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10 Easy Ways to Get Kids Involved in Nonprofits

easy ways to get kids involved in nonprofitsWant to instill the values of compassion, kindness and giving in your kids?  Teach them to have a positive impact in their community and the world; check out these ideas.

1. Join a Community Cleanup

Too much time in front of videogames and not enough time outside? Find a nonprofit organizing a beach, creek or park cleanup in your area. Spend some quality time outside while teaching kids to take pride in their community and local environment.  Check out ACTERRA. Find environmental nonprofits in your area.  

2. Walk to Fight Disease

Get some exercise and make some new friends by walking to increase awareness and raise funds for research and treatment. If your child is too young to walk a few miles, you could push him or her in a stroller. Find health organizations in your area.

3. Find a Toy Drive

Teach generosity. Many organizations hold toy drives for needy children. Got some unused toys that your kids aren’t going to use? Find a donation location in your neighborhood. While you’re at it, clean out the closets and then check out our number 8 recommendation.

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Storytelling = Fundraising

Numbers numb, jargon jars, and nobody ever marched on Washington because of a pie chart. If you really want to reach people and change the world, tell them a story.” – Andy Goodman, Storytelling Best Practices: Websites

We’ve selected these three articles to show how storytelling is an essential element of successful fundraising. Stories are effective because they connect emotionally. And as Roberta Falkner writes, memorable stories can make the stats compelling and take on a life of their own through retelling:

“…Data presented with a compelling story, on the other hand, is inspirational, motivational, and, most of all, memorable. Inspirational and motivational stories compel your prospects to support your cause in some manner. Memorable stories make it easier for supporters to spread the word about you and your cause.” Read more in Non-Profit Fundraising and Storytelling.

In 7 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit Storytelling Katya Andresen and Macon Morehouse describe how to find stories: (more…)

Storytelling for Good

storytelling for fundraisingEver been caught up in a friend’s personal story? Frequently, we come across moving personal accounts of nonprofits literally changing lives. Here is a recent review from a client of CHERUBS (The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research):

I was only 10yrs old when I first learned about CDH. My family was super excited about another baby coming into our family. I was hoping for another sister and my brother was hoping for a brother. I knew something was wrong, when the tech ask my dad to take us out of the room. I had no idea what to think. What seemed like a life time, was only a few minutes. My dad came and brought us back. Mom was crying and now the doctor was in there. The first thing they told us, was it was a girl. I was so excited. But I knew there was a long pause and when my parents did that there was something bad coming. All I recall was that the baby would need a lot of work. I told the doctor I would help and do as much as I could. He smiled and just shook his head. (more…)

Small Nonprofit Makes the Most of Green Awards 2012

Thank you to the Conservators’ Center for this great email about how they made use of Greatnprofits:

“For a small nonprofit, it’s a big deal to be featured as the Top Local Green Nonprofit of the Month on Huffington Post. When the GreatNonprofits campaign began we encouraged our Facebook fans to post reviews on our two pages (http://www.facebook.com/ConservatorsCenter and http://www.facebook.com/ArthurTheTiger), and added a similar request to our e-newsletter and to the thank-you email we send new visitors after their first tour of our facility. We were blown away by how many responded!
We love to hear about how  your organization is using GreatNonprofits as a resource. If you have a success story to tell, email it to Haney@greatnonprofits.org and we’ll consider it for the next newsletter.

We love to hear about how  your organization is using GreatNonprofits as a resource. If you have a success story to tell, email it to Haney@greatnonprofits.org and we’ll consider it for the next newsletter.

The reviews literally brought some of our hardworking employees and volunteers to tears. More important, they highlighted what people most enjoy about the Conservators’ Center, which has helped us better refine what we do to ensure visitors walk away determined to tell others about us. Thank you for challenging us with a campaign that has brought us a lot of good!”
-Mandy Matson
Communications
Conservators’ Center

Disabled Veterans National Foundation Investigation Sparked by Anderson Cooper

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Following  an incendiary CNN Anderson Cooper 360 report accusing the charity Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) of misusing millions of dollars, a Senate Finance Committee  investigation has been launched to take a closer look at the nonprofit’s financials.

Well before this scandal however, starting in 2009, GreatNonprofits members were already negatively reviewing the veterans’ charity, giving it the lowest rating of only one star. Reviewers cited concerns about how donations were spent and the many useless “gifts” received via direct mail through “guilt-based” marketing. (more…)

Do Nothing About Me Without Me

When you make a purchase online, or grab a meal at a new restaurant, it’s likely that you think about writing a review; either positive or negative. Writing and reading reviews online has become a practice pervasive in our everyday lives as consumers. Why not use this model to also assess the efficacy of social welfare programs? GreatNonprofits CEO Perla Ni seeks to address this question in a recent article published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. (more…)

For Mother’s Day – Show Your Support for Women’s Empowerment Nonprofits

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday (May 13.) What better time to celebrate Women’s Empowerment nonprofits? We partnered with the American Association of University Women, the National Council of Women’s Organizations, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Global Fund for Women, and Futures Without Violence to help us reach out to a wide range of groups. If you’ve benefited from, volunteered with, or donated to a organization that supports women, now is the time to support them with a review. Any organization getting ten or more positive reviews during the month of May will be a winner in the Top-Rated Women’s Empowerment Awards 2012. Click here to write a review of a great women’s nonprofit.

If you know someone working for a nonprofit that supports women, tell them about this opportunity for their organization to get recognition from supporters’ reviews.

Special thanks to our partners helping promote the Women’s Empowerment Awards 2012:

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Undiscovered Green Nonprofits Stand Out in Usual Contest

When we here at GreatNonprofits announced the winners of the 2012 Green Awards, we saw some fascinating trends.  The organizations with the most reviews are far from the usual suspects; the leading nonprofits are small and local and frequently boast uncommon and niche missions.

One of the contest winners was the Bat World Sanctuary, based in Mineral Wells, TX. The nonprofit, dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of bats has racked up 144 reviews and have nearly a five-out-of-five star average. The Sanctuary works to protect wild bat colonies and provides sanctuary for non-releasable bats.

Reviews ranged from kids who got help with school projects through the nonprofit, to wildlife rehabilitators. One reviewer stressed the importance of the organization’s educational component, “I feel that Bat World Sanctuary is doing a great deal to educate the public on the importance of bats, along with protecting these incredible creatures.” Another reviewer mentions needing help identifying bats, writing “The only group that responded to my plea for information was Bat World Sanctuary.”

The contest, which allowed local environmental nonprofits to be honored through online volunteer, client and donor reviews, was created as a way to bring attention to under-the-radar organizations doing exemplary work to promote sustainability and the environment.   More than 130 nonprofits participated.

Another winning organization, WiserEarth, hopes to spread the messages of sustainability by offering a website covering eco-issues in Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Italian, Portuguese and Indonesian. Volunteers help with translation. Reviewers were impressed with the global and local opportunities the site provides:

“I am passionate about the potential impact nonprofits can have then they work together to build movements, instead of trying to “own” the cause or work themselves. As such, I was incredibly happy to work with WiserEarth to collaborate on local groups and events around the world that meant local organizations could come together, share knowledge, and grow together. WiserEarth’s collaborative approach is refreshing and promising!”

The Professional Animal Retirement Center shows 15,000 people around their sanctuary every year. Visitors learn about more than 45 exotic and endangered former “pets” and retired performers, and about conservation of endangered species and habitats.

“I love visiting,” writes one reviewer. “It was such an up close experience in seeing the animals, and the care that is tendered them is so very clear.”

Mindy Stinner, Executive Director at Conservators’ Center, another winning organization, says she entered the contest to get feedback from volunteers. The reviews the organization received “brought some of our hardworking employees and volunteers to tears,” she says. More importantly though,  the reviews highlighted what people like most about the enter, which Stinner says has helped it better refine what it does to ensure that visitors walk away determined to spread the word.

The results of this contest is consistent with the overall ratings of nonprofits on the website.  Small and local nonprofits consistently get higher satisfaction ratings from volunteers and donors than larger and national ones.

Why is this?  We believe that smaller organizations provide meaningful opportunities for volunteers to do real programmatic work – not just stuff mailers.  They also provide more hands-on opportunities for donors.  Donors might be able to visit the nonprofit, or meet with the staff or participate as a volunteer on a project.  Smaller organizations are probably also a lot more “high-touch” – they can respond quickly to donor or volunteer requests or feedback.

And most importantly, the work of local organizations is more visible in the community where donors and volunteers live.

A sort of Zagat guide of candid reviews of nonprofits, GreatNonprofits.org provides a platform for those who want to share their experience and also functions as a library of honest, user-generated content to aid potential volunteers and donors in their search for the right nonprofit.

Write a review for the 2012 Green Awards!

This April, we’re working with World Wildlife Fund, Mother Earth News, and Environmental Volunteers to recognize nonprofits protecting the environment and promoting sustainability in the Green Awards. If you want to celebrate Earth Day, show a green nonprofit your support by writing them a review and helping them gain recognition as a 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit! Work at a nonprofit? Invite your volunteers and donors to write a review!

Gather Stories to Show Funders Your Impact

A story is a great way to give potential donors a personalized insight into what your nonprofit  does and the change you’re making in the world. And the most compelling stories can be told  by people who know you best – your clients, volunteers, and partners – as well as your existing donors.

In a recent survey, 84% of donors say that reviews are helpful when they are deciding whether  or not to give to the nonprofit. And every day new potential donors are flocking to the web to  research nonprofits. Won’t you tell them your story?

All you have to do is to encourage your  constituents to tell their story about you. Send emails, tweets, Facebook updates with the link to  your “Write a Review” page on GreatNonprofits, GuideStar, or CharityNavigator.

Here’s one example of a nonprofit making full use of their reviews. Joell Dunlap, Executive  Director of Square Peg Foundation, reported, “reviews have helped us raise $10,000 for our  organization.  Specifically, Square Peg Foundation has used reviews in grant proposals and  letters to donors. She said, “Using reviews by an outside, 3rd party, increases legitimacy of our  foundation leading to increased donations. 

So far more than 11,000 nonprofits have received a total of over 96,000 reviews. The  organizations include the Cancer Schmancer Foundation (218 reviews) and Vounteer USA  Foundation Inc. (198 reviews).

Launch your storytelling campaign today. Reach out to people who know your work well  and ask them to help tell your story by writing a review. It’s easy, simply direct people to the  URL: http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/write/insert-your-nonprofit-name-here

Reviews from Top-Rated Animal Nonprofits Featured in Huffington Post

Ten of our great animal nonprofits were featured in the article “Top Local Nonprofit of the Month Helping Animals” this March. Readers were asked to vote on their favorite story, and after two weeks of voting, the winner is Hacienda de los Milagros! The Carolina Tiger Rescue, Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue, Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc, and the Lost Dog and Cat Foundation also made the top five. Make sure to read about all ten of these great nonprofits and vote on your own favorite story!

Here’s the story from Hacienda de los Milagros: Monty J., who visited the “teaching and healing animal sanctuary”, said he felt an overwhelming calmness. “We were surrounded by empathetic souls who freed us from all judgements and all fears. The quality of acceptance came in every touch, and in eye contact the gift of understanding was immediately accessible.”

Nonprofits in L.A. and Chicago have the chance to win $500!

This March, we’re proud to partner with Eventbrite in the  Los Angeles  and  Chicago Giveaways! Any nonprofit in these two cities that gets 10 new, positive reviews will become a 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit and be entered into a drawing to win one of ten $500 prizes.

Have you ever volunteered with or donated money to a nonprofit in the L.A. or Chicago metro areas? Take 3 minutes to write them a review to help others discover and support their great work!

Eventbrite  will also be hosting a live event in each city featuring thought leaders who will share their insight on social media, fundraising and event planning. Visit Eventbrite to find out more about the  Chicago event and Los Angeles event!

       

Thank you for speaking up about Susan G. Komen!

Thank you GreatNonprofits users! Many of you spoke up about questionable management and judgment of Susan G. Komen *before* the Planned Parenthood crisis.   You posted reviews questioning Komen’s commitment to its mission (i.e.: you reported that Komen sued a local charity the user knew for using the word “the cure”, or allowed KFC to license the pink ribbon, or sued your friend who had walked and not raised enough money).  Before the Planned Parenthood crisis, you gave  Susan G. Komen a poor rating –   2.5 out of 5 stars.

Susan G Komen Pink Ribbon - Planned Parenthood ControversySince the Planned Parenthood announcement, reviews skyrocketed from 27 to 620 reviews.  Susan G. Komen now has an overall score of 1.5 stars.   (The lowest possible star rating is 1).

This is but one example of how your perspectives have contributed to a more informed judgment about charities. Our community values your insights and experiences about charities, national or local.

Keep posting those reviews of nonprofits you have had an experience with!   You are helping more donors and volunteers learn about which nonprofits they should support!

Read reviews of Susan G. Komen here, or write your own review.

– Perla Ni

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Top-Rated Military Families Nonprofits Announced for GreatNonprofits’ National Campaign

GreatNonprofits announced this week that 20 organizations have qualified for the 2011 Military Families Top-Rated Nonprofit List at the close of a month-long campaign in partnership with  Cell Phones for Soldiers, the  Fisher House Foundation, and the  Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.  Organizations receiving ten or more positive stakeholder reviews during the month of October qualified for this top-rated list.

During the campaign, a total of 75 nonprofits were rated and reviewed by hundreds of clients, donors, and volunteers around the world. Over 800 reviews were submitted during the campaign that demonstrated the outstanding impact these organizations were having on active servicemen, veterans, and their families.

All of the participating organizations have shown the many ways nonprofits can help support our military families, both abroad and at home. User reviews of personal experiences and examples also help nonprofits ensure they are working in the right direction.

The VFW National Home for Children received 10 glowing five star reviews during the campaign including this one from beckyjo_ridler about her experience with the organization: “I moved to the VFW National Home when I was 7 years old, from Ohio. My Grandfather was a WWII Veteran. My Sister, Brother and I came with our mother and were part of the single parent program for 3 years. Then one day my mother left us and we ended up in the residential program (the best thing that ever happened to me). Even though my mother couldn’t get it together, the National Home didn’t give up on the 3 of us. 

The full list of Top-Rated Military Families Nonprofits can be found at  http://greatnonprofits.org/issues/military-families

About the Campaign

The 2011 Military Families Campaign ran throughout the month of August 2011. Reviews appear on  GreatNonprofits.org  as well as on  GuideStar.org,CharityNavigator.org,  GlobalGiving.org, and  JustGive.org. Organizations receiving ten or more positive reviews are listed as one of the  2011 Top-Rated Military Families Nonprofits.

Media Contact:

 Molly Niffenegger |  molly@greatnonprofits.org

The Power of Mentorship for Young Creative Writers

A Surprising Family of Writers and Mentors, and Friends Gives Girls a Chance to Write and Go To College

Engel and Baden pose for a photo after Engel was awarded a 2010 New York Women in Communications Foundation  Scholarship.

Inside Café Grumpy in Chelsea New York, with the clang and bang of coffee grinding in the background, the 18 year old Shira Engel sat in a corner table, holding a leather-bound journal, open to a page of her own poetry. Across from her was a young woman, Morgan Baden, with a brightly knit scarf draped around her neck. Brows knit, Engel read aloud, paused, and looked up. A steaming cup of coffee in her hands, Baden brought the ceramic mug to her lips, mulling over Engel’s work. Putting down the mug, she looked over the stanza, pointed to the page. Engel scribbled down notes on the side. Baden looked up and grinned, and suddenly, Engel threw her head back in laughter, holding the journal to her chest.

For years, Engel has been drawn to writing poetry and has grown to be an aspiring writer. Baden, is her mentor, a writer and social media manager at Scholastic. They had been meeting weekly for three years. They didn’t meet accidentally. And like many girls in New York, Engel, a girl who always wanted to write, didn’t have any writing classes at school because of budget cuts that left her school without another option.

“They cut out Spanish classes [the only language class] by my junior year of high school, so they definitely did not have creative writing as an option,  recalls Engel. “I really craved that and I had trouble identifying myself as a writer in  9th grade because I had no space to write. 

At home, her parents were going through a divorce. And while they never tried to stop Shira from pursuing her dreams, they also wanted her to pursue a career that could provide a steady source of income. With a whirlwind of events, Engel had little room to process and express the overwhelming emotions that she felt.

“They were very supportive of my writing, but they do have the mentality that you need to do something that makes money,  she says.

Engel learned about a program called Girls Write Now, a New York City based nonprofit that pairs girls with mentors who are successful female writers in the professional world. Since it’s creation in 1998, the organization led by founder Maya Nussbaum has served over 6,000 girls in the New York City area, 3,500 of which have been considered underserved or at risk. Throughout  the programs duration, girls partake in weekly meetings with mentors, workshops, and public readings, which are often both one of the most terrifying and rewarding experiences of the program for many girls.

Engel was soon paired up with Baden.   Baden worked full time at Scholastic on top of writing in her spare time.   And she seemed to be on top of it all “ with her journal and iPhone with her.

“She is such a talented writer but she is also a nurturer as a writer and that is something I wouldn’t find anywhere else,  says Engel. “Morgan [Baden]and I started working together and she encouraged my writing but she also pushed it, I grew more committed,  she explains. Stanza by stanza, the pair would work through Engel’s poetry, with Baden providing feedback.

Throughout her three years with Girls Write Now, Engel and Baden were also part of the community of other female writers and mentors.   The staff, volunteer mentors and other girls at Girls Write Now became a nurturing family that allowed Engel to channel the confusion and hurt of a parents divorce into works of poetry.

“At Girls Write Now, we bonded over writing and that was already so intimate so to go from there, we are able to share so much more of our lives and so many different parts of who we are through what we have in common,  explains Engel.Girls Write Now also provided her with the guidance to navigate the college application process. They opened doors to universities that she didn’t even think were possible.

“They have college advisors that come in, which is essential because so many of the schools [in the NYC public school system] don’t have college advisors,  says Engel.

My parents really wanted me to go to a state school. No one in my family had ever gone to a private school,  Engel explains. “But on a college tour, I fell in love with Wesleyan and their writing program. 

With the help of her mentor and Girls Write Now, Engel won numerous awards and scholarships.

“Morgan and Girls Write Now in general encouraged me [to pursue going to Wesleyan] and showed me scholarships [that] I wouldn’t have found out about without Girls Write Now,  she explains.

Now at the end of her freshmen year at Wesleyan, Engel is pursuing a double major in English and Feministic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.     Going to classes, studying to be a yoga teacher, and reading novels about Tudor England, Engel, feels that she has the ability to choose her future.

With Girls Write Now, you’re getting us before we go to college or even think about going or not going to college,  she explains. ” ¦to be able to have that positive influence on people, to show the impossible is possible, while serving in the greater community of writing, is really amazing. 

One of the greatest gifts that Girls Write Now has given Engel was that what began as a professional mentorship developed into lasting relationship.

“Morgan was in no way contracted to stay on as my mentor or anything yet whenever I came home from Wesleyan ¦we would talk about our lives in every sense. We talk about boys. We talk about careers. We have become friends. She doesn’t treat me like I am over ten years younger than her. We connect past boundaries of age, which is what a mentor/mentee relationship is all about,  says Engel.

Girls Write Now Inc. is a New York based nonprofit and is one of the  highest rated nonprofits on GreatNonprofits.org, a website of ratings and reviews of nonprofits.   To find out how you can support Girls Write Now go to http://www.girlswritenow.org/.

-Siena Witte

Top-Rated Education 4 All Nonprofits Announced for GreatNonprofits’ National Campaign

Congratulations to the 43 organizations that qualified for the 2011 Education 4 All Top-Rated Nonprofit List! The campaign ran throughout the month of September in partnership with  Little Kids Rock,  Communities in Schools,  Givology,  Parents Education Network, the  Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, and the  National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. Organizations receiving ten or more positive stakeholder reviews during the month of September qualified for this top-rated list.

During the campaign, a total of 181 nonprofits were rated and reviewed by hundreds of clients, donors, and volunteers around the world. Over 1,000 reviews were submitted during the campaign that recognized how these organizations have improved the quality, access, and diversity of education around the world.

All of the participating organizations have demonstrated the variety of ways nonprofits can help support schools and make education more available. User reviews of personal experiences and examples also help nonprofits ensure they are working in the right direction.

Admission Possible received 20 glowing five star reviews during the campaign including this one from Michelle I., a participant in the program: “As a sophomore in high school, I had no plans on going to college. I didn’t think it was possible for a low-income, first generation student to go to college. Joining Admission Possible in for my junior and senior years changed my life. They showed my that college is possible for anyone and everyone given the resources they need. Admission Possible prepared me for, and signed me up to take the ACT, apply for financial aid, apply to and actually get in to the college of my choice. As a now sophomore in college, I credit my success to Admission Possible as a whole and the wonderful coaches they employ. I am now a social work major hoping to make a difference in people’s lives, like Admission Possible did for me! 

The full list of Top-Rated Education 4 All Nonprofits can be found athttp://greatnonprofits.org/issues/education-4-all

About the Campaign
The 2011 Education 4 All Campaign ran throughout the month of September. Reviews appear on  GreatNonprofits.org  as well as on  GuideStar.org,  CharityNavigator.org,GlobalGiving.org,  and  JustGive.org. Organizations receiving ten or more positive reviews are listed as one of the  2011 Top-Rated Educaiton 4 All Nonprofits.

GreatNonprofits Shares Surprising Findings in Advancing Philanthropy

ArticleCoverGreatNonprofits is featured in the current issue of Advancing Philanthropy, the publication produced by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. We were thrilled to share some of our most interesting and surprising findings from our experience with reviews over the last few years. Here’s a sneak peak at the article, “Up For Review,” written by Andrew Wyatt, FInstF, and the full article is linked below.

“If you conducted a survey of your organization’s leaders, volunteers and donors, what words do you think they would use to describe the positive qualities of your organization? Perhaps, you may hope, terms such as “accountable,  “effective  and “ethical  would be among those used most frequently. At the same time, what would the people involved with your organization change to make it better?

Since 2007, GreatNonprofits (www.greatnonprofits.org) has provided a forum where volunteers, donors and people served by charitable organizations can tell their stories and describe their experiences with various nonprofits (see sidebar). GreatNonprofits helps inform prospective donors and volunteers, and assists them in differentiating among nonprofits, finding ones they trust and being more confident in
giving or signing up to volunteer. At the same time, the site promotes greater nonprofit excellence through feedback and transparency. (There are now more than 80,000 reviews of nearly 10,000 nonprofits.)

Reviewer breakdownGreatNonprofits decided to analyze reviews on its website in order to identify the words used most frequently in comments about charitable organizations and to better understand the attributes of nonprofits that are most important to the people who work with and benefit from them. The result ”surprising, to say the least ”have interesting implications for fundraisers.”

Read the complete article here: Up for Review – Advancing Philanthropy Sept-Oct 2011

50 Top-Rated Animal Welfare Organizations Listed During GreatNonprofits’ National Campaign

GreatNonprofits  announced today that 50 organizations have qualified for the  2011 Top-Rated Animal Welfare List at the close of a month-long campaign in partnership with  the National Animal Interest Alliance, the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, the Humane Society of the United States, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Best Friends Animal Society.  Organizations receiving ten or more positive stakeholder reviews during the month of August qualified for this top-rated list.During the campaign, a total of 121 nonprofits were rated and reviewed by thousands of clients, donors and volunteers across the country. The 1301 reviews submitted during the campaign highlight the innovative ways that animal welfare organizations are changing the world, as well as provide the nonprofits with valuable feedback and compelling evidence about their work, which they can then show to their donors.RedRover, an organization that received 19 reviews during the campaign, enjoys participating in GreatNonprofits’ monthly campaigns because the stories shared show people the type of work they do to help animals and the way they do their work, which then provides potential donors the confidence that their donations will be going to a trustworthy organization.

“The biggest benefit we gained in participating in this campaign was becoming a top-rated animal welfare organization,  said President and CEO Nicole F. of RedRover. “There are so many animal nonprofits to choose from and highlighting a list of organizations that have positive reviews is a great way for donors to start to do their homework. 

All of the qualifying organizations have shown the vast ways in which nonprofits can help protect and raise awareness about the necessity of conducting spaying and neutering campaigns, as well as passing the appropriate legislation to defend animals around the world. User reviews of personal experiences and examples also help nonprofits ensure they are working in the right direction.

The full list of Top-Rated Animal Welfare Nonprofits can be found at http://greatnonprofits.org/issues/animal-welfare-campaign

About the Campaign
The 2011 Animal Welfare Campaign ran throughout the month of August 2011. Reviews appear on  GreatNonprofits.org  as well as on  GuideStar.org  and CharityNavigator.org. Organizations receiving ten or more positive reviews are listed as one of the  2011 Top-Rated Animal Welfare Nonprofits.

Media Contact:

Emma Bundy | emma@greatnonprofits.org | (510) 504-2048

 

 

 

2011 GreatNonprofits Education 4 All Campaign Launches to Identify Leading Nonprofits

GreatNonprofits, GuideStar, and Charity Navigator announce the launch of the 2011  GreatNonprofits Education 4 All Campaign to identify top-rated organizations working to improve the quality, access and diversity of education.

GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user-generated ratings and reviews of nonprofits, has partnered with several of the most celebrated organizations in the field for this campaign.

Partners in the campaign, which will run for the month of September, include the Parents Education Network, Little Kids Rock, Communities in School, Givology, the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship and the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.

The 2011 Education 4 All campaign aims to recognize the leading nonprofits within this diverse sector of nonprofits working towards improving education. Their goals range from increasing access to education to raising awareness about learning & attention disabilities to recognizing that there are various non-traditional yet effective teaching methods.

Any education nonprofit that has at least 10 positive reviews by September 30, 2011 will be recognized on the GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Education Nonprofits List.

Participants in the campaign can expect to receive increased exposure to donors and volunteers and increased visibility in their communities and the media. The user reviews gathered by GreatNonprofits are written by anyone with personal experience with a nonprofit, i.e., a donor, volunteer, board member, client, or member of the public.

Over the past year more than 1 million people visited GreatNonprofits to read and write these reviews.

 

About the Campaign

The Education 4 All campaign will run throughout the month of August. Reviews appearon GreatNonprofits.org, GuideStar.org and CharityNavigator.org and can be written on all three sites.   Nonprofits with 10 or more positive reviews will be included on the GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Education Nonprofits List.   Review submissions must take place from September 1st through September 30th, 2011.

 

Media Contact:

Emma Bundy | emma@greatnonprofits.org | (510) 504-2048