My Nonprofit Reviews
Simon Bryant
Review for Brackett Refugee Education Fund, Hamilton, NY, USA
I first met the Bracketts (Liz and Tom) and their organization on the Thai-Burma border where I was doing some medical work. I've been a supporter ever since, because of their focus on education, face-to-face interviews and follow-up with every (very deserving!) recipient of their funding. The Bracketts demonstrate a persistent, consistent, methodical approach to establishing a very effective organization to fund education for those who need and appreciate it most.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
The results are evident in their simple e-newsletter and on their website.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
continue exactly as Tom and Liz are doing.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
Theirs is a simple, but critical goal: to provide the means of basic education to those who arguably need and appreciate it the most.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
exemplary human beings.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
establish a financial base from which to perpetuate and appropriately expand its operations.
Ways to make it better...
As a Canadian donor my contributions are not tax-deductible but I make them anyway.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
the recipients of the educational funding provided are often disenfranchised (stateless) refugees or displaced people with no protection from violent and opportunistic persecution.
One thing I'd also say is that...
you should really look into this organization and contact the Bracketts if you have any questions or concerns or would like to be involved.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
