Bowie Nonprofits and Charities

The best and most focused mission I know. Chanel is the most enaging and inspiring leader I know.

My organization at The Big Purple Barn has had the pleasure of partnering with Kristy and Desire through both the after school program they offer and the special needs community they serve. The horses and ponies at our sanctuary have provided the opportunity to allow individuals and horses to connect. Every time, Kristy is personally involved, very hands on, enthusiastic and brings great volunteers along with eager and excited visitors! We love to work with them and look forward to a lasting relationship!

Her name is Jewel. It was last September that I first learned of her. Somehow, I found The Big Purple Barn on Facebook, and curiosity drove me to look further in. And there she was, in several photographs, warming my heart that loved everything about her. Because of Tara's and The Big Purple Barn's kindness and generosity towards me, I have been able to get to know more and more of Jewel's history and daily life. They send pictures and videos of Jewel, the herd such as Taz, Nadiya, Justin, and Mia along with volunteers and activities. They have shared their wonderful world with me. I live in Nebraska, far away from where they live, and my health isn't so great anymore. But that is of no matter to them. I am so very grateful for EVERYTHING The Big Purple Barn does for the horses, children, parents, community and, yes, the world. When I close my eyes at night, I watch her as she is running under the golden sun so that she shines and glistens like the Jewel she is!

WWC has been extremely helpful in rallying community members in support of youth related causes. Their track record and credibility speaks for itself. More organizations like this are needed in the United States today.

Gave micro loans to over 200<br>women to start their own small buisness<br>in cameroon.

This is a life embarking foundation I have ever seen. It does not discriminate among gender.

Autism FYI is a very notable charity who spreads Autism Awareness for the safety of individuals on the Autism Spectrum. I applaud the staff for educating and sharing their expertise on Autism.

As a former member for the past three years and a person who volunteered over 3000 hours of service and donated over $60K of hard-earned, money to support marketing for ISPI to turn around their financial situation. Given my personal experience, I would run fast the other way. Once you pay your annual dues, you will not receive up-to-date information, you will see the same people winning awards year after year, and if you are not a part of the clique, you will not get the opportunity to grow and learn which is what a non-profit association should offer you. My youtube page is www.youtube.com/valeriebernardphd so you can see the type of volunteer work I was doing for this organization only to be treated with total disrespect from the current ISPI Global staff as well as several members of the current Board of Directors. It is truly a pathetic situation. As a vendor to ISPI, money is still owed to me from 2017. I was under contract to recruit individuals to attend the conference along with selling advertisement. It was a small amount less than $5K which is/was owed; however, I invested the time and my own contributions into this organization. In addition, I recruited and brought top name speakers to the conference in 2017, and they were finally paid at the end of 2017. ISPI does not pay their bills. ISPI does not take care of their members. When ISPI tells you there are several thousand members, this is not true. The database is outdated at best. I personally know because another volunteer team and I worked the entire 2015 year on updating the database. Members come and go at Associations. I recommend you find an Association that "walks the talk" and protects the interest of the memberships' annual dues by providing benefits and service which help you to grow. To see if they care, all you have to do is call the 800 number and see how long it takes for someone to get back to you. I am extremely sad for this organization which was started over 50-years ago. Leadership is everything, and this organization is seriously lacking in this area right now. I hope and pray something changes, and the members of ISPI who still care will stand up for the name brand "Performance Improvement". It takes a village working together, and this organization is quite divided. If you have unanswered questions, please contact me at valerie@valeriebernard.com. I would be happen to have a conversation. If you are a former member who experienced this same thing, please reach out. I would love to hear your story too.

I was at the 2016 DMV Collegiate Scholarship Pageant on August 1, 2015 at the Bowie Center in Maryland. I found the scholarship pageant to be unfair and rigged. They did not go by the Judges scoring points. They had the audience and contestants wait for about 45 minutes, to find out who the winners were. It's does not take that long to tally up numbers. People there know what happened in that back room. The president of the kennedyfoundation.net and others who was in that back room decided who they wanted to win, not what the Judges scores said. This foundation was not honest in this competition, not sure of the previous ones, this was my first. What a terrible example of unfairness this foundation is showing those college students who participated. This scholarship pageant was all about who they wanted to win the crown and who should get the scholarship amounts in their order. Donors out there, be careful about who you donate to and support. "SHAME ON YOU www.KENNEDYFOUNDATION.net. Inc is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization/Donate"

The Diamond Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Bowie-Mitchellville (MD) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. This organization provides scholarships to, primarily, African American Male college bound students in the Prince George's County community.

This is an excellent organization for Youth and Youth Ministries. The concept of impacting youth through training, outreach and missions is unique and brilliant I recommend this organization to any youth ministry or young person seeking to expand. <br> <br>They are currently planning the "Ambassadors for Change" 2012 Trip. This is not there first trip it should be awesome. <br>