GreatNonprofits
For General Operating Support
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/12/2013
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
GreatNonprofits gives beneficiaries, volunteers, and other stakeholders a public platform to share their opinions about nonprofits. GreatNonprofits describes itself as the Yelp for the nonprofit sector. By themselves, individual reviews are not a valid way to judge nonprofits’ impact. However, taken with other sources of data, they can provide an important perspective on performance and a potentially powerful mechanism for accountability and organizational improvement.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.greatnonprofits.org
Address
330 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 131, Redwood City, CA, 94065, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
GreatNonprofits provides a public platform for beneficiaries, volunteers, and other stakeholders to share their opinions about nonprofits—they have referred to themselves as "Zagat for Nonprofits." So far, GreatNonprofits has collected approximately 80,000 reviews. By themselves, individual reviews are not a valid way of judging nonprofit impact, but in aggregate the reviews can be an important part of a multi-dimensional look at nonprofit performance, and provide a potentially-powerful accountability mechanism. GreatNonprofits has been a leader in linking together many giving websites and has fully integrated with both GuideStar and Charity Navigator.
for general operating support
GreatNonprofits is a young organization which provides a platform for beneficiaries, volunteers, and other stakeholders to share their opinions about nonprofits. GreatNonprofits is integrating its stakeholder feedback mechanism with several other major websites, including Guidestar and Charity Navigator, and thus expanding its reach and potential impact. Individual reviews are not a valid way of judging nonprofit impact, but in aggregate the reviews can provide a useful perspective on organizations--as well as a potentially-powerful accountability mechanism.
