FOUNDATION FOR PHOTO ART IN HOSPITALS INC
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February 21, 2010
I have told many people about this organization, especially photo artists who would cherish knowing about this opportunity to make a difference to so many simply by sharing their gifts as photographers. I have worked with the Executive Director, Elaine Poggi, and am sincerely impressed by her passion for helping advance healing through photo arts in medical settings and her generosity as staff. Anyone associated with this endeavor will experience a great sense of achievement and goodwill to others. It is a program worth supporting in whatever means possible.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
deeply committed and generous with their financial support and passion to help others. This is the kind of nonprofit people are always willing to lift high and support.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
February 20, 2010
I saw the birth of the Foundation and from the beginning I was moved by the depth of the feelings that inspired it. I have always been in admiration of Elaine's ideals, passion and committment. She is doing a great job, I heve seen her work in hospitals here in Florence and felt very proud to know Elaine and be her friend.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
hospital in Florence (Italy)
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
as far as I know, it is very well managed as it is
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the willingness to bring some joy and hope in hospitals
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
enthousistic
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
brighten the dyas of so may sick people
Ways to make it better...
I had committed more
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
competition
One thing I'd also say is that...
it takes a lot of willing to get something like this started and alive
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
February 20, 2010
I worked with Elaine to install some photographs in a hospital in Pailin, Cambodia. This hospital provided only the most basic care, and her pictures brightened the wards and opened up the patients view of the world. Thanks Elaine for your good work througout the world. Dr. Francisco Grijalva
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Elaine's passion to provide beauty to patients in hospitals.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
February 19, 2010
Elaine presented her Foundation to me a few years ago. I spent some time understanding and becoming sensitive to the messages she wants to deliver to humanity through her Foundation: we need to share our love, we need to give back, we need to appreciate the most simple things in nature, we need people and we need to love people. She is amazing! Thanks Elaine. After various discussions and after listening to her personal experience of the death of her mother, I decided to help in my small way so I visited a hospital where my wife and I donated some of Elaine’s pictures. The sight of the corridors where the patients with cancer wait before entering for their treatments, the sight of the seats and machines where the patients have to stay during their sessions made me partially understand what she meant. I feel lucky everyday for having the chance to breathe fresh air, to see beauty around me, to smell the fragrances of flowers, to swim in blue seas, to touch nature, to project my dreams into the sky, to listen to the sound of life, to feel free, to move...To feel light...To love my family and my friends. Elaine dedicates her time, her energy, her life to give hope to people. To give them hope and strength to fight their illnesses. To see beyond the cold and hard walls of life. Forza Elaine!
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
make a lot of people feel better all 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
February 18, 2010
On a behalf of everyone at AHRC New York City, I would like to thank Elaine for bridging the opportunities for people with disabilities who are passionate photgraphers too.Thanks to Elaine, our photographers are contributiong to people who are healing in many hospitals by having their beautiful pictures of nature exhibited around the world!.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Its such a great opportunity to contribute throughout the HealingPhotoArt
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
change nothing!
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Connecting communities
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Elaine is very passionate about helping people
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
heal the world!
Ways to make it better...
I had more time to contribute!
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
making sure that the supports are pouring!
One thing I'd also say is that...
It is great to have people like Elaine in this world!
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 17, 2010
I was deeply in pressed by the idea of improving the atmosphere for those who are hospitalized either as outpatients or those admitted for extended periods. I have seen the photos and the way they transform stark, depressing areas into pleasant places. Photos are not just images - they often trigger a good memory and /or pleasant thoughts. They mean different things to different people. They can give hope in times of despair, not only for the patient, but the family members as well.Through the donations of its supporters and the efforts of the founder and board, photo art has been installed around the world in big and small hospitals, for adults and children.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
watching one person's idea with a passion for photography and a desire to better conditions for hospitalized patients develop into a foundation that serves so many all over the world.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
most dedicated to the goal of this foundation. It is based on a simple but very effective idea of enhancing hospital walls with beautiful photos which uplift the spirits of those who suffer, including family members and patients alike.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
February 17, 2010
The Foundation for Photo Art in Hospitals has a great idea! Imagine the healing joy that comes from looking up from your hospital bed and seeing the beauty of nature captured in photos. And I can tell you first-hand that the people who bring this idea to reality are dedicated, creative people who will do all they can to match the generosity of donors with opportunities all over the world.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
I am especially pleased with the creative ways this Foundation is working to include my desire to add photo art to a "package" of other medical support for this children's hospital in Brazil.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
dedicated, creative, and very responsive in trying to accomodate my goals.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
February 17, 2010
Speaking as a professional fundraiser with 20 years' experience,now retired, I can attest that Elaine Poggi's dedication to her mission, added to the energy with which she promotes it, ensure its ongoing success. Two suggestions: research and follow through on (1) which med schools are studying the effects of attractive environments on patient outcomes, and (2) which corporations, USA and abroad, involved in digital photography would consider requests for major gifts. Then submit relevant proposals. The Foundation for Photo Art in Hospitals is an important project and deserves our generous support.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
...my visits to the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis, MO. Elaine's photos are prominent there. To see them, rather than a blank beige wall, and travel in my imagination to, for example, a valley in Umbria, can ease an otherwise stressful event.
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How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 17, 2010
Ho avuto il piacere di vedere fino dal suo inizio la nascita e la crescita della Foundation ed ho avuto anche l'onore di vedere come ogni giorno la Signora Elaine portava avanti il suo progetto con impegno e soprattutto tanto amore e tanta passione. Ed è questo che rende la Foundation for Photo Art in Hospital una iniziativa davvero speciale: nasce dal cuore di una donna come noi, che ha sofferto nel profondo la malattia e la perdita di una persona cara e che ha saputo trasformare questo dolore in un cosa bella e positiva per il prossimo. In questo modo di oggi dove l'individualismo e l'idifferenza sono ormai all'ordine del giorno, l'iniziativa personale di qualcuno che si occupi di sostenere, senza alcun profitto, l'animo di persone malate e di coloro che vi sono intorno è cosa rara ed unica. Sono fiera di aver avuto l'opportunità di entrare in contatto con la Foundation ed in particolar modo con la Signora Elaine perchè toccare con mano tanto impegno sincero e genuino scalda il cuore e fa sentire meno soli. Auguro con tutto ilcuore lunga vita alla Foundation ed a tutti i volontari che mettono ogni giorno un pò delle loro energie affinchè essa vada avanti e continui un'opera immensa di beneficio in tutto il mondo. Paola
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vedere come da un profondo dolore può nascere una cosa bella da condividere
Ways to make it better...
se avessi avuto più tempo da condividere nel progetto
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
February 17, 2010
The photos placed in the hospitals around the world add warmth and joy to spaces filled with illness and fear. Elaine's views of nature offer people suffering and in pain a window onto the beauty of God's creation and provide hope to many in need. The Foundation has collected testimonies of their effectiveness which will be presented at a symposium in Florence this Spring.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the many letters of thanks that we receive.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
giving some joy to those who are ill.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
professional and caring.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
provide more photographs and improve more hospital rooms.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
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