Global Links
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I am absolutely impressed with Global Links' ability to be truly resourceful in simultaneously addressing the problem of excess/waste from the hospital/pharmaceutical end and the problem of lack of medical equipment and supplies in the third world due to economic and infrastructural disadvantage. It is not only an ingenious environmentally-friendly organization that recycles what could become waste, but one that also quietly and effectively fights for human rights on a global level in terms of equal access to quality health care.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Sending packages of medical supplies to numerous countries that need it, base particularly on their individual requests.
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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...
The enthusiasm and idealism.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
The people who work there are genuine and in this for the right reasons.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Work to send supplies to a greater variety of countries.
Ways to make it better...
I could see the "foreign" side of the organization's impact.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
Amount of labor needed to compose care packages, funds to send them overseas.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
They do incredible work at Global Links. What better way to recycle than to take medical equipment that was going to be thrown away and send it to countries that can desperately use it.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
knowledgeable, helpful and really seemed to enjoy their work.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
help so many more people in third world countries.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
What I have seen exhibited at Global Links more than other organizations I've volunteered or worked for is a true commitment to reducing waste to an absolute minimum. Whether it is re-purposing and re-directing perfectly good medical supplies to its constituents, or simply performing its own internal day-to-day activities, Global Links keeps a reduced footprint at the forefront of its operational objectives.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
documented evidence from the countries it supports.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
invest in a strategic plan that accommodates the growth that the organization is on the verge of experiencing
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the can-do spirit, persistence, and courage of the staff
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
everyone from the director to occasional volunteers
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
radically change the face of health care, health care policy, and diplomacy in South America and here in the U.S.
Ways to make it better...
I had had the opportunity to communicate more with decision-makers about their strategic and visibility objectives
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
growing in a controlled fashion, so that it doesn't bite off more than it can chew
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
Global Links is one of my favorite nonprofits. They excel at three different things: (1) working with local health centers to retrieve appropriate furnishings, supplies, and equipment and divert them from landfills; (2) working volunteers from a variety of backgrounds and educating them on their mission; (3) working closely with overseas health centers to identify their specific needs and capabilities and sending them only what they need and ensuring it will be properly used and maintained.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
committed to Global Links' mission and to working closely with volunteers to ensure they had a meaningful experience.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Work in so many more countries, diverting even more medical supplies from landfills to be put to meaningful use in health care facilities overseas.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2007
Global Links is the most successful nonprofit organization around. With a small staff and very low overhead, they recycle medical supplies from hospitals (which would have thrown these supplies out) and send them to specific partner hospitals (mostly in Latin America) which are desperate for basic medical equipment, including beds and sheets! Directed by talented staff members, volunteers do all the sorting and repacking of supplies for shipment, each day and many evenings.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
working with the other volunteers and the staff members, and helping keep tons of medical supplies out of landfills and helping to save lives.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I think this is a great organization with two very important goals - reducing waste that is tossed needlessly into landfills and sending much needed medical supplies to underdeveloped countries.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
our local community. The amount of supplies I alone have helped pack... to think they would all just be thrown away when someone else could use them.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
maybe organize more fundraising events.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
I feel as though I am doing something important for an organization that can really have a positive impact on the world.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
friendly, helpful, and passionate about their work.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
have a great worldwide impact. It would no longer be limited in where it gathers supplies from or where it could send them to.
Ways to make it better...
they had more space. Usually when I am there there are groups and individuals volunteering. It can get a bit cramped. I hope someday they have the ability to expand.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
finding hospitals that are willing to donate the supplies that are needed and that can be used and developing relationships with the countries the supplies are sent to.
One thing I'd also say is that...
Global Links has been around almost as long as I've been alive, yet I just recently learned about them. I think if they could find different ways to make their pesence known they would be flooded with volunteers.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
It is a wonderful organization that keeps America's landfills from filling up with still useful medical supplies that are sent and utilized in needy countries.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
good recycling skills productive work atmosphere
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
try to re-produce it in other parts of the country
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
meeting other people that share my values
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
very nice, helpful, genuine!
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
have a better,larger, maybe multiple locations, with more staff that would be able to recover more supplies and then be able to send them to more needy people!! Any one have a spare 10 million...?
Ways to make it better...
it were warmer (but I understand the goal of saving money on heat)
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
lack of funding, which directly relates to not enough staff, and not making as big of an impact as it could if it was able to financially.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
GlobalLinks does a fantastic job of saving the environment and people's lives by taking excess medical supplies that would end up in a landfill and distributing them to hospitals in need in developing nations. As a volunteer, who sorts and packages the supplies, I know that I am making an incredible difference in the lives of people who have not done anything wrong, but just don't have access to a resource-rich healthcare system. By utilizing volunteers, overhead costs are kept down and a higher percentage of monetary donations may be utilized for programmatic tasks, such as shipping costs. GlobalLinks may be my favorite nonprofit!
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
passionate and diverse
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
revolutionize healthcare worldwide
Ways to make it better...
I was available to volunteer more often
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
Great organization!! They do very important work and are always excited. They are very organized and have work organized for volunteers. It is always my pleasure to volunteer for this organization!
The Great!
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
helping people's lives by providing medical equipment for life changing procedures.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Have more volunteer hours.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
knowing I am doing something to help others receive medical care around the globe.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
very nice, helpful, excited about their work, and fun.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
provide medical supplies for many more countries around the world.
Ways to make it better...
could not be improved
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
working with the US government embargoes (ie Cuba) and foreign governments.
One thing I'd also say is that...
Great organization!
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
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