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From the President's OfficeDear Friend:What do you think of our completely new GuideStar Web site? As always, our goal was to make it easier for you to get what you want from GuideStar. Here are just a few of the changes we have made to improve the site for all of our users:
back to top > New Tools for DonorsGuideStar has always had great information for donors. There was a "GuideStar for Donors" page. There were articles. And, of course, there was the database.The problem was that donors rarely found the donor's page and articles. They found the database, but many also found it overwhelming. We've taken care of those problems in our new Web site, which we launched last month. Now donors have a section dedicated just to them. ... Read more > back to top > The GuideStar Exchange: Taking Nonprofit Participation to the Next New LevelFrom the day we launched the GuideStar Web site in October 1996, we have encouraged nonprofits to update their reports in our database. Give donors your most up-to-date information, we urged. Breathe life into data gleaned from IRS records, we prompted. Take advantage of our neutral platform to engage Netizens' hearts as well as their minds, we suggested. Let the world know why what you do matters, we exhorted.These statements are as true today as they were a dozen-plus years ago. The Internet, however, is vastly different, and much about the nonprofit sector has changed as well. Enter the GuideStar Exchange. ... Read more > back to top > Who Are These People, and What Are They Saying About Us? Charity Reviews Debut on GuideStarIf you've looked at our new report pages, you may have noticed the "Click here to read reviews" and "Click here to write reviews" links to the left of the page. Click on the former, and you'll find reviews written by people who have firsthand experience with an organization. Click on the latter, and you'll be invited to write a review of your own.The reviews appear on GuideStar courtesy of GreatNonprofits, a Web site where people post charity reviews similar to the ones you see on travel, commerce, dining, and entertainment sites. ... Read more > back to top > The State of Nonprofit TransparencyWhen you think of GuideStar, what words come to mind? "Form 990"? "Database"? "Nonprofit information"? "Fabulous newsletter"?Although all of those terms are appropriate ((well, the first three certainly are), there's another that we hope occurs to you first: "Transparency." GuideStar was founded to promote nonprofit transparency, to provide a central repository of nonprofit information that donors could use to guide their giving decisions. Although both our audience and the ways in which we deliver nonprofit information have expanded over the years, our belief in the importance of transparency has never wavered. ... Read more > back to top > This Month's Webinar
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In This Issue From the President's Office New Tools for Donors The GuideStar Exchange: Taking Nonprofit Participation to the Next New Level Who Are These People, and What Are They Saying About Us? Charity Reviews Debut on GuideStar The State of Nonprofit Transparency This Month's Webinars      |
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