Save the Children Federation, Inc.

Save the Children does amazing work all over the globe. I receive correspondence that describes this group’s remarkable efforts. I’m proud to be a monthly donor!

My story with Save the Children is so favorable. Why I say favorable? I love the work how Save the Children does. Helping children with medical needs, education needs, and food for children are in conflict in Gaza and Yemen right now. I want to help my friends and my territory which is Middle Eastern countries, Arab, Asia, and more. I would like to help and volunteer to Save the Children for collaboration some sort in social media for influential individuals who are content creators/influencers. Thank you Save the Children you do the most.

My experience with Save the Children was beautifully inspiring. A letter was sent to me after my contribution which only added more trust within this organization, as well as feeling hopeful, inspired, and eager to work with them again as soon as possible! Thank you for all that you do at this organization. It’s such a beautiful thing.

Save the children was the FIRST nonprofit ambassador’s that I contributed to. Children our are futures; so WE must look after them. They have no voice and I’m so glad we have Save The Children as a way to do just that; OUR WORLDLY MISSION. My intention was to only give for a year but it went beyond that. Good work and May your Mission continue to bear positive fruits

They do really great work with a variety of programs. Highly recommended organization with a worthy cause.

This organization is deeply committed to saving children. As has been said, children are our future. I am so proud to be a monthly contributor because I know how this organization is all in when it comes to kids.

I donate to the non-profit during around 1 year. I’m glad they are doing job for God! ������
God bless them!������

My wife and I have been sponsoring four children through Save the Children for many years. We are in contact with our children online and know that we have been helping them to live a better life. We get together annually with the Long Island Council and are always impressed and inspired by tha people in this organization. They do wonderful work around the world and we are proud and happy to support them and be part of them.

I love that my contribution goes to help children! And Save the Children is legit!

I have confidence that the money sent to Save the Children. org makes it the mission field and benefits the need as described on TV. Many of the funds donated have matching grants. So my $10.00 contribution is multiplied. I direct my contribution to go to where it is most needed. I know that supplies of food, water,and additional items make to American families as well as worldwide.

Great organization ������...I donate monthly because kids are our future and Save The Children helps kids reach their full potential. Keep up the great work ������

I’m. It currently donating to Save the Children’s Find for one reason only. I am responding to the horrific atrocities in Gaza-supporting more than twenty charities, major NGOs and other organizations that are desperately trying to fill the gap left by Israel banning UNRwa in Gaza, the WBank, East Jerusalem and Lebanon. So, I am taking a temporary break from supporting all other organizations. I totally respect and appreciate the work which Save the Children’s Fund does and will do. I believe in their mission and hope soon to go back to lending them my support. I am just maxed out at the moment.

This Charity is amazingly generous and they have come along way for all the wonderful hard work this charity for over 100 years. And the wonderful support that the people have for this world is truly inspiring and I invite you to join the wonderful community by donating or sharing because this charity is amazing, these are some very kindhearted people and they deserve it all they can get to help there charity grow bigger and bigger and help reduce the suffering of the people who are struggling with many diseases, all kinds of wars including the Israel, Gaza war and Ukraine along with Russia, hunger, poverty, pollution, provides educational needs and resources, and more. Thank you for your support. May God bless you and your family a thousand fold and more. Your donation is essential and to the cause of others going through difficult times in life. Any Donation helps no matter how much your donation is it will help someone greatly. Have a wonderful rest of your year, Happy Holidays, Have a Happy New Year, Stay Safe and always Take Care Of Yourself You Are Very Important Also. Remember God is with you always and He loves you Greatly.

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I just started donating and I am hoping that it helps a lot of children have food and do not go hungry it's just not fair that that happens

Save the Children has been helping children all over the world, showing God's love by taking care of them, meeting their needs. I am glad to be a part of this work with my donations.

I saw youtube.com video where young girls were being sold as wives at a very young age. This was way in the bush no roads the guy went on a motorcycle to get there. He wanted to tell the world about this. When he got there. He met a young girl who refused to marry. He asked where did you go to have the courage to stand up to the village? She said she went to saved the children. He showed up a mud building with the saved the children sign on it. They held classes for the younger ones to try to end this situation. I gave

Save the Children is a wonderful organization that help poor children in need of food water and many other necessities. Save the Children are very thank full to its sonars, and make sure they thank you by email every time your donation comes in. Their job has just gotten harder with the Hurricanes here in our Country and the terrible horrific wars that are in the Middle East and The Ukraine as well. Please donate and help them help the children of the World.

Great institution. I’m not religious but I think Save The Children is exemplary in delivering help
To those people who need it most. One of the best.

This is a noteworthy organization which inspires me to donate to its efforts whenever I can. God bless each volunteer and donor.

I’ve been a donator and supporter of Save The Children for many years. That support began when our small town suffered ravaging wildfires in 2003 and 2007, the worst in California’s history at that time. I was principal of an elementary school at the time, and a number of our students and families lost their homes. More were displaced for weeks at a time. Save The Children came in and provided backpacks and comfort kits for every student in our district, which at the time numbered approximately 6000 students. Save The Children had a group of young adult volunteers who were at our schools every day for weeks, just to monitor things and be there in case children needed some extra support. Because our town was cut off from a major water supply, Save The Children also helped arrange for porta potties at our schools… LOTS of Porta potties at every school! I was so touched by their support, by how quickly they arrived, and how efficiently and effectively they reached out to families.

Save the Children Federation, Inc. is one of the primary examples of Jesus’s teachings! He told us to love our neighbors as ourselves in Mark 12:31, and this institution irrefutably demonstrates this commandment! Keep being the amazing role models that you are!! :)

I have been contributing to save the children since the sixth grade. I have always had a heart for underprivileged children and find that this organization always goes wherever there are children in need. They do a great job of providing whatever help children may need. If you want to invest your money in making a difference in the world, save the children is a great place to start.

I love to donate and support Save the Children Federation, Inc. such a worthy cause and some many children are in need. I encourage everyone to donate if they can.

Such an amazing organization! Not only are they highly rated with strong financials, but the impact for every dollar donated is truly extraordinary

Save the Children has been a trust worthy nonprofit serving children around the world.

I hear so many good things about Save the Children. And have checked them out on how they use the finances given for the children. I always pray Lord help those of us who have to help those who have not. But for the grace of God it could be us in that situation. Give if you can.

This is a program doing vital work
I was a volunteer in Asia and Africa
and Kosovo
I saw first hand what they have
been able to do
I am proud to suppport them even
though I am on fixed income now.

Save the Children Federation, Inc. works tirelessly to improve the lives of children around the world by providing them with food, clean water, clothing, education, healthcare, and other critical services and resources. Save the Children’s employees and volunteers go into countries devastated by poverty, conflict/war, political unrest, climate change, and natural disasters to help vulnerable children. I feel great about donating to Save the Children Federation, Inc., knowing that they are using money and resources wisely to make a tremendous difference in the lives of children!

Save the Children is an organization that aids children all around the world. They react quickly to any disaster that affects children, as well as providing for the needs of impoverished children. 84% of donations is spent on programs, which makes it a good organization to support.

Very involved and interesting nonprofit with updates from around the world for children’s living conditions, welfare, health and photographic stories.

I researched Save the Children before I became a sponsor. Delighted to have learned that this non-profit had a sterling reputation with other sponsors.
Save the Children keeps me engaged with ongoing program developments and updates
I found myself being pleasantly surprised with programs on the ground that reached remote places.
An example was a camel driven project that carried solar panels for energy to power technology reaching out to children that were in remote destinations.
I have been tickled by how Save the Children structures and delivers their programs.

I was looking for an organization that would benefit children worldwide and love this one! Worthy of our support!

They do wjqt they say they will do. I get letters back and remainders

Love helping! Wish I could do more but can’t I am 89 years old. The children are in my prayers.

My children have a loving an nurturing life with blessings we can easily take for granted. Yet we know that there are many children in the world that struggle to have even the basics of life. They too need love and attention. Save the Children has long given the children love and simple necessities that they deserve. I cannot say enough good things about an organization that delivers love.

I donate to Feed the Children, because I believe in all the work they do to help so many kids who need it. I’m on a fixed income. I’m a senior citizen with a few health problems, but I had to make a commitment to Feed the Children, because I needed to help in any way I could. They are doing amazing things, & I’m thankful that I can be a part of it.

I love hearing about all the work that yall do! I am comfortable knowing my money will be spent right!

I am a monthly contributor. I am happy with Save the Children with their concerns about children’s welfare all over the world. I also like the information they send about the children I am supporting with my contributions.

Having looked at many options in how to make a difference in the lives of those in need, I came across Save The Children. The connection I got with my sponsored child is inspiring, in that I’ve learned about the child’s life, family, and progress in school. I highly recommend this program!

I have been familiar with Save The Children for over seventy-five years! Yes, you read that correctly! My Step-Mom was working for the organization in New York City when she met my Dad who was recently widowed. So I knew at a young age about being without one parent. But I can’t come close to imagining having no parents, being hungry and being homeless. And that’s where Save The Children steps up, providing for thousands of kids around the world who have literally nothing. They have been doing it for years, and doing a super job of it. It’s one non-profit you shouldn’t have to think twice about giving to!

I have been donating to Save the Children for over 30 years. They have sent photos and messages from so many sponsored children over the years. It has been delightful seeing them grow up and know I have been a positive influence on their lives.

Save the Children is a rather cool non profit. They pair you with an at need kid with whom you can build a relationship and really feel the effect of your contributions. Much more rewarding than just throwing money into a black hole.

They have more detailed information about where the money goes. My first kid was a delight.

Save the Children is simply one of the best charities in the world.
The name speaks for itself .
It has been serving the world since 1919
And whenever there is a crisis where children need to be fed to be housed and to be loved ..
This charity always finds a way to be there .
Please support Save the Children as I do …so they can continue to help the future of this world …our children …who need help to survive.
Thank you

Doing our part to help children. For a better today a better tomorrow.

I am a retired school teacher and want to continue helping children. I like the fact that this non-profit organization focuses on helping children all around the world. I like to see the smiles on children and moms' faces!

I thank you all for your hard work and allowing me to be apart of this journey and experience I look forward to getting more evolved in the future as soon as I can tie up a few more loose ends I pray every day for more of his knowledge, wisdom, guidance, perspective ,and understanding to be able to do and be more you all inspire me in alot of ways keep up the good work will be speaking with you soon Thank You Once Again.

They don’t ask for much money and we get to decide how much we are willing to donate. I love how all the money goes to children who really need it, I didn’t grow up in the best conditions and I really appreciated help from others even if it was just a bar of soap. I’m glad to be able to return the favor to kids around the world!

Save the Children does an excellent job of communicating w their donors. When our child aged out, we were quickly assigned another child-with pictures and details!!

My B story is that I heard about this wonderful organization that helps so many children and I decided to contribute to it. It makes One feel good that you know that regardless of the amount of money you give that it is going to a worthy cause and to help needy children, and if everybody would give even a little bit to organizations for children for animals, you go to bed at night feeling very very good about yourself. It’s not the amount you give it’s that you give whatever you can to help those that need it.

This is a great organization that truly cares about their mission. The work they do to help children is outstanding! I’m proud to be a part of a community that is making a difference in so many children’s lives.

l am pleased to help this organization with their labor of love. thank you so much for helping children around the world.

When I considered how I could best respond to the outrageously barbaric Russian invasion of Ukraine and the monstrous deaths and crippling of its people and in particular the Ukrainian children, I immediately thought of Save the Children. I still regard my decision to donate my modest donation as precisely the right choice, because the Federation’s focus and performance are on the mark.

Save the Children is a great cause and a very professionally run nonprofit. I am extremely pleased and satisfied with their efforts, commitment and communications.

I don’t have any experience about this non profit organization I just donate every month of $19 I don’t know if they did the good job. There’s no report that I received from them.

As a retired elementary teacher of 40 years, children are and have been very important to me. I am so very grateful to have an outlet to help children of the world in this small and powerful way. I currently sponsor two children and have found Save the Children a moving experience in reaching out to help children.

I read a memoir of an American woman who was living in rural India. The point I took away from her was that she saw what an effective organization Save the Children was. She literally saw the difference it made, and their help is a lifesaver. I enrolled to make contributions right away. It’s an effective way to help.

These folks are doing THE most important work for the children of the world! I feel absolutely good about my donations to them because they are doing work I can no longer do myself.

I have been donating to save the children for years because I know exact where and to what the donation will go towards.

Thrilled with Save the Children and my connection and communication with my boy in Bangladesh. Happy to be helping someone have a better quality of life.

I have been a believer in and supporter of Save the Children for more than 30 years! They do great work for children and communities, and they are efficient in managing their resources. I know my hard earned money is used wisely and effectively.

Save the children has been helping my adopted child, Kishor, for years and he is almost grown at an age of 14, almost 15. They keep me informed about him and others who needed help through the COVID crisis. I am well pleased with this charity.

I’ve been a monthly donor with Save the children for several years and I really enjoy seeing the impact my contributions make on the lives of children around the world.

I love this charity as you are helping children and families where it is needed. There also many ways to be able to donate for the charity. It is also nice that you get to see the positive impact you are having on these children’s lives with updates that are sent by the charity.

In 2009 my daughter told me she had been accepted as a volunteer with “Save the Children”, and was going to Gaza City in Palestine. Her experience was, of course, life changing. When she told me about the work she was doing and how the organization delivered care and comfort to children in a war zone, I became committed to supporting Save the Children for the rest of my life.

Excelent way to reach people in need. I'm proud to be part of this.

I have supported the work of Save the Children for many years. I trust my gifts to them on behalf of children who are vulnerable across the globe and in my part of the world, the Mississippi Delta.

I now sponsor 3 children that need help. Two of My children have grown and made a good life in this world. One did not get that chance, sadly. So I decided to sponsor some children in need. God made us all equal and we need to help those less fortunate. I was very poor growing up, But decided that would not define who I was going to be, and years later I succeeded. So if I can help another child to understand that where they are today can change tomorrow, with a little work, then I have done my job. God has blessed me by following his covenant. So I am paying it forward.

My parents donated to Save the Children for years. As a child I remember each of the children we supported. As an adult I have donated to Save the Children for more than 25 years, supporting several different children in the US and other countries. I feel confident my contributions are used wisely and that Save the Children has improved the lives and opportunities of many children.

I have been sponsoring a young boy in Egypt for 2 years. His first name is Ziad and he’s turning 12 in July. He has dreams to become an engineer. It does my heart good to know that I’m helping him accomplish that dream.

Is not that hard to help a kid in need. As a Person that was a kid himself I can for sure say that anyone that offer me any help I would feel like they’re the best thing that had happened to me and forever will remember that day.

The work that is done by Save the Children is invaluable and supported by so many around the world.

When I was in my late teens or early twenties, I learned about Save the Children. I supported a young girl with my monthly donation, wrote to her, sent gifts, etc. She sent me letters as well. It was so rewarding. I have been supporting Save the Children as often as possible ever since. I love the work that this organization does.

Save the Children has been doing great work for many years. I remember when I was in my 20's I saw a short program reporting about the love & support this fine charity has extended to children around the world. I did what little I could do then & have recently rejoined them. This is what it's all about.

I am so happy to help the children in all the countries that need help because they have no food or clean water medicine and other things that they need. This organization is wonderful and I know that the money we give goes to the children and their families.My family always prays for all the children and their families and will always help them.

I appreciate all the updates and texts when there are opportunities for matching funds. That way I see their accomplishments and can have my few dollars multiply for a larger impact t.

They go and help where needed! Generous and dependable organization.

Great organization in the world!
Would highly recomend to all my friends.

Reliable, conscientious and caring. Their work makes a difference.

This is a bullshit organization and I would not give it a dime.

I have no comment about how the organization performs its functions in the field (i.e. providing help to children). My complaint is about their fundraising techniques. This is, by far, the most aggressive fundraiser I've known in over 40 years. They sent me hundreds of postal mails and thousands of emails. The only reason they didn't send me thousands of texts is that I gave them a secondary phone number (which I changed). Ten days after I opted out and canceled my donation subscription, they tried to charge my credit card. I immediately had the number canceled and changed. In the next 3 days, they attempted to charge the now-defunct card 142 more times, before my bank blocked them from charging any member.

Never got any communication back from sponsored child in Malawi after months and months. I wrote emails, postcards etc. I lived in Southern Africa in Botswana and Zimbabwe and post to the U.S. never took more than a couple of weeks. Even with COVID, this makes no sense. The organization says it can take 4 months. That means mail is not going directly there and the point of being in relationship with an overseas young person is totally lost. Requested cancellation of my subscription.

In October 2021, I decided to sponsor one child. Instead, I was assigned THREE children and charges for THREE children appeared on my credit card statement. Even after numerous telephone calls and assurances from Save the Children, my credit card has continued to be charged for three months for THREE children.(3×39.00) I consider this to be FRAUD!!

Until recently and for several years I had been sponsoring two girls, one in Vietnam and one in Egypt and was enjoying it.

Apparently though I violated Save the Children’s letter writing policies. I think it’s because I mentioned to the girl in Egypt who’s in high school that I had started an effort to connect teens from around the world but I’m not really sure.

I received communication from Save the Children informing me my sponsorships were canceled and when I tried to follow up a few times could never get clarity.

I am very disappointed in how this was handled. I wish the organization had informed me of the exact violation with an explanation and some warning. I would have been very happy to rewrite a letter and take out anything that was in violation of a policy I couldn’t easily find on the website.

I also asked what happens to the children I was sponsoring and also never got a reply.

The whole experience has been distressing to me because I want to do the right thing and feel the approach by Save the Children is punitive to both the sponsors and the children, to sever it rather than issue a warning, and to not just tear up the offensive letter and allow the sponsor another opportunity.

I donated $20 last fall, and shortly after, Save the Children gave my personal contact info to 15 other charities, and by the time the next mailing was sent, I was flooded with charities asking for money. That doesn't seem ethical to me.

I've been donating to Save the Children for the past 3 years. Their global work is amazing and I especially love that they work to help children here in the U.S. They're always in involved in emergencies and I look to them constantly to understand where some of the worlds priorities lie.

Sadly if you sponsor a child in the US your aren't the only childs sponsor and tho they promote stories of sponsors meeting their kids it's not allowed in the US.So basically you are just cutting a check and will never know anything real about the kids you are sponsoring.So I just cancelled my 4 sponsorships.

I’ve seen Save the Children commercials for a long time. Especially touching is the one that shows Kayambi brought into a clinic for treatment. His cries always makes my little dog Dori run into the room and bark and growl at the tv! Even she knows the sound of hunger and pain. My husband suffered a life threatening illness and pulled through. I wanted to do something in gratitude for his recovery and Kayambi’s commercial came on and there was Dori as usual. I knew then just what I wanted to do! Now when the commercial is aired, I tell Dori we are helping and not to worry. Save the Children are there!

Money or Life. Find a way to make it work bc Needing Alyssa Milano to replace Sally Struthers is SAD.
Southparks joke about her eating the proceeds fun - but obesity is not that different from starvation. Oral fixations Both can be fatal and heart attack more common than starvation -


Up until I was reigned in for "over caring" again this Not for Profit couldnt be more informative and web 3.0 meaning push notifications and social media features were positioned to promote goodness without an app. Its ranking was 4 out of 5 stars and my sponsorship appreciation was a bit over appreciated.

Stats about Starving people which was down 50% in the last decade (roughly) should be zero humgry and homeless. And figuring this out shouldnt be so complicated every day. I had to switch to another non for profit given the fact our attempts to be altruistic is met with: what is Altruism? Giving and loving others u dont know ... Feeding people shouldnt need much other than a monthly $75 reoccurring button. One button and im feeding 4 not 1 every month at a more feasable rate. Corporate giving is only a measly 2-3 percent with America leading ... Sad. Should we Eradicate the major issues like poverty by syncing and being on one page all day long. One channel for giving.

My heart goes out to those little faces. I wasn't able to raise my children the way i should have and feel like this is my way of making amends by helping other children. Even God can't change the past.

Save the children is Doing the only work that matters I have been a Proud supporter for years and will continue to be

I REALLY LOVE SAVE THE CHILDREN CHARITY!!! THEY ARE SO WONDERFUL AT HELPING TO FEED, SHELTER, CLOTHE, AND KEEP FAMILIES WARM, SAFE AND DRY FROM THE ELEMENTS, TO OUR MOST IN NEED BROTHERS AND SISTERS AROUND THE WORLD!! GOD BLESS ALL YOU DO FOR HIS CHILDREN!!

I am a donner and I do believe Safe the Children Federation .Is doing a good job help children and families all over the world please help the foundation to continue the good charity work.

I have been a supporter for many years. I am so grateful for organizations like Save the Children that work so hard for needy children all over the world.

Grateful for a nonprofit that’s highly rated for fiscal responsibility and serves children in need all over the world. I especially appreciate their quick response to emerging disasters.

This should say it all.
Matthew 8:14
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

This organization is amazing! The work they do is so vital to communities around the world and to our collective future. The children that they help are the future of our societies, both local and global. I will continue to support this great non-profit and if you care about the future of this planet, then you will as well!!!

I’ve sponsored many children over the past 20 years, usually 2 or 3 at a time. They write me charming letters and draw me pictures and I get such joy out of knowing that I’m actually doing something toward the betterment of their lives. SAVE THE CHILDREN is quite simply a marvelous organization. Think about joining us!

I learned about Save the Children through social media and decided to become a sponsor for 3 girls around the world. This organization is doing wonders and I’m so grateful to be a very small part of it.

This organization is amazing! I have been contributing for awhile now. I am very impressed by the missionto save all children. They are all precious and deserve our protection and love! God Bless each and every child and volunteer! ❤️

Save the children is my top charity its the best at saving children when I’m ever asked why I give to this charity I say When I do good I feel good that’s my religion prayers are empty words without action I pray for everyone so I do my best to help everyone LIFE IS NOT about being RICH, being popular, being HIGHLY educated or perfect.... it IS about being REAL being KIND being HUMBLE and following the Golden rule the best you can when you can and taking action by doing whatever you can whenever you can to help anyone less fortunate

I've been a sponsor for more than 35 years, and continue to be impressed by the amazing work this organization does to help children and their communities throughout the world.

I have been fostering a beautiful little girl for over a year now. I previously fostered another girl from Zambia who reached adulthood and aged out of the program. This organization not only provides help for the child but for their family and community as well. The most important thing they provide is hope. Hope for an education. Hope for a brighter future. Hope to someday make a difference in those around them. Your small monthly donation goes a long way.

We all got extra bread laying around and we buy bs we dont need. How about we share it with these kids.

They’re providing the help our children so desperately need & doing a fantastic job!

Save the children is a first-rate Class Act! I've done my research they really impact the lives of children globally!... or should I say we impact the lives of children globally because this is a family a family of love. It does my heart well to know that I can be a part of an army that fights the good fight. I'm a disabled veteran on a fixed income by the 6th or 7th of the month I'm already down to a couple of hundred bucks to last me the rest of the month... and I gladly give to save the children, and I'm looking another expense I can do without so that I can take on one more child to help each month. One thing I did was, I stopped buying bottled water I bought a really good filter that I can put on any bottle and that saves me about $60 a month... enough to sponsor two children.

We have sponsored many children over the past 20+ years, have watched them grow and have witnessed the positive impact that Save the Children has in communities in the U.S. and around the world. We chose Save the Children because we knew that it was highly rated as a nonprofit and that most of the funds went to programs--and also as parents we thought it was good to be an example of giving back for our son. As these things often work out, it has been a wonderfully positive experience for us, too!

Working at Save the Children was a great experience. Everyone had a big heart and an open mind.

Save the Children is an amazing organization to work with!! I was privileged to be able to intern with such passionate people who really embody the organization's mission and are eager to hear new ideas/input from their interns and volunteers. The entire climate at Save the Children is welcoming, innovative, and inspiring. The intern/volunteer program offers so many valuable opportunities, from workshops to networking events to meetings that we were invited to sit in on - the chances to learn more and make new connections were endless!

I interned at Save the Children US in the Summer of 2018. I was on the Health Systems Strengthening Team in the Department of Global Health, where I worked under Eric Sarriot to conduct a literature review of monitoring and evaluation of social accountability mechanisms for health. As a college student interested in international child health, this was an invaluable experience for me. Further, working on the health systems strengthening team really helped me view global health in a different, more systems-focused light, and stressed the importance of community health to me.

Not only was my formal internship experience wonderful, but the community in the D.C. office was incredible as well. There was a lot of programming specifically for the interns, which helped us form a community and prepare for our careers, and every Save employee I met was an absolute pleasure.

I had a great time volunteering at Save the Children! Everyone that I met at the organization was truly passionate about their work and saw the good that it would do for children all around the world. As a volunteer I worked closely with my manager each day attending meetings and contributing to projects. I also worked on my own project throughout my internship and got to present my insights to senior management. Save the Children is a truly amazing place to volunteer!

I just signed up to be a part of a second child's journey thru Save the Children and couldn't be happier that I did! No matter how strained my work day may be, I just think of them, their faces, their joys and I become renewed! Thanks Save the Children!

Honestly, what better way is there to increase understanding, thereby increasing the chances for peace, than by helping and communicating with children and their families around the world? I now have three sponsored children ~ one in El Salvador, one in Egypt, and one in the U.S. ~ and their pictures and letters vie with our son’s on the refrigerator door!

I’ve watched two little girls in Bangladesh grow to teenagers. Interactions with them and the organization’s worker bees have been amazing. I started with Save the Children because they are nondenominational and help entire communities without promoting a religious agenda. I will always be a part of this effective and loving organization.

I have sponsored a child for two years. Save the Children keeps me informed as to how many donation helps not only this child and family, but the whole community. More of my donation goes to the child than many other charities.

I support Save the Children because of the widespread and global assistance for low income people and children. Everyone deserves a reasonable start in life. Save the Children enables them by giving them a push. They always update me via postal mail, email and text message.

I was a summer intern at Save the Children and it was a really incredible experience. The team I was with was super accessible and made me feel at home immediately. Everyone I met at Save the Children was so friendly and welcoming. I was particularly impressed by Save the Children's manager mentor, who were employees from other departments who were willing to speak with interns about their careers.

I was a intern with this organization, and this experience opened my eyes to the complexity of programming to help children. The dedication of the other employees impressed and inspired me, and the work done was both impactful and fun!

When I was looking for a great cause to get involved in, a friend who’s worked all over the world for organizations like the UN and UNICEF recommended Save the Children. That was years ago, and i’ve been so thrilled, so filled with the experience that I recently got a third child. Now I have one in El Salvador, one in Egypt, and one in the U.S.! Thank you, Save the Children, for the transformative work you do bringing people together. It’s the only way toward world peace.

If you can't tell by the way the donor recruiters treat strangers in the street, the website will confirm that this organization is a scam.

I first was approached by Save the Children on the street. One of the local college kids had been asking random people in Venice walking by if they'd like to join what was essentially a monthly sum to a child in a faraway, difficult land.

I was taken by the directness of how the funds would reach the child. I decided to donate, and sponsor a child in the Philippines.

Later, i was lucky enough to meet the legendary Bill Haber through some business contacts. After inviting me to some further events, I was approached with the opportunity to visit Bolivia and see the wonderful work being done.

Visiting the Save the Children sites in Bolivia was hands down the most incredible experience i've ever been a part of: seeing how children have the power and potential to rebuild the worlds around them was a visceral experience that has forever changed me.

I can't recommend enough Save the Children as a nonprofit. The work that they do stretches dollars for beyond their intention, and the direct work with kids, and how effective the work is on their lives is unparalleled.

Save the Children is doing great work around the world. About five years ago, we gave our two children sponsorships as part of their Christmas present. They both sponsor a child in Ethiopia their same age and gender, and have found it to be a great experience. Two years ago, they asked to sponsor two more children in Uganda. They love exchanging letters with the kids and learning about their lives. Save the Children is making a difference for kids all over the world, improving healthcare, education and livelihoods. Thank you for all you do!

I'm very impressed with Save the Children's impact, they really make a difference. And I love that US kids are being helped as well as children around the world. I sponsor 2 kids, and give to every emergency. It must be so hard for the staff on the ground, to see so much need and suffering close up. They really care about children. And they get great ratings from the charity watchdogs so I feel good about spending my money with them.

I respect Save the Children -- for its mission and its results. Every child deserves a future -- and Save the Children does whatever it takes to make sure they have it. They make sure children grow up healthy, educated and safe. They take care of children's unique needs when crisis strikes. They are outspoken champions for children's rights.

Plus they get stellar reviews from every rating agency, so I know my support is well spent.

I have been a donor for nearly 30 years. Save the Children does great work around the world and here at home. It was founded on the simple belief that every child has the right to a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.

Save the Children is transforming homes and classrooms across the country and around the world, giving moms and dads the helping hand they need and giving kids a change to reach their full potential. It is a truly 5-star worthy organization.

Save the Children is a great reputable organization that truly helps all children around the world and in the US through their programming, local work and Emergency Response work. As an endurance athlete, I've ran several marathons and fundraised directly for Save the Children and I whole heartedly believe that the money and help is going to exactly where it needs to go; to help every last child in any corner of the world.

I have had the amazing opportunity to work with and donate to this charity for almost two years. The work that they do in helping children around the world is truly remarkable. I have the utmost confidence that my donations are being used to their fullest potential.

I'm a grateful donor to Save the Children. I've supported a child in Malawi for a year now, and have loved getting updates on her progress and the chance to learn more about how the money I've donated is helping her.

I just made a donation to them for Hurricane Matthew. I gave to them during the earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal too and they were responsible and reported to me about how my donation was used.

This organization is exceptional. The best review I can share is the following.
Recently we had a meeting the HR director who had returned from a trip to Africa.
She shared with us photos, stories and case studies of the amazing work they are doing.
Her excitement and passion for her role, organization, and a women helping children was inspiring.
It is a pleasure working with everyone at Save The Children, - all levels.
Their passion and hard work does not go unnoticed.

Save the Children Federation is a very disciplined organization highly focused on the benefits intended for its mission. You can feel the passion among the staff and team, highly energized and extremely well oiled in producing for the greater good of the impoverished children of our world. A hats off salute and great thank you to the entire organization.

I am a freelance graphic designer with 30+ years experience, and have been involved with many nonprofit organizations over the years. But my longest association has been with Save the Children for whom I have worked on a project-to-project basis since 1999. During that time I have participated in over 500 projects for many different departments within STC, and worked with dozens of people. I have always been impressed by the hard work and dedication of everyone I come in contact with, and frequently amazed at the amount of time they devote to their jobs, even after normal business hours. Because I freelance from my home, I keep crazy hours myself, and I often get project-related emails long, long after 5 pm, or on weekends, or find myself on a phone call with someone still on the job as they travel by train to or from the office. Save the Children employees are truly passionate and excited about the work they do.
Also -- since I've worked with them for so long -- I've had the opportunity to see STC steadily grow and expand its reach to help more and more children and their communities in the U.S. and around the world. And because I've been involved with so many different projects in so many different departments, I've been in a unique position see the variety of creative ways they raise funds, their careful use of those funds, and the scope and progress of the programs (often innovative) they develop and implement to improve the lives of so many. Save the Children really is a great nonprofit!

Diana Smith

Save the Children is a great reputable organization that I have the pleasure of working with and donating to. I trust that my donation is being used efficiently and truly making a difference.

I have had the privilege to partner with Save the Children's field teams from Tennessee, to Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and this year, South Carolina. I have personally met exceptional team members on each visit who have dedicated their heart and soul to improving the lives of our most underserved population.

I cannot think of another national non-profit that is so deserving of our support, our funds and our hearts. They truly live by these heartfelt words: USE YOUR POWER FOR GOOD.

This is an amazing charity organization. All I have to do is open up a new tab, and I can donate my hearts gained by opening tabs to different organizations that will support water needs, the environment, human rights, health, and education. I have already had five of my friends join. Its free, simple, and all around awesome. It makes me feel like I am changing the world, and helping others one tab at a time. I have donated 2,476 hearts, and i'm hoping to reach 4000 in the next month. Tab for a cause is the best!!!

I have read so much about this organization and I think it's amazing and is doing tremendous work.

I have been working with this esteemed organization's administration and accounts department from last five years and as per my observations Save the Children is bringing positive change in the life's of many deprived communities focusing mainly on children's and mothers both in health and education sectors apart from regular programs Save also have its emergency response and have contributed in emergencies in Pakistan and all over the world. Above all it's programs the transparencies check and balance mechanism within the organization also gives credibility to it for eg such policies are implemented within organisation to curtail extra and unnecessary spending s and also look for value for money in every spending.
to cut it short Save the Children is one of the best leading humanitarian organization bringing change in many life's around the globe.

Save the Children has maintained its focus on the needs of children in real and desperate situations when the media has run out of steam when talking about Syria, Gaza, South Sudan and the like. In whatever situation they involve themselves, whether in UK or overseas, they aim to maintain high standards and integrity. I am also impressed with how they are at the forefront of finding new ways to develop their work through partnerships with the medical fraternity, developments in technology and understanding and engaging their supporters. They have enabled me to support their efforts in ways that use my strengths, time and interests. Their aim has always been to become redundant in this world. Impressive.

I am working at Save the Children. Aside from helping and creating a lasting ang positive change in the lives of children, I was also capacitated through training in helping children reach their potential especially to the far flung areas. I love working with Save the Children.

So grateful to be able to find organizations that do the work that enables children around the world to have a better life, or life at all. I am disabled and see the stories about so so many people, more than I can fathom, around the world, suffering from things I can not even imagine. So, I can't do much, but I can give money to those who can help, that I trust completely, and Save The Children is one of those. So thank you to them.
Sincerely,
Anne Clare Keane

They do save the children in the most effective and ambitious way.

I have donated via Save The Children Australia after seeing the work they do in all parts of the world, and here in Australia.
There should be more like them!

Save the Children is a top-notch charity. It excels as an efficient organization that provides a significant percentage to actual programs for the betterment of lives in need. They are in the upper crust of charitable organizations in my opinion because of their focus on EDUCATION & SUSTAINABILITY as well as basic needs such as immunizations, food/clean water, resources and disaster relief. Their philosophy of providing training to ensure families and communities are able to sustain themselves to break the cycle of poverty is empowering and allows preparedness in the face of crisis. When I did my research a decade ago, I went with them as a well-run non-denominational charity with an effective approach and I'm happy to see they have been consistent in their integrity. A big THANK YOU always to the workers at my sponsored child's field office as well as those around the world. Thank you for your dedication, hard work and care.

These people are making a immense difference in the Syrian kids' lives.
God bless

I have been advising at Save the children for over three years, and I am constantly amazed at the work that the staff is doing, and how they conduct themselves. The atmosphere is very cooperative, and people genuinely believe in the cause. I am very glad that I have a role at Save the Children.

Our company, Tab for a Cause, looks for excellent charities to partner with and mobilize their audience toward giving. Save the Children has been an absolute joy to work with. Their programs are effective, they genuinely care, and always make sure their donations go to what's important. Save the Children truly is a great nonprofit!

Hau`oli Mau Loa Foundation has had a long term funding relationship with Save the Children. We are in regular communication with staff, receive reports and updates and participate in teleconferences or briefings, meet annually with program and development staff, and two years ago were able to do a field visit with staff in Mozambique. We have consistently been impressed with the outstanding quality of the people who work at all levels of Save. They have been excellent partners in helping us better understand, communicate and accomplish our goals in humanitarian relief.

I am the Program Officer for the Grays Harbor Community Foundation, an organization that has funded 2 Grant Proposals from Save the Children for a program in a local, rural and isolated community. The Grays Harbor Community Foundation was extremely pleased by the complete and compelling proposals Save the Children submitted and awarded the two grants the full amount requested. Once funded I had the privilege of visiting the site in our community where services were provided in the Early Steps to School Success Program. I was blown away by the thought and effort put into designing this program, and ensuring that it had local buy-in to increase the likelihood of success. Their work is grounded in research as well as real-world experience and it truly shows in the end result. What a fabulous program we still use as an example of work we have funded when speaking to potential donors and other members of the community.

As a result of being a child sponsor with Save the Children for about seven years I have come to know a number of Save the Children employees personally. I can tell you first hand of their passion for the work that they do and for the children that they support. This organization provides desperately needed help for millions of the most needy children in the world in the areas of nutrition, education and newborn survival. In addition, they are expert at rapidly responding to the needs of communities hit by a sudden crisis situation or natural disaster. If asked, I would urge anyone to lend their support to Save the Children!

I have been supporting Save the Children for the last 5 years. I am grateful that there are organizations with staff that are so committed to those in need of help. The impact that they have made with children in remote parts of the world is astounding. Keep up the amazing work. For anyone that is trying to decide on a children's or if they should support a children's charity. I strongly advise supporting Save the Children.

Dave from Boston

as a holiday gift i sponsor two children. the children were chosen by my grandchildren and instead of gifts to the grandchild each child has agreed to go with out gifts in order to sponsor these children. i thought it would be away to lean about many things. in three years there has been no correspondence from the child or from a representative from save the children. i am seriously thinking of stopping this sponsorship and look into another group. when i have called the office they suggested that i go on line to find some suggestion. i found that unhelpful as my computer skills are limited and it did not work.

any suggestions are welcome.

Big fan of this group. They have expertise in many areas (health education protection etc) and are extremely efficient and accountable to donors. They are well respected among government and civil society groups. A great cause for kids!

At first, I just thought that STC had a skeptical record keeping system. Now, I feel after reading reviews written by others that there may be intentional maneuvering involved. I first became a sponsor in 2008. Over the last six years, all of my original children have left the program and have been replaced by other children not of my choosing. The first mismanagement of funds occurred when my Visa was doubled charged for sponsored children. I was able to get this stopped. Then, a few years later, my Discover Card was doubled billed by STC sending the card over the credit limit. After I called STC, the Discover card company was concerned because rather than refunding the amount, STC arranged to make all of my sponsorships be $18 per child per month. I paid the over the limit amount from my bank account. Since then, I've paid by check. In 2014, when I used my MasterCard to start a new sponsorship, I found that STC had charged two additional payments even though I was paying by check. Then when STC moved, two of my May checks were lost and though they have been found they have yet to be deducted from my account making it necessary for me to mentally do this every time I do my online banking. Family, friends, and church members have urged me to stop giving to STC. I still have four children in sponsorship after reluctantly giving up four others I feel that STC has me over a barrel due to the relationships I have developed with these four children. Giving to an organization should not be a stressful heartache. I urge people to find other worthy sponsorship and global assistance charities to donate to.

My mom has been sponsoring children at Save the Children for over 40 years. It was nice to grow up in a home where we learned about needy kids and hwo to help them. I help Save the Children now. It's a nice family tradition.

I had a great time volunteering with Save the Children. I mostly did administrative work, but I did do some fun, challenging project and attended very informative briefing from their staff experts. I came to know how committed they are to being super efficient and totally respecting the donor's wishes. Nothing goes to waste here - you'd think they were an environmental group with all the recycling and everything.

This organization has been taking money from my bank acct after I have tried numerous times to cancel my donations. I would urge you to never engage in any donation with this group. I was finally driven to close my bank acct to get rid of them.

I sponsor two girls here in the USA and have for several years. I appreciate the work that Save the Children is doing. Especially that I was able to select girls in the USA to sponsor, in order to support children here in the States that need just as much assistance as those in other countries. While the donations are not allotted for your specific child, I am hopeful that the money I am donating actually goes to the children here in the USA, rather than abroad. I have questioned my membership several times, but feel that this organization is still beneficial, so I continue to make monthly contributions.

My review is not reflective of the work of STC but from the perspective of a long term donor. Every month for 30 years STC has debited my bank account with me increasing the gift periodically as funds were available. That is until this summer when I notice the amount coming out increased by 12%. I contacted donor services and was told that they had sent me a letter "inviting" me to increase my gift and since I didn't contact them to say not to, they went ahead and did. I had to prevent them from increasing not agree to it. In the tone of the response, the increase was my fault. I was incredulous.

The anonymous donor services rep offered to reverse the increase if I had been offended. I responded to end the donation since I felt I could no longer trust them not to try to slip something by again. The response to this was not what I would have expected to a 30 year donor. I was no longer sponsoring anyone specific and obviously my gift was not sufficient and the "opt out" method got them more increases than drops. Even still, when they ended the draw they ended just the base gift and I am having difficultly getting the "increase" stopped.

Donors should not have to work hard at giving and through me sharing my experience with colleagues and friends they have lost many more donors than just me. I will direct my gift to a organization that hasn't so many donors that it can blatantly risk offending and still come out ahead.

I recommend Save the Children, both as a donor and as an employee, for the following reasons:
1) the organization focuses its services and programs for children both in the U.S. and around the world;
2) the talented staff are dedicated and results-oriented;
3) investing in children is the smartest, most effective way to create a lasting impact.

Save the Children is a leader in the industry - driving best practices through collaboration, research, and evaluation. It's a priviledge to be a part of such profound work - work that saves lives, protects children from harm, and gives children the opportunity to learn and thrive.

Save the Children does amazing work. It's nice to know that they focus on children. While some of the kinks are still being worked out, as they have grown substantially over the last 10 years, they have managed to respond to disasters when children needed them. It was surprising to learn that they setup safe spaces for children after the Sandy Hook shootings and they were on the ground in Oklahoma helping everyone get back to "normal". People don't realize when there are tornadoes that means day cares are shut down and parents are faced with finding emergency child care so they can go to work.

Today I received a "Cold-Call" masquerading as a local cellphone origination. I was greeted with a Boiler Room voice pleading with me to increase my very long-standing donation. I listened to the pitch and then asked for a supervisor. The supervisor told me that they were "representing Save The Children." I explained to her that their company's business model was deeply flawed and that I would hold Save The Children responsible for perpetrating a phone scam in pursuit of additional revenue. As a result of becoming a victim to this tactic I will have to very seriously reconsider the continuation of my 15+ years of support for Save The Children.

As a resident of Fairfield County, I am honored and thrilled to have such an outstanding organization in our community. Their tireless effort to raise awareness for children is inspiring. What I have come to appreciate most about Save the Children is their ability to respond immediately to emergencies here in the United States and overseas. During Hurricane Sandy this past year, Save the Children responded almost immediately, setting up child friendly spaces for the children displaced by the storm. Even almost a year after Hurricane Sandy, Save the Children is still helping victims of the storm rebuild their lives. Their work in Newtown is also something that should be recognized. Save the Children was a present figure after the Newtown tragedy, setting up spaces where kids could learn to cope with the tragedy they witnessed.

I am proud to be a Save the Children supporter. They are a fantastic organization and deserve tremendous credit for all the work they do.

Save the Children is an invaluable partner in carrying out lifesaving interventions through their health care programming and utilization of front line health workers. Their newborn and child survival efforts are absolutely essential. Their recent innovations and awareness efforts include kangaroo mother care, "steroid injections for women in preterm labor to reduce deaths due to premature babies’ breathing problems; • resuscitation devices to save babies who do not breathe at birth; chlorhexidine cord cleansing to prevent umbilical cord infections; and injectable antibiotics to treat newborn sepsis and pneumonia."

I have been a donor for STC for well over a decade. I've had some things happen in the past that I wasn't too happy about...for instance, when the little girl I chose to sponsor moved out of the area, I was just randomly assigned a new child without being told, given the choice to cancel my donations, or pick another child myself. All in all, it was a minor thing, so I let it slide. Then, my credit card expired. I kept meaning to call, and kept forgetting (I was pregnant with my daughter and had an extremely rough time, being on bed rest for 3 months at home, one in the hospital, so forgive me for it slipping my mind.) I had forgotten about updating my card, but no need to worry, STC somehow did it for me...that's right, they somehow found my new card info and started billing me again...WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. The final straw, I went through a pile of mail last night and found yet another mailing from them. I get mailings at LEAST once a week (most of them, like this one, have something about important account info on them.) I was about to throw it out, when a little voice in my head said to open it. I opened it and read the letter inside. THANK GOD I did. They are now sending out letters telling people that they are going to automatically raise my DONATIONS by $3 a month! I have to send in a slip of paper in order for them NOT to do this. Needless to say, I am so over this charity, and I will be cancelling all donations to them from here on out

My Goddaughter sponsors a little girl through Save the Children and it's been wonderful for both girls. They correspond like pen pals. It's great way to teach young people the importance of charity, compassion, multicultural sensitivity and the positive power of getting a letter in the mail.

I'm happy to see that my donations have been going to a 4-star organization. However, I don't plan on contributing any additional dollars, since Save the Children has risen to the top of my list of obnoxious charities, sending me requests for funds by mail every few weeks, interspersed with frequent phone calls. Since I have a policy of annual donations only, most charities disappoint but Save the Children heads the list. Incidentally, I am contacted by the Salvation Army once or twice a year and I was happy to increase my donation to this group last year.

As a son of a non-profit CEO I am also outraged by the salaries of STC and World Vision executives. As a leader in Christ, you are called to sacrifice, not enrich yourselves. My father would at times pay his staff before himself - indeed even sometimes borrow. They rested on their faith, meeting for prayer every morning, and God did not fail to provide the needs of the staff and my family, as well as the constituents of the organization around the world.

I am ashamed that I have supported these two organizations for a decade without ever researching the salaries you pay yourselves. Enjoy your reward now Mr. MacCormack and Mr. Stearns, and encourage your cohorts to fully embrace theirs as well. For it is built upon the suffering of those whose stories you exploit for gain. Consider yourselves paid in full.

To those who are surprised or offended by the salaries of the leaders of this organization, I would ask you to consider the enormity of their work. This is a charity that is managing over half a billion dollars annually. This charity has a global reach. The level of sophistication required here, demands the best and the brightest talent available. I can assure that these salaries are far less than these leaders could garner in private enterprise. Perhaps this is the reason that Save The Children has such a high rating from Charity Navigator and the donors themselves.

God bless you all,
-Ken

I work in the industry and I deeply admire Save the Children's work. Having seen their work in Ethiopia during the hunger crisis last year, I can tell you first hand how effective and efficient they are. To see them teaching oppressed Somali girls to read and reviving children who were nearly starved to death was nothing short of miraculous. The best thing, though, was to see how much the children loved and trusted the staff. Their workers are among the brightest, nicest, most generous people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I also like that they are independent and have a strong governing board and impeccable ethics. All around fantastic charity for a great cause.

From all I read about Save the Children they do excellent work. I would not under any circumstances donate to an organization where the CEO receives a salary of almost $400,000. I can only imagine the organization's justification for this. Shameful.

Did lots of research trying to find an organization to donate to at year's end. After some extensive vetting I'm very satisfied with this one. Not only do they get very high marks for financial efficiency, they have a lot of awards and commendations for the quality of the programs. (So they aren't just fiscally prudent, the money actually does good.) I was also happy to see that they have programs that range from disaster response to education and that sort of thing. Certainly in the top tier of charities that help kids!

I have been looking for a charity that helps the improvished children of the world. Save the Children stands out from all the others. But I was amazed of the salary of the CEO. It is so contradictory of the work that this charity does. Do you really need almost $400K a year to live comfortably? I have always wondered where the funds are spent having managed a non-profit organization in Massachusetts. Even there it was questionable with management and paying for their families health care out of donations. I am reconsidering my donation to this organization. My money would be better spent traveling to these areas and giving the money directly to the families in need.

I guess charity begins at home for the president / CEO. Compensation Paid to Title
$391,194 Charles F. MacCormack President, CEO

I constantly use the publications that Save The Children publishes. In particular, this year, I used the publication on teenage pregnancy being a leading cause of death in the developing world. This topic is not really addressed in the literature, but the Save the Children looks into this problem which is actually a really big deal. Thank you for advocating for this and many other forgotten or unaddressed causes. Your publications and research cis being used academically and professionally!

Most importantly- Children are our future and so very fragile. My life would never have been as rough if I had help from this wonderful organization when I was young.

Know it from the volunteers in the booths or street , also on website.

From working in the financial sector of the nonprofit work for several years, I am always very concerned about where the money is being spent. Save the Children's administrative costs are very efficient. I am very comfortable recommending this charity, they put the children first.

Save the Children melts my heart the work that they do. You can't imagine a child going without clean water, essential medical supplies and food, but they do it all, and then somehow create programs for education in their own environment and beyond. What I do love about them, is that they do not just concentrate on third world countries, but also poverty in first world countries on our own doorsteps. They seen the silent struggles within our community that often get left behind. They are a great organisation and I am proud to be a regular donor to their cause.

I think what you are doing is great. I hope one day I can help more.

I have been a volunteer of the Romania "Save the Children" wing for 1 month already, and I took place in only one event, but a very big event where we managed to get the hospitals in Suceava equipped with Incubators. I enjoy working as a volunteer, because I know that what I do, I do it for the children, not for myself.

We have sponsored three children through Save the Children over a period of many years. Each child has received very important educational benefits as well as essential help with nutrition. The communications with the field staff have always been very informative and have given valuable and pertinent information about how funds are used in the specific areas of the countries in which the children live. Also the reports from the organization as a whole provide good detail about the use of funds and how these make a very real difference in the quality of life of children in need of support. Our family will continue to donate to Save the Children as long as we can. We believe in their work and trust them to make responsible use of their resources.

Every year I make donations to Save the Children, particularly dating back to August of 2008, when my identical twin brother and I set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Tennis Rally and did it to support Save the Children. Our record was hitting 25,944 balls consecutively without having breaks for eating or drinking - at that point approximately 25,000 children were dying around the world on a daily basis of preventable and curable diseases. We ran a car wash, silent auction and tennis clinics and cardio classes all to raise money for charity. In addition to their work around the world Save the Children is typically a first responder for catastrophies here in the US, with the latest example being Hurricane Sandy. I am proud to continue to support Save the Children, not only because they help people in need, but in particular because they help children in need. Finally, the majority of the funds that I and anyone else donates gets put to use (over 85%) while other charitable organizations use the funds for large company salaries. Visit www.Rallly4Charity.org to learn about our world record for charity.

I just recently started donating to Save the Children. I believe in their Mission Statement and like the idea that they have life-changing programs for children of the US and abroad. Over 89% of my donation will actually go to fund these programs. I follow Save the Children on Pinterest and I repin the inspiring quotes and the pictures of the children they help.

Save the Children is one of my favorite charities. I donate once or twice a year for several years now. They are a great nonprofit because they help any and all children not just in the US and not just Christian children. They help children of all races, genders, countries and religions especially children who need it most.

Save the Children is a great nonprofit. They are very efficient with donations and I have seen them on TV many times and trust them with my money. I have donated what I can over the years. My employer matches my donations as well. Poor children in the United States and around the world need help because they can't take care of themselves. My son works there and I am inspired by their work.

I am a donor for Save the Children and have been since 2004. At first, I donated to them after the tsunami in Asia but I have donated every year since then because Save the Children is one of the most efficient charities in program to expenses ratio. I have learned since then that they not only provide emergency relief but also other non-emergency programs for children (like education) overseas and in the US, a fact I didn't know. They also appeal to me because they support all faiths and religions and not just one. Children are universal. I am a father of 2 kids and that is what made Save the Children appeal to me. Also, they are open and transparent with their communications and actively listen on social networks. I really like their ties designed with children's artwork. Too bad they don't make them anymore. I like them so much that I work for them too!

Great people working to help children, both throughout the world but also here in the United States. Their work is vital in getting food and education to underprivileged children, and to make sure that the governments are accountable to this often overlooked group. Our children determine our future, so we need to make sure they are given the opportunities needed to succeed, and Save The Children does this very well.

Save the Children is truly an amazing organization to be part of. Everyone that I have met during my time here is extremely passionate about their job, as well as promoting the company's overall mission, which is to make this world a better place for kids. Save the Children does incredible things for children here in the U.S. and around the world and the work done here is incredibly inspiring. This is truly a wonderful organization and I whole heatedly recommend volunteering with them!

Maybe I'm missing something here, but I'm thinking Charles F. MacCormack's (President, CEO) $391,194 salary could save a lot of children.

There are lots of organizations out there right now who claim to do good work and use your money wisely, but honestly, I don't think a lot of them are as transparent or responsible as Save the Children. I don't give to an organization I don't trust, but Save the Children does an incredible amount of work all over the world and the money really does go where they say it goes. They also want their programs to be self sustaining, even after they leave. Working with communities and families to develop solutions that have long term positive effects is an approach I will support!

There are undoubtedly many choices when it comes to making a charitable gift, and quite a few if you are looking to sponsor a child. I did my homework and looked for one that had good rankings from the charity watchdogs, transparent reporting and a strong track record. Save the Children seemed to fit all those criteria very well. I have been sponsoring my child for over two years now and I am very happy with my choice. I have received several letters from my child and have seen actual reports of improvements made in his and his village's life. Yes they solicit me often for additional gifts and to sponsor another child, but what nonprofit doesn't, and besides, who can really fault them for trying to raise as much as they can for their cause?

I was away for 2 weeks, there were 4 appeals from them in my mail when I returned, I got another today, this time with address labels. How much of my previous donations did they waste on begging for more and yet another round of address labels ? Is there anyone who gives charitably who needs more of these ? On top of all that I found today that they pay their CEO almost 400K a year. Another wildly overpaid "charity" employee. I have asked to be removed from all their records as their way too frequent appeals are bordering on harassment, and the CEO makes way more than I ever have .

Persistent and annoying phone calls for additional donations despite repeated requests to be removed for this organizations phone solicitation list(s). To the point that I refuse to donate any more to this organization. A shame since I know they do good work but there are plenty of others who do as well and don't continually harass their donors.

My story with STC goes back a couple of years ago. As a professional and teacher in the online space I was looking for a non-profit so my online MBA students could have a good learning environment. Since then, we have established a great relationship with the STC staff and I have contributed time and money to this inspiring organization.

I have been a Sponsor of a child for 5 years. We correspond regularly. The wonderful thing about the child sponsorship program is that the funds go to the community, not just the child we sponsor. We hear about where our donations are going - to education, health programs, better equipment and supplies for schools - and it feels good to know that we are helping a community provide the right tools for children to get a better start in life. Some of the children in their programs have gone on to become health workers in their communities, or teachers, or even become Save the Children employees! This is a terrific organization with programs this world needs to become a better place.

On international issues, I respect the opinions of New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. When he said Save the Children is a good organization, that was good enough for me!

I first became aware of Save the Children when I was serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Central America in the mid-1980s. I saw that they did excellent work that really helped disadvantaged children in poor communities. They also do great work during disasters like earthquakes, floods and famines. They have no political or religious agenda -- they just want to do what's best for kids, no matter who they are or where they are (including in the United States). They also have an excellent reputation for financial accountability. I think they put something like 90% of their funds towards programs, so they're not wasting people's donations on fundraising and excessive salaries. An investment in children is an investment in a better future for everyone, so I continue to support Save the Children.

Wonderful organization that really understands the needs of kids and how best to address them. First learned about them during the Haiti earthquake, think I saw them on CNN or some major news network. Before donating I did some research on them and learned they do a lot more than just emergency response. (On that note, they aren't "ambulance chasers", when they respond to emergencies they actually have worked in the country for decades.) They do education and health and a load of other stuff with communities. I also recently learned that they work here in the US which is important to me. (We should be helping ALL kids around the world, but I have a special place in my heart for my fellow Americans.) Sometimes they send too many e-mails but I live with it since the issues are important.

As a longtime CT resident, I had been loosely familiar with Save the Children, having heard their name for 30+ years. I never quite knew exactly what they did - I always thought it had something to do with children in Africa. However as I traveled the world in the late 90's and early 00's, I begin noticing Save the Children offices/vans/staff in a lot of place: in the slums of Old Delhi, India; in a school in Kathmandu, Nepal; in the Mindanao, Philippines; in Indonesia responding to the Tsunami; in the Dominican Republic; and then in New Orleans helping to sort out the aftermath of Katrina. I have since become a supporter, donating to their Haiti earthquake response and Japan Tsunami response. I love what they do and any organization that helps hundreds of millions of children each year around the world is invaluable in my book.

I started volunteering for Save the Children in January 2012. It is an amazing organization to be part of! Not only are the peope very dedicated to their jobs and the mission, but the organization as a whole prides itself on being accountable for their actions. What could be a better cause then helping out children in the USA and around the world! Save the Children has been around for many years and they have helped millions of children and their families. After volunteering for few months, I was hired and work for the organization full time.

I'm an ordained Chaplain who was in the Peace Corps in 1977 living on $120 a month & loving it. I've had a non-profit for 20 years -Christ is Creator Ministries that has built an orphanage in Romania, helped women in crisis pregnancies, ministered to inmates in prisons, and done numerous mission trips in haiti, mexico & Romania. I did it all with very little if any help & seldom if ever ask for it. i believe God will provide & He has. My problem with huge non profits is they are without exception playing on peoples emotions and make it easy to salve their conscience about each of our responsibility before God to change the world ourselves. Every one of us needs to pour our hearts & lives into the terrible darkness of this world and make a change instead of thinking we can send a check and God owes us something. He demands the same thing Christ gave...everything.

I always donate to worthy causes--and this one is definitely one. I typically consult with Charity Navigator before proceeding. Save The Children Federation, Inc. is a worthy cause. I learned from my beloved mother's loving example to help mothers and children. This charity means so much because it supports an enormously worthy cause, which means so much to me in carrying on our tradition. Also, Save The Children has teamed up with The Red Cross in providing children with centers of their own during natural disasters like hurricanes and tsunamis--on a global scale. I am especially proud to have pioneered this safe space concept. So, during natural disasters, children are occupied with fun activities instead of dwelling on what can be quite traumatizing, they are in an atmosphere of loving kindness. When I found out that The Red Cross took my concept from Hurricane Andrew and teamed up with this charity in taking my concept global, I knew it was a great cause because it shows that Save the Children really loves and worries about a child's well-being--on all fronts--physical and mental. I will continue supporting them and would love to even help them further at some point, in the future. May God bless each and every one of the mothers and children, as well as this worthy organization, which (despite paying their CEO kindly), remains one of the highest rated charities.

I trust Save the Children and have always been confident that my donations are going to help children around the world. I will be a donor for life.

I donate $28.00 per month and support their. Don't like CEO compensation. Excessive. Neither do I like being continuously bombarded with their paper based repeat mailings. I find the frequency of their mailings intrusively obnoxious.Save a few trees and reallocate the dollars to more effectively their mission.

I am very impressed with Save the Children's fundraising and marketing campaigns. In addition to efficiently targeting thier main demographic though proven methods, they have recently branched out to target communities that are not traditional donors. For example, they partnered with a famous internet gamer to raise money through World of Warcraft and it was a successful venture. Thier use of social media has been effective at targetting the younger generation.

I've contributed to Save the Children on a few occasions, and recently decided to become a child sponsor. $28/month is about my financial limit. World poverty and inequality are enormous issues that aren't going to be solved by NGOs, but until the world community decides to end poverty, I'll be supporting Save the Children. $.90 of every dollar I give to them goes to the field. The remaining $.10 helps ensure that those dollars are used in the most efficient, responsible, and sustainable way. I highly recommend Save the Children and encourage anyone to become a child sponsor or donor. You will not regret it.

I was very disappointed in my experience with STC. I became a donor in 2010 and chose a girl in Bangladesh as "my" child. I looked forward to hearing about her life there, and had visions of my son and she writing back and forth. Not too long after I joined I received a copy of a picture she drew. I sent a letter to her praising the picture, asking to tell me about her day, etc. A couple of months later I got a very brief, 5-7 line letter from her. And.......nothing else since then. I sent her another letter about a year ago, a birthday card last fall, and an e-mail in December. Nothing. I emailed SAT in Connecticut, but got a standard "We can reduce the number of communications to you if you want (i.e. their pitches for more money), but no response to my question of why I was getting no mail from my sponsored child. I sent a snail mail to Connecticut in January asking them to stop charging my credit card (and explaining why). The letter was never acknowledged, and the charge showed up on my Feb. bill. I called their main office, and the lady I spoke to was sympathetic, but did not know why I had received no response from my sponsored child in over a year. I'll know in a few days if she cancelled the monthly charge like she said she would. To this day I've never received a response to my snail mail. What happened to it I wonder? It's too bad because they *appear* to do good work.

I have been very happy overall with Save the Children. I sponsor 4 children through them currently, in 3 different countries, although 3 of those are rather new, and I don't have data on them yet. But I've sponsored a child continuously through them for about 18 years (4 different children). They are great about sending regular updates, and handwritten letters and drawings from the sponsored children. I have sponsored the girl in Nepal the longest, and it gives me an immeasurable joy to see how she has progressed over the years... when I first started sponsoring her she looked frightened and probably didn't have much of a future, being a girl in a culture that favors male children, and being an Untouchable (Dalit) in a poverty-stricken community. I am able to send her small gifts, which the STE country coordinator emails me about promptly, to say what was received. In the past, I've even received photos of my sponsored child with my gifts! So I know they arrived, and that she got them. I actually love to write to the children, and I have read a statistic somewhere that sponsored children who receive letters from their sponsors (even just one letter a year) do significantly better (some 30% or so) academically than children who do not receive letters. I can't change the whole world, but maybe I can help a few people out there. And Save The Children makes that possible. I traveled to Nepal a few years ago, and while I wasn't able to make it to the far-flung region where my sponsored child is, I was able to meet with the STE country coordinator in Kathmandu. She was great -- she made time to meet with me and she was incredibly kind and thoughtful even though I'm not a big donor to STE. I really like the STE website which allows donors to login, see photos of their sponsored children, and see what is being done in their specific communities. Also, their website (after you've logged in) allows you to send an email message to your child. This is a great feature! The only negative thing I have to say about STE are that if a child moves out of STE's impact area (something over which STE has no control) they will give you a new child to sponsor. That has happened to me twice, and it makes me sad....because of course you want to see the child grow and flourish. I think that when kids turn 18 in the STE program, they are "done" and at that point you get another child. But I don't see how STE can do much about whether or not a child moves out of their impact area. I have heard people complain a about being bombarded by mail from STE, but that hasn't happened to me or anyone I know. I get regular (but not overboard) mailings from STE, just enough to keep me informed. I do wish there was a way for me to continue sponsoring my child for longer. I know that the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging allows donors to sponsor the children through their twenties (for university or trade school or whatever) for the same cost as sponsoring a child in grade school or high school ($30/mo). I wish that Save the Children offered a similar program.

CEO 2009 compensation $365,130 (source: Charity Navigator). I donate about $350 per year to STC. 1,042 donations of $350 are required to pay just the CEO's salary. Does that seem a bit excessive to anyone other than me? I am considering re-directing my money to another organization where the CEO's salary is more reasonable. Any suggestions?

I wanted to support STC's midwifery training program. I had a list of specific questions about the program that were answered via email by the Acting Associate Director of Operations for the Newborn and Child Survival Campaign. It has been my experience that other charities do not offer such one-on-one communication. When I have a question a representative guides me back to their website.

It's simple. If you want to help poverty stricken children, STC is your best bet. forget all those other organizations. STC is by far the most reputable and efficient children charity out there. I dont know where all these negative views are coming from because in the world of charity anyone whose been around long enough has not only heard of Save the Children, but also recognizes it as one of the leading non-profits.

Five members of my family made one-time donations in memory of a loved one two years ago. SInce then we have ALL been inundated with STC mailings and emails despite numerous calls, letters, and emails from each one of us requesting that we be taken off their lists. It is a total waste of money that could be used to help children! It has changed the way I think of STC, and that's a shame.

I could not find an "unsubscribe" link on their website, nor is that an option to check on the printed donor forms. When I emailed (again) last year and requested to be taken off all lists, I got a response back that said I would receive (and I quote) "a reduction in volume of communications from us". That was a first - not "you have been unsubscribed from all communications from us". Reduction in volume? I have personally received 5 mailed solicitations in the last 4 weeks!

All 5 of us have tried repeatedly with no success to be removed.
It has gotten to the point that when any of us receives a solicitation from STC, we send emails to each other with the title "STC again". It has become a bad family joke. But it is really very, very sad when I think of the wasted cost.

I called again a while back and was transferred to someone who said STC gets calls like mine all the time. The person said it was an "executive decision" not to take names off, and also there are numerous non-integrated mailing lists and that's probably why we all get so many mailings. I said I keep sending back the donor form with "remove from all lists" written on it and the person said it won't do any good. I am not revealing gender here because I don't want anyone to get in trouble.

Clearly a worthwhile organization, and I strongly support the work they do. However, one should use caution if using monthly credit or debit cards to donate to their monthly program, because it can be difficult to discontinue the charges. There is no option to cancel at their Web site, so I mailed a letter asking them to discontinue the monthly charges to my account. Nonetheless, a charge appeared in my account two weeks later. About three weeks after that, I received a letter from them asking me to "update my account information"; they clearly still hadn't processed my cancellation, so I called and gave them a verbal cancellation. A charge AGAIN appeared on my account the following month! I think I finally got it straightened out with a repeat phone call.

One also wonders why they have such an expensive monthly sponsorship program; other charities seem to be grateful for smaller donations.

I worked for SAVE and while it is better than many organizations such as World Vision they are not good at providing the professionals needed to design a project or program. Often bad projects especially in education are developed. That is because professionals do not write the projects and they are destined to fail. Project managers are told to write positive reports anyway which I did many times. Corruption happens because their projects are not well managed or supervised. I could have easily walked away with the money for my project because there was no spot checking to see if I was doing what I was supposed to be doing. I met some of my colleages in the field who were doing just that. I saw other projects which were definitely irresponsible. This is in a former soviet country. I will not divulge the country. The project managers I met were also not of a very high quality.
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