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May 14, 2013
As the Executive Director of NY nonprofit BoardAssist, one of the leading personalized board matching services in the NY area, I live on Guidestar. Its an absolute must for anyone considering joining a nonprofit board, and I tell people that every day! Guidestar is an incredible resource for anyone looking to donate money to a nonprofit....but for people considering making the most important donation they possibly can....one of their time and intellectual capital, in addition to money...Guidestar is a critical first stop. Thank you so much for all you do to help nonprofits like BoardAssist engage people for board service. You make my job so much easier...and make me so much better at it!
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How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2013
March 14, 2013
I've found GuideStar to be an EXCELLENT central source of knowledge! They provide FULL DISCLOSURE concerning their own organization. Key Employee Salaries are broken out. They practice what they preach. They go above and beyond 99.9% of Non-Profits' reporting. Even breakouts of special programs' costs and outcomes are included in their reporting. TRANSPARENCY is KEY. I think the Other Reviews (negative ones) as a little Childish (which attitude is no necessarily uncommon among many Non-Profit leaders). Cudos to GuideStar. I'm not affiliated with them in ANY way... just read these CRAZY reviews & HAD to share an unbiased & sincere observation.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
A lot
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Okay
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
October 31, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
Guidestar is immensely valuable for non profit information and transparency. Their charity check full reports gives up to date information from the IRS about the individual non profit organization's standing and charitable giving eligibility.
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When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
July 9, 2012
Public radio and television stations (like KUHF - Houston public radio, KUHF.org - given Houston is the 4th largest metro area in the nation, you wouldn't think that would need to be added) . Since our company has selected you to verify charities, I am going to recommend they not use you in 2013. We are a Fortune 100 company.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization?
No
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Some
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
January 26, 2012
Love the selfless and helpful service Guidestar provides to non profits and the public alike! We are all so blessed to have them! THANK YOU, Guidestar!
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
December 30, 2011
2 people found this review helpful
What Guidestar provides is very helpful - mainly access to Form 990 for nearly all non-profits in US - and operates a very professional website for valuable information. The other reviewer's comment about compensation is apparently true. For a non-profit with annual revenues/expenses of around $7 million - their salaries and bonuses are very high with CEO earning $325,000, 2nd $260,000 and 8 people between $110,000 to $170,000. My non-profit is $26 million annually and no one makes more than $150,000. Don't get me wrong, I am for good salaries in non-profit sector and I believe most are way too low, Guidestar however is a bit high and the Guidestar board should address that. The bonuses are a little outrageous - bonuses of more than 5 to 10% of salaries in the non-profit world are a little too much.
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How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Okay
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A lot
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Likely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
December 20, 2011
I've had a guidestar login for years. I wanted to write a review, and the process was horribly convoluted, and counterintuitive. It took 4 tries. I suggest the staff try to do the same with a new account, and experience it for themselves.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization?
Unlikely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A lot
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
January 27, 2011
1 person found this review helpful
This organization does not return phone calls. How many different ways can I say it?
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I don't understand the question.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Return phone calls.
June 22, 2010
GuideStar responded in a very timely manner and gave us permission. Beyond this one time permission, I have a deep gratitude and awe for the contribution that GuideStar has and is making to the nonprofit sector. I work with the Standards for Excellence Program – my work is all about ethics and accountability of the nonprofit sector. There is hardly a training session that I do that we don’t mention the tremendous work of Guidestar in promoting the transparency of the sector. Thanks for to GuideStar for its leadership, vision and passion for the nonrpofit sector. Tish Mogan Standards for Excellence Officer Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my work in training over 5,000 nonprofit administrators and board members in PA over the past 8 years and in the Issues of the Nonprofit Sector (Business Ethics) course that teach in the MS in Nonprofit Management at Eastern University.
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How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
June 4, 2010
SAFE, South Atlanta for the Environment is a community-based environmental health collaborative agency, business and other stakeholders in Neighborhood Planning Unit- V (NPU-V). This collaborative is facilitated by the Environmental Community Action, Inc. (ECO-Action).We conducted a multimedia environmental assessment, design ane implemented a leadership training institue, establish environmental risk reduction plan, shared lessons learned with other communities, increased community awareness and potential, solutions,ranked environmental health hazard in five community in the NPU-V, and ECO chats a group of residents sharing their concern regarding environmental health hazards in their community in most cases action took place the SAFE team helped the residents help achieve the most pressing concerns these people are called Change Agents they distingushed themselves in their commitment towards environmental and community safety. SAFE helped the NPU-V communities priorize and vote on the most urgent environmental health hazard in their community. The ranking went as follows:Vacant Properties, Public Safety, Air Pollution, Solid Waste Management, Brownfields, and Drinking Water. The community voted for Brownfields. We are expecting to collaborate Vacant Properties and Brownfields as one purpose so that we can submitting a level II funding proposal from EPA, Environmental Protection Agency. To guarantee the sustainability of SAFE we need strong stackholders, businesses and other sources of funding the NPU-V communities which includes: Adair Park, Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, Pittsbury and Summerhill in Atlanta Georgia. So please endorse and help bring change to our NPU-V communities
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I have worked with this nonprofit almost one year and I so amaze by the work efforts they give to the communities of the NPU-V, Neighborhood Planning Unit-V. I am also a resident for one of the communities calles Pittsburgh.
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How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010