My Nonprofit Reviews

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Review for Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute (CFRI), Palo Alto, CA, USA
I have been with CFRI since my daughter was diagnosed 25 years ago. We lived in Los Angeles for over 21 years, but I always made a point to attend the yearly conferences at the end of July. I've learnt most of what I know of CF during these conferences and the educational seminars available on DVDs. Equally important is the support CFRI provides for caregivers and patients. The money raised through different fundraising opportunities provides very important help to research. Numerous breakthroughs have happened due to the financial grants CFRI made available to scientists. Presently I am volunteering in the office to help out in the day to day administrative tasks, as the organization works on a very low operating budget and prefers to fund new research rather than employ a lot of people. I've volunteered for other non profit organizations before, but none of them were as dedicated as CFRI's staff!