My Nonprofit Reviews
craig newmark
Review for Center For Public Integrity, Washington, DC, USA
CPI does seriously good investigative reporting with factchecking, taking on issues where traditional media fears to tread.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Likely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A lot
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Review for Voto Latino Inc, Washington, DC, USA
Voto Latino does really important work making sure people get their voting rights recognized. That's a very big deal, considering the some really bad people are working to disenfranchise people.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Review for Npr Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
NPR provides some of the most trustworthy news reporting out there, and are pushing ahead to find new ways of telling stories and delivering the news.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Likely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A lot
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for The Aspen Institute Inc, Washington, DC, USA
The Aspen folks do really good work in a number of areas, for example, bringing together very different people regarding national. They also have great stuff on communications and society, which has affected my work, and also regarding mideast peace, to which they're really helping.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Acumen Fund Inc, New York, NY, USA
Acumen is about helping people into the business world where they can help themselves and others and get the job done. It's for real a "rising tide lifts all boats" thing, and have been very effective.
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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?
2011
Review for Marines Memorial Association, San Francisco, CA, USA
The MMA runs the Marines Memorial Building which is a frequent venue for lots of good work. That includes sessions on social media for nonprofits, seminars on PTSD and TBI ("The Brain at War") and a lot which helps military families and veterans.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for American Near East Refugee Aid Inc, Washington, DC, USA
These guys put boots on the ground to get stuff done that's really needed. In my case, I helped them build a latrine at a high school in Jericho. This kind of thing is mundane, but vital, easy to overlook in our high tech environment.
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Was your donation impactful?
Definitely
How likely is it that you would recommend that a friend donate to this group?
Likely
How likely are you to donate to this group again?
Likely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
Review for Points of Light Foundation, Atlanta, GA, USA
These guys do a great job promoting service and volunteerism in the US, helping people find volunteer opportunities online and offline.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Likely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Consumer Reports Inc, Yonkers, NY, USA
This the group that does Consumer Reports, probably the major product testing group in the US. They also do outstanding work in advocacy for regular people in areas that really matter, like financial protection, and better rules regarding cell phones, that kind of thing.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Review for Community Technology Network, San Francisco, CA, USA
People in underserved communities sometimes need a hand with technology, and these guys are her to provide that.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Likely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Some
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Newstrust Communications, Mill Valley, CA,
Newstrust has done great work providing high quality news, though I think it's being brought into larger efforts doing the same. This involves a renewed focus on factchecking in journalism.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Likely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Some
Will you tell others about this organization?
Likely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Organic Health Response Incorporated USA, Glenwood Springs, CO, USA
These guys are doing great work fighting AIDS in a small part of Kenya which would otherwise be badly underserved. Part of how they're doing it involves building a sustainable computer center with serious bandwidth, working with a Inveneo.
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How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust, Cold Spring, KY, USA
These guys provide a lot of real help to veterans, basic stuff, like filling out medical claims forms, which can be a major challenge. We've also participated together in employee innovation efforts at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Tomorrows Youth Organization, McLean, VA, USA
TYO runs a good computer center in Nablus, in the West Bank, helping give people a voice, and helping them help themselves with everyday matters, like finding a job or getting a place to live. (My support is in turn supported by the US, Israeli, and Palestinian governments.)
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Likely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Free Press, Florence, MA, USA
Hey, these guys help us all out by fighting for online rights. Seriously, we're all under attack by bad actors, like the very day I write this, in Congress, regarding SOPA. It could kill any site with user generated content, like user review sites.
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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?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Likely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for San Francisco Women's Centers, San Francisco, CA, USA
Hey, the SF Women's Centers provide a really good umbrella org and space for a whole bunch of efforts that help people. I'm particularly interested in and supportive of their community computer lab, which helps people connect to find their own voice, and to get everyday stuff done, like finding a job.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for INVENEO INC, San Francicso, CA, USA
Inveneo is great at getting internet connectivity to places where it's really hard to get. They're very smart about using alternative forms of connection where infrastructure is minimal, and getting the job done. That includes areas like Haiti, Kenya, and the West Bank.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of advisors?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Kiva.org: Loans that Change Lives, San Francisco, CA, USA
I've been working with Kiva and affiliate organizations, and they get the job done, helping build small business and create jobs. (I figure creating a job is one of the best things a person can do for another.) Specifically, I've made contributions including the West Bank and Detroit, that helps people out, and my loans are getting paid off quite well.
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How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for GreatNonprofits, Redwood Shores, CA, USA
People want to help others, and that often means getting involved somehow with nonprofits. We want to find effective ones, and avoid the questionable ones.
It helps to find user reviews of nonprofits.
This review is self referential, in part, to get the word out better. GreatNonprofits does a really useful and good job, and more people need to hear about it.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Wikimedia Foundation Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA
Maybe it's not necessary to talk up the folks behind Wikipedia, people already know their importance and influence.
You might not know how hard they work to get it done right, including always trying to make it more accurate and how to prevent attacks and other problems.
In a sense, they're asking "what is truth" in conditions which can get real unfriendly at times.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for AARP Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
These guys serve a very broad population that really needs a break, and they get the job done.
They're also expanding in areas that need help, like people who can't get out of the house easily, and who lack local friends and family.
I've recently participated in a brainstorming session with them, on the use of tech to help people who're isolated. It was impressive and serious, and will get more done.
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How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Sunlight Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
Sunlight fosters a network of sites that start to bring accountability via transparency to government, Federal, state, and local.
The deal is ultimately to show where money comes from, who gets it, and who gets what in turn.
Sunlight is the big operator in this space, getting done more than anyone.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A lot
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America Inc, New York, NY, USA
IAVA has been very effective in a number of areas, like getting better Federal legislation for vets, improving awareness and support for vets problems, and mutual support systems for vets.
This also includes real big areas like jobs for vets, which is perhaps the highest priority matter for veterans, and their spouses. They're arguably the most important support groups for recent vets.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
Review for Center For Public Integrity, Washington, DC, USA
These guys do a great job of trustworthy reporting, helping keep the powerful honest.
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Their reporting is unique.
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Review for Voto Latino Inc, Washington, DC, USA
These guys are really good, helping people get and use their voting rights.
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Review for Npr Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
I think NPR will become one of the dominant players in media by 2020.
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I make use of it everyday.
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Review for The Aspen Institute Inc, Washington, DC, USA
Aspen Institute does really good work in important areas, and in my case, for Middle East peace and much better use of communications tech to serve everyone better.
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Improved IT industry in the West Bank. Better public/private partnership regarding social media etc for everyone.
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Review for Acumen Fund Inc, New York, NY, USA
These guys help budding businesspeople around the world get their businesses going.
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I've seen the direct effect of their training, people starting businesses.
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Review for American Near East Refugee Aid Inc, Washington, DC, USA
ANERA does really good work for people on the West Bank, getting real stuff built to help people with their everyday lives.
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I can see the effects, for example, got a good report on how the latrine was the last needed construction project at that high school.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
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Review for Marines Memorial Association, San Francisco, CA, USA
These guys provide a bunch of facilities helping veterans of all ages, and are looking to do more, like a computer center to help vets learn to use system, for purposes including getting a job.
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Seeing how they got together a big conference "The Brain at War", focusing on Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
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Review for Community Technology Network, San Francisco, CA, USA
These guys provide serious tech help for underserved communities.
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I've seen their work in action.
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Review for Consumer Reports Inc, Yonkers, NY, USA
These guys do serious consumer protection, rating products and services, and doing advocacy in areas needed badly by people like financial and telecom protection.
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Millions of people have gotten the benefit of their product and service reviews, and of their advocacy work.
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Review for Points of Light Foundation, Atlanta, GA, USA
These guys do great work relating to volunteerism in the US, with AllForGood.org in the fold, become the pre-eminent organization.
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Seeing their volunteer database propagated on many sites, including my blog.
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Review for Newstrust Communications, Mill Valley, CA,
These guys do a good job of getting the most credible versions of news stories identified, and are building impressive new forms of truth squad work.
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I receive reports from them every day.
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Review for Organic Health Response Incorporated USA, Glenwood Springs, CO, USA
These guys are doing serious work to set up a sustainable computer center in an underserved area, which will also help a lot with HIV education.
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Seeing stuff get done, that also helps indirectly in Haiti and the West Bank.
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Review for Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust, Cold Spring, KY, USA
These guys get real stuff done for Wounded Warriors, I've seen that in action in places including the VA Palo Alto Medical Center.
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They help vets with basics, even like filling out medical claims forms.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
help more with new tech.
Review for San Francisco Women's Centers, San Francisco, CA, USA
The folks at The Women's Building are doing great work to help out women and girls in need. It's a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-service center for women and girls in the Mission district in SF.
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I've heard really great first-hand accounts of the good work being done from folks on my team who have toured the Building, met with the staff and community using their services.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them spread the word about the wonderful and needed services they offer to the community. Such as food bank distribution, computer skills classes and a community center that is really a great place for folks to come together, learn from each other and give each other a break.
Review for Tomorrows Youth Organization, McLean, VA, USA
These folks are doing great work for communities in the Middle East.
TYO is helping youth and parents in the Middle East to realize their potential as healthy, active and responsible family and community members.
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The team at TYO has shared lots of stories and photos showing the positive impact their work is having in the field.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them spread the word about their great work to more people who care about positive change in the Middle East.
Review for Free Press, Florence, MA, USA
The folks at Free Press believe that there's still a place for community-based journalism and that's the work they are pushing forward every day.
Okay, you hear me talking "trust is the new black" and that power and influence will shift dramatically to the people and groups with the best reputations and largest networks. The power and influence landscape in 2020 will look very different from now.
I feel this applies to media, and that the media landscape at that point will reflect those flows of power and influence. Among news organizations, the successful survivors will be the ones that build a culture of trust, largely by checking facts, and not tolerating disinformation.
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I've seen these folks stand up for truth, media integrity and community-based journalism.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Get them connected to more journalists and interested community to expand this movement.
Thanks for your comments and review, Craig! Your input and support have been so valuable. Our 500,000 activists work for universally accessible communications, from the hyper-local to the global. And it's all thanks to great tools that allow us to network and join together, as you mention. Together, onward! Sara Longsmith, FP staff.
Review for charity: water, New York, NY, USA
Hey, these folks are doing great work bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I've seen some photos, video and GPS coordinates plotted in GoogleEarth to prove the wells they built.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them raise awareness of the water crisis through their events, fund-raising exhibitions and other public awareness campaigns.
Review for KaBOOM!, Washington, DC, USA
Hey, the folks at KaBOOM! get playgrounds built and a lot more.
They have built nearly 2,000 playgrounds, raised $200 million and marshaled 100,000 volunteers throughout the country and internationally.
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I've seen first hand how folks in a community can come together and give kids a break by giving them a place to play.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help spread the word to get more playgrounds built across the country.
Review for INVENEO INC, San Francicso, CA, USA
These folks provide sustainable Internet tech with serious bandwidth for commuities in key areas around the world like Haiti, Kenya and the West Bank.
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I've see pictures and heard promising stories from the team and folks in the field about the project on Mfangano Island in Western Kenya to turn the tide against the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS across Lake Victoria. Read more in my blog post: http://www.cnewmark.com/2010/12/organic-health-response-using-the-net-for-.html
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them spread the word about their great work so more people would get involved and help with their projects.
Review for Cambodian Children's Fund, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Hey, these guys help out the poorest of the poor, including orphan kids making a living picking stuff from garbage dumps... and getting actual results.
CCF is run by Scott Neeson, the former President of 20th Century Fox International traveled to Cambodia, and this was the experience that changed his life forever.
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Scott and his team have shared videos, pictures and testimonials from the women and children they have helped over the years.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them spread the work about their great and needed work and encourage interested folks to help Scott in the field there make a real difference.
Review for Craigslist Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
The folks at Craigslist Foundation are doing good work. It's a nonprofit that works to strengthen communities and neighborhoods.
I think we all need to work together to make things better for everyone: treat people like you want to be treated; and now and then, give the other person a break, like being your brother’s or sister’s keeper. That means finding ways to do it.
We’re a collaborative species, relying on each other to survive, and everyone needs to pitch in, now and then. CLF and their programs can help you do this.
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Craigslist Foundation has put on Boot Camps for the community for years, is building LikeMinded a tool to share stories of community success and innovation and has also helped advance the U.S. service movement with allforgood.org.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Encourage folks to get involved with their programs and consider making a donation to them.
Review for Kiva.org: Loans that Change Lives, San Francisco, CA, USA
Kiva.org is the big microfinance group in the US. A model for micro-lending to small businesses across the world and they allow people to lend to small businesses right here in the US.
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I look for opportunities in the West Bank and Palestine. I want to help the situation there in my own way and small businesses help in the sense that they create jobs. I actively recommend contributions via Kiva, particularly with CHF for the West Bank.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them get the word out to more people that making small loans to small businesses at home and around the world is a good thing.
Review for GreatNonprofits, Redwood Shores, CA, USA
GreatNonprofits is is great service for nonprofits of all sizes and walks of life. They are like the "Yelp for nonprofits". Folks can rate nonprofits and share their personal experience, so that others can learn about them from more than just the staff and marketing materials.
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Perla Ni and her team work hard to make sure people who have had an experience with a nonprofit (e.g. volunteer, donor, board member, etc.) can share it with others, inspiring others to get involved and do something.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
help them spread the word to get more people writing reviews and sharing their experiences.
Review for AARP Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
The AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) is one of the most trusted organizations in the US, having earned that trust and they continue to earn it. I've been an AARP member for almost seven years, as the card shows. I'm hoping the expiration date on that card refers to my membership, only...
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AARP has helped fight for health care, taking on some really powerful and ruthless politicians.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Ask them to help ensure that my membership won't expire.
Review for Wikimedia Foundation Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA
Wikipedia really is the "first draft of history" and more than that, maybe a vital part of how our species is working together for the common good. The good folks at Wikimedia Foundation own and operate Wikipedia. They are dedicated to bringing free content to the world.
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They do a great job of helping the world come together and draft history for the common good.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Encourage people to get involved and contribute information to Wikipedia about the stuff they know the most about. Me, I might need to write a little on nerds and customer service.
Review for Bob Woodruff Foundation, New York, NY, USA
Folks check out ReMind.org and considering donating to help wounded warriors and honor those who have fallen. There are thousands of Americans out there risking a bullet, or worse, for us. Let's give a little back here. Donations to ReMind.org go straight to providing resources and support to injured service members, veterans and their families -- to successfully reintegrate our nation's injured heroes. ReMIND.org is a movement of the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I've heard stories from vets and experts in the field about how ReMIND's work is helping to make real change.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I'd help them get their good word out to as many folks as possible.
Review for DonorsChoose.org, New York, NY, USA
The folks at DonorsChoose.org do something like microfinance for classroom projects. They define a project, put it online, and people fund in small amounts to get bigger results.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I hear from teachers and from the kids in the classroom that they are getting the supplies they need to learn and do the hard work.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them spread the word about all the great projects.
Review for Sunlight Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
The deal is that Sunlight Foundation is all about government accountability and transparency, helping taxpayers get what they pay for. They're the folks who work with Congress to show Americans what's really going on.
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I've heard from many Congressmen and taxpayers that Sunlight's making a real impact with government transparency.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them be able to make more government more transparent as soon as possible.
Review for Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America Inc, New York, NY, USA
Hey, the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America get real stuff done for vets, like educational and medical benefits. On a daily basis, they support vets, and provide means for them to help each other out. If you're serious about supporting vets, this is one great way to do so.
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I hear great stories about IAVA directly from the vets themselves.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them work with others to build a centralized website to serve all basic veterans needs.
