My Nonprofit Reviews
Christine
Review for Global Links, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
I have provided pro bono services to Global Links for many years. It is an amazing not-for-profit organization, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Very low administrative overhead and very high impact. So much thought and care goes into every donation to ensure each facility receives exactly what it needs and can put to good use. (Well-intended but inappropriate donations can be a huge burden on a recipient -- imagine getting a tractor-trailer load of equipment or materials you can't use!) Global Links has carefully built up partnerships with local hospitals, international governmental organizations, recipient hospitals in developing countries -- all to ensure it can have the highest, most beneficial impact in the countries it serves and make best use of the materials it reuses. Humanitarian, eco-friendly, well-run -- it's a great organization.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
much-needed medical supplies and equipment going where they are very much needed and appreciated -- that would otherwise be thrown away!
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
reach out to hospitals nationwide. The suture program, in particular, is so high-impact.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the fact that it's a nonprofit that's quietly making a huge impact that saves lives and protects the environment.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
professional, friendly, dedicated.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
save thousands more lives in our hemisphere and save tons more surplus from being thrown away.
Ways to make it better...
I could have done more. The more involved you can be, the more you see how great the need is and how beneficial the assistance Global Links provides.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
lack of space (both warehouse and office) to grow.
One thing I'd also say is that...
I've worked in two nonprofits in my career, so I know how hard it can be -- limited funds, limited supplies, always more to do. Global Links does a great job given the obstacles every nonprofit faces, and the fact that it is truly home-grown (the brainchild of 3 women) makes it even more amazing.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
