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jrmarkle
Review for Transition US, Sebastopol, CA, USA
I found Transition US to be a dedicated and intelligent group of individuals who were patient and instructive in helping our group get organized. I have attended several webinars hosted by TransitionUS and found them to be enlightening in the way they taught issues and concepts on the varied topics they presented. The TransitionUS website is also a goldmine of information both of resources and individual stories of other groups' experiences which are useful for networking new groups starting out. All my interactions with the people at Transition US have been friendly, positive experiences, resulting in practical solutions to any problem.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
When our group first formed we really didn't know what we were doing and we got some great, and patient, advice from the folks at TransUS. Far from being bureaucratic, TransUS was able to cut through many of the worries we had with sensible suggestions.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
finding out what other groups are doing via the newsletter, photos online and the webinars where people are able to share their experiences with each other. I learn a lot from the Resources pages of the TransUS site-no one else has such information!
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
intelligent, genuine, caring, and able to offer real solutions to problems that seemed insurmountable to us.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
form regional meetings of all the Transition Initiatives so they could pool their ideas.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
Review for Ecological Options Network, Bolinas, CA, USA
My experience with Ecological Options Network, EON, has been as a journalist, website producer and viewer. I have coordinated media use with James Heddle and MaryBeth Brangan, posting many of their videos on our community group’s website, transitionwestmarin.org. As a citizen, I have viewed many of their videos about local and regional issues and find them to be timely, accurate, focused, and carefully edited to best communicate the truth, fulfilling the need for relevant news we can trust. I have found them to be the most hard-working couple I have ever met. I don’t know how they are able to produce so much footage in such a finite time. They shoot, edit and post to the web quickly and accurately. When they say, “public service by EON,” this is the real truth. James and MaryBeth are genuinely dedicated to public service. They have an authentic citizen’s sense of which issues are most important to cover. They have the astute ability to focus on the aspects of an issue which are the most important to highlight and capture for citizens who value their democracy. They use well-honed skills of journalism and videography that are of a caliber with that seen on national TV. And if being skilled professionals weren’t enough, they are also genuinely friendly and caring people to work with and to know. Our community is well-served by their efforts and we are lucky to have them.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the level of dedication and commitment evident in their stupendous output of work. It makes you consider how much else you could do to emulate them.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
expand its coverage of important issues and that would benefit all of us.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
