Mere words cannot express my pride to be involved with JubileeUSA. As a donor and as a board member, I am impressed with the management style and its transparency. I stand in awe with the work of this small organization; its impact reaches corporate board rooms, high level government officials and prominent religious leaders. The mission transcends partisan politics and affects the most needy in the world. Being able to facilitate conversations with most powerful world economies to addressed other emerging countries. The staff is professional; the board is well informed and well engaged; the impact is significant.
Jubilee is an incredible non-profit whose work speaks for itself. Their efforts have touched many around the globe. I have been incredibly blessed to have been part of Jubilee for many years as a donor, board member, and now part of the Jubilee congregation. The organization has amazing leadership and management: Eric LeCompte and the hard-working staff have led Jubilee to many victories for the poor and vulnerable. Despite being a small organization, the dedication of this team has led them to win more than $130 billion in debt relief for the world’s poorest economies!
Jubilee moves mountains. With God’s help and its leaders’ tireless efforts, this organization improves the lives of literally millions of people. Its profound impact in promoting just and compassionate policies and changes amongst the world’s financial bodies and leadership is nothing less than amazing. Jubilee has macroeconomic effectiveness that works all the way from nations to vulnerable families and individuals. What’s more, it operates with a lean strong team and trim overhead. Having worked with and watched a number of wonderful charitable organizations through the years, I am certain my support dollars could not have a higher value anywhere else.
As a pastor of a congregation and a board member of Jubilee USA, I am continually impressed by the amount of progress that this incredible organization is able to make. Jubilee USA has won over $130 billion of debt relief to help those who are living in poverty all around the world. Executive Director Eric LeCompte is incredibly talented at cultivating bi-partisan relationships and bringing people from different perspectives together to make complex financial systems more just and equitable for all. If you are looking for a way to have an enormous impact, please consider supporting this wonderful organization.
I'm a woman who was working at the U. N. in Vienna as a volunteer preparing documents for an international conference and I was asked by the African women why I didn't work on debt relief. I didn't know about this form of poverty. When I return to the U.S. I became involved with a new organization just starting Jubilee 2000. I have remained involved in many different capacities since late 1990. We change the name after 2000 to Jubilee USA Network but continued our work of debt relief. This organization makes enormous presentence in world organizations concern with debt relief with a very small staff. Their director is called on by agencies like the U.N., World Bank, and the IMF for his expertise. In the past years, we have started to be involved in other issues of debt.
The impact of Jubilee USA is mind blowing. As the coronavirus pandemic struck, Jubilee USA leapt into action on campaigns to mitigate the health and economic crisis triggered by COVID-19. Jubilee USA already won global agreements for aid and debt relief for developing countries to respond to the pandemic. The organization is moving forward a process with the G20, IMF and world leaders to stop future financial crisis and ensure we have market protections to protect the vulnerable.
Jubilee USA Network is doing amazing work and has been the primary organization fighting the global economic impacts of the coronavirus on poor countries and vulnerable communities. Because they sprang into action so quickly after COVID-19 hit, they've won billions of dollars of aid for the countries that need it most. The organization is well managed and they have an amazing executive director.
I volunteered as a Board member for 5 years and was a major donor to Jubilee USA. Unfortunately the organization was poorly managed and there was poor financial accountability. Board members asked for detailed financial accounting once per quarter, but received only a brief one-page financial summary once a year. It appears most of the organization's income was spent on salaries, overhead, conferences, and travel. In particular, the Executive Director traveled overseas quite often and never filed reports of his activities and meetings while I was a Board member, despite several requests to do so. He was rarely in the office, staff had little direction from him, and staff turnover is frequent. In my last year with Jubilee, nearly the entire staff quit in frustration. Since leaving the Board I have requested information several times and have received no response from the ED or the Board. To date there is still no financial reporting, Form 990, or Audit for 2018. I recommend not contributing to this organization without first ensuring thorough and accurate financial reporting.
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I give to this organization because it is one of the most effective organizations that I have ever seen. They are thoughtful, strategic and bridgebuilders. I'm inspired by their work and how successful they are at addressing the root causes of poverty. Jubilee USA runs bipartisans campaigns on debt, tax, transparency and trade policies. When they when a campaign, they can lift millions of people out of poverty. Jubilee USA Network has incredible leadership and is one of the most important organizations that I have ever worked with.
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Jubilee USA continues to be one of the most effective and strategic public policy organizations that exists. On a small budget, the organization coordinates religious institutions and development groups to tackle the root causes of poverty. Congressional Quarterly cites the work of Jubilee USA as on the last bipartisan efforts in Washington DC. In 2018 they won relief aid for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. They are moving forward and winning global debt, tax, transparency and trade policies that protect the vulnerable.
I was an intern at Jubilee USA and was inspired, challenged, and encouraged there. It is a group of people who deeply care about making a sustainable difference in the world and working toward an economy that supports everyone. Their morally driven and faith-based nature combines the philanthropic goals of several different monotheistic religions to come together for a common goal.
Jubilee USA Network is a non-profit that truly works for the most vulnerable in the world. Additionally, it orients its work around eradicating the roots of global poverty and economic inequality, that being debt relief. Jubilee USA Network is a small non-profit that does incredible work that challenges lives for millions of the most poor.
The Jubilee USA Network is one of the very best, most effective, nonprofits that I've been a part of. In the United States and around the world, Jubilee USA works on debt, tax, trade and transparency policies that help end poverty. "Jubilee USA builds an economy that serves, protects and promotes participation of the most vulnerable." www.jubileeusa.org
I have worked at Jubilee USA since June as the Communications Associate. I have had an extremely positive experience working with the staff at the Washington DC office. I am from Los Angeles and the Jubilee team has been very welcoming to me in my process of acclimation to DC life. I feel engaged everyday at work and they always have meaningful tasks for me to perform. I admire the passion that the staff has for economic justice and the amount of time they put into creating a more fair and just economy. It has been a very positive work environment and I have thoroughly enjoyed working for such a great organization.
Jubilee USA is an incredibly effective organization based in Washington DC that has a global impact. Jubilee works with Congress and International Financial Institutions to work for responsible lending and borrowing and increased debt relief for poor countries. It also works to curb tax havens and protect the poor from vulture funds. It does all of this work on a relatively small budget with the help and expertise of great staff. Your contribution to this small organization can have a wide impact for bringing about economic justice around the world.
Interning at Jubilee USA has been an exciting new learning experience. During my time here, I have been able to learn how a non-profit functions, the significance of nonpartisan advocacy and the importance of connecting with grassroots organizations. Jubilee’s mission is to end unjust debt and transform the international financial system to benefit and ensure participation of the most vulnerable. It is absolutely remarkable how much Jubilee USA accomplishes. It is amazing to be part of an organization that is highly motivated and who are looking for real solutions to current international problems. I have been able to learn new aspects of international relations especially in regards to the relationship between economics and human rights. I highly recommend interning at this non-profit, especially if you are interested in international relations and ethics. It has been an enjoyable learning experience and has opened my eyes, not only to the beautiful city of Washington D.C., but also to learning new and interesting concepts.
The work Jubilee USA accomplishes is truly amazing. Working as an intern, I saw firsthand how Jubilee works closely with its faith communities, congregations and partner organizations to mobilize efforts to help the world’s poorest. Though staffing and funding is limited Jubilee has tackled some of the biggest international finance issues of our time including working to stop Vulture Funds and playing a crucial role in helping the IMF and World Bank develop a Fair and Transparent Arbitration Process (FTAP).