The OPE recognizes organizational performance with the Ohio Partnership for Excellence Award®. ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT Application for the Excellence process 1. Start the Journey For more information on this Program, click here To apply, click here for the "Start the Journey" form 2. Full Application Process. For more information on the Full Application Process, click here To apply, click here for the "Intent to Apply" form OPE Application Fees To review fees, click here   OPE EXAMINER OPE examiners come from all sectors and regions of Ohio and are trained in the Criteria to help applicant organizations identify their strengths and opportunities for improvement. For more information about being an examiner, click here ORGANIZATIONAL, CORPORATE, INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIP Join as a partner for Excellence, for details, click here JOIN as an ORGANIZATIONAL partner To join as an organization, click here JOIN as an INDIVIDUAL partner To join as an individual, click here JOIN as a CORPORATE sponsor, click here All organizations face hurdles, some become great, some stumble and sway, others just fade away. Great organizations are able to create a culture of excellence. They create a way of doing business that sees past the short term day-to-day struggle to a long-term, sustainable vision of excellence.