My Nonprofit Reviews
Michael Earle
Review for Junior State of America, Oakland, CA, USA
The Junior Statesmen Foundation provides young people with the knowledge and opportunity that we need most in this society. The Junior State of America, by providing civic education and opportunities to speak up, helps students blossom to their full potential. It helps nervous students learn to speak up, and it helps loud students craft their message, helping them convey their message exactly and easily.
When I went to events around our school district and town encouraging people to get involved with JSA, they'd ask my why it was worth their time. What's the point? Public speaking skills are the single most important skills you will ever learn. I would tell them that no matter what they want to do in life, what career they want to pursue, you will always have to convey your ideas in a coherent and logical manner. JSA isn't just about debate. It's about learning how to present yourself and your ideas in a logical and attractive manner.
One of the testaments to how well JSA works can be found right here on these reviews. These reviewers are all JSA students. They all love their organization, and they all wrote clear and moving reviews. No other foundation could produce such amazing and talented students as JSA. Anyone considering getting involved with JSA will be glad they did.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
JSA has a lot of inner workings. As the largest student-run organization in the country, it takes a lot of students to get it done. However, there have been some questionable choices and events in the past. The "Cabinet" which runs JSA has a very closed-off and exclusive feeling about it. We need to go back to the roots: debate, political involvement, and rhetoric. We need to make the cabinet more transparent and accountable to the people, so that our government is for the people, by the people.
Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2014
