My Nonprofit Reviews

My name is Candi Fair. I am one of many volunteers of the Ian Somerhalder Foundation(ISF).

During the several years I have had the honor to work within the Youth Focus Area, I have seen the heart and soul of ISF.....the volunteers working countless hours behind the scenes making sure everything runs like a well oiled machine...I have had the honor to be empowered not only by my fellow volunteers but especially by the Youth that we work with every day.

These Youth are passionate, driven, intelligent and full of love. They strive to heal our world and that is exactly what they are doing! From being strong voiced animal advocates, to rolling up their sleeves and cleaning up their communities, to instilling recycling programs in their schools....these kids go above and beyond to help the world and each other and ISF is that platform they are standing on to reach those high places. ISF empowers them and educates them and and gives them the tools they need to get their voices heard in a noisy ,chaotic world that drowns them out.
I have spoken with kids who are so passionate and driven about issues of bullying in their school that they talk to me with tears in their eyes and shaky voices only to watch them stand taller and stronger than most adults I know to step forward and be the one to make that initial change and help their fellow classmates find the friends and help they need.
ISF gives a voice to our smallest changemakers and boy are they being heard!

Of course the Youth is only one Focus Area within ISF...we are also involved in Animal advocacy, Environmental Conservation,focusing on water and also a brilliant Grassroots initiatives program!

ISF is an amazing non profit that is doing great things in this world..just stand back and watch us!

My name is Candi Fair and I am a volunteer within the Ian Somerhalder Foundation's Youth Division.
I personally, have seen the positive impact that this foundation has on our youth of today. ISF gives young people the tools, platforms and encouragement and education to help them find their passions and strive to see them come to life. I feel VERY fortunate to get the honor to work with kids who are actively and passionately engaging each other and their communities to "Do Better" for our world, to make an actual, tangible difference..... that's where ISF stands apart from other foundations.....the kids have the control to participate in projects and grassroot inituitives or any other positive ,change making ideas they want .....and they are doing it big!!!
I have participated in two ISF YOUTH DAYS with these awesome young people. ISF YOUTH DAYS are days set aside for our ISF YOUTH to come together in different parts of our country to roll up their sleeves and volunteer at specific locations that need our help. From traveling to Flint Michigan to help with their water crisis to traveling to Georgia to volunteer at an animal sanctuary, I have had the AMAZING privilege to witness the passion and excitement of these kids who are eager to help, volunteer, roll up their sleeves and not afraid to use their voices and speak their minds. Their ideas, heart and pure will, encourage me everyday! Thanks to ISF our most valuable resource, our YOUTH, has a voice and are making a positive impact on our world and all it's inhabitants.