Clinica Verde
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If all non-profits operated like Clinica Verde the World would be a better place! By integrating health care, nutrition & gardening advice, childcare and farmer's market, all in an ecologically sustainable and replicable format, Clinica Verde shows the way forward, while being very sensitive to the needs of its community. We gave a little money, advice and encouragement and they ran with it! We could not be more proud of Clinica Verde and Susan Dix-Lyons.
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
replicate the clinic format in many other places around the World
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
ClÃnica Verde is an innovative project that will serve an extremely vulnerable and deserving population – a population that is among the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. Perhaps ClÃnica Verde’s most exciting aspect is that it has been designed to be environmentally sustainable and replicable from the very beginning, so it provides a clear model for steadily increasing access to care throughout the region and throughout the world. Under Susan Lyons’ outstanding leadership, ClÃnica Verde has assembled a top-notch advisory board and is weaving close ties with its future client community as well as with other major charitable, government, and health care institutions in the region. This network of support will ensure continued project momentum. I’m very excited about this project and have no doubt that it will have a tremendously positive impact on health outcomes in Nicaragua.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
watching it create tremendous enthusiasm among donors and raise an impressive amount of starting capital
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
increase the involvement by non-physician health care professionals (such as nurses, social workers, midwives, etc.) who may have a valuable perspective on how best to serve its client population; push more research on best ways to reach & serve clients
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
its innovative nature and the way it is hooked into the community to ensure that it gets the support it needs
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
knowledgeable, enthusiastic and energetic
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
make a huge difference to the health and happiness of some very deserving people
Ways to make it better...
I had been involved sooner!
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
raising enough money to ensure the financial viability of its clinic operations
One thing I'd also say is that...
this is a very exciting program that deserves support
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
I have a particular interest in Central America as I have other business responsibilities there. Once I learned of this project and met the people in my community who were involved, I was inspired to lend my food service design expertise to this vital project.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the generous spirit of collaboration.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
Clinica Verde is doing amazing things for people who are really in need. The BOD and their contacts in Nicaragua are top notch. I am happy to support the work of Clinica Verde.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
intelligent, good, highly qualified folks who are intent to change the lives of those in need.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
My introduction to Clinica Verde came from a dinner a few years ago when Susan Dix Lyons asked my husband to be a Board Member. Though I felt his plate was full with other non-profit board responsibilities, I could only encourage him to become involved. The dedication, passion and respect displayed by this Board to all aspects of their mission is truly amazing in the non-profit and volunteer world.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the wide range of dedicated people I have met from all over the world who are involved with this project in one way or another.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Take their health-clinic model and export it to other areas in need of these services.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I am the Parish Priest of the Episcopal church taht the Lyon's family attends in St helena, CA. It has been both a privilege and a blessing to be a witness to the inception of Cinica Verde, and now to see it about to open its doors. Susan Lyons has incredible passion, administrative expertise, and team-building skills that would be the envy of any Pastor. The work she has done to cast a life-changing vision and galvanize people around it is nothing short of miraculous. Were one to ever wonder how the hand of God works to make love manifest in a broken worls, one need look no further than Clinica Verde. What a story and what a ministry. May God continue to so richly bless it. Pax, MAC+
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the life of our congregation. As susan witnesses to the growth of Clinica Verde, people are inspired.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
seeing again the proce3ss: first the seed, then the blade, then the fruit. Amazing.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
absolutely first rate. susan went after the best, the brightest, the most passionate, and got them.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
change countless more lives.
Ways to make it better...
they had raised more money more rapidly.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
getting things done in a country that really is developing.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
I have been working with Clinica Verde since 2007 and with another non-profit in Nicaragua for the past 7 years. I found the mission of Clinica Verde, to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rates within the country, such a compelling and worthy vision that there was very little doubt that I was going to get involved. All the people who are part of this organization, both on the Board of Directors and those tasked with implementation, are such a compassionate and caring group that it is energizing just to be part of this great cause.
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
change the lives of thousands of impoverished mothers and children without access to good health care. Really, the vision and dedication of the people in organization has the potential for a sea-change of Hope + Health.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
Clinica Verde is an exciting innovative nonprofit run by a team of highly skilled individuals. Their vision, dedication and ingenuity make this organization special in a world of nonprofit organizations.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
working alongside the talented and dedicated individuals on their team.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
change healthcare for women and children throughout the world,
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
I believe in the good works of Clinica Verde because the organization will improve the lives of the imoverished by providing the medical care and equipement we all take for granted. For instance, Clinica Verde will reduce the high number of preventable deaths that result from complications during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period in a largely rural and low-income area. Having said this, the overall vision of the founders is to increase educational attainment and to promote economic opportunity.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Passion is what drives the founders who believe they can make a difference. But whilst passion is important, Clinica Verde's team is comprised of highly qualified individuals with the right skill-sets to actually make things happen.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
I am a dutch citizen and met the President and Founder of Clinica Verde in California late 2007 during our holiday. My wife and I were really impressed by the passion, commitment and knowledge of her and the Board of Clinica Verde and were able to raise funds in Europe for this wonderful cause. Clinica Verde is a prototype nonprofit organization in need of the last small push of donors to finish construction of their first, much-needed, project in one of the poorest regions in Nicaragua.
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
replicate constructing these environmentally sustainable health clinics to improve maternal and infant healthcare in other needing regions of the world.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
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