with the contributions of the private sector, has agreed to support operations of the Baldrige Program through 2012, while key program partners – representing the Baldrige Program, the Baldrige Foundation, the Alliance for Performance Excellence (of state/local quality award programs), and ASQ–explore alternative business and funding models to sustain the mission of Baldrige in the future.
Many of you as stakeholders have provided input into an emerging vision for our future–through focus groups and interviews, blog posts, surveys, and even informal conversations. We will welcome additional input as we shape our collective future together.
The data are compelling and the testimony is powerful: we all know that Baldrige is a proven way to fix what is not working in America and to help make us great again...one organization at a time. Thank you for your unwavering support in the past and for your confidence and support in our future. We will update you regularly on our progress.
Sincerely,
Thomas Schamberger
Executive Director, Foundation for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Inc.
165 Summit Ridge, Maryville, IL 62062
Bus/Res. Phone: (618) 223-8059
Mobile Phone: (618) 593-8600
Fax Number: (877) 251-2655
Email Personal: schamberger@att.net - Email Business: ed@baldrigefoundation.org |
| Recent & Coming Events |
The 25th Annual Quest for Excellence® Conference and Award Ceremony
The Official Conference of the Baldrige Award
April 7-10, 2013
Marriott Baltimore Waterfront
Baltimore, MD
Baldrige Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
Honoring Our Past. . . Building an Even Better Future
2013 Baldrige Regional Conferences - The 2013 Baldrige Regional Conferences will showcase the best-in-class practices of the 2012 Silver Anniversary Baldrige Award Recipients as well as former recipients from years past.
Dates and Locations Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX
Chicago Dates: September 11 and 12, 2013 at the Wyndam Lisle Chicago Hotel
Dallas Dates: TBD
Registration WILL OPEN in June 2012. The conferences are co-sponsored by the Arizona Council for Excellence, the Iowa Quality Center, and the Alliance for Performance Excellence.
For more information, visit www.nist.gov/baldrige, email baldrige@nist.gov or call 301-975-2036.
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