Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Vote for the best gay nonprofits


In honor of June which is LGBTQ Pride Month, the 2009 GreatNonprofits Pride Choice Awards will recognize the top-rated LGBTQ nonprofits. The contest asks people to write reviews of LGBTQ nonprofits they have had an experience with. Nonprofits can also encourage their volunteers, clients served, donors and board members to post reviews. All reviews will be automatically visible on GuideStar.org, the leading site for philanthropic research.

"Reviews show the real human impact of an organization and raise the visibility and credibility of those nonprofits," says GreatNonprofits CEO Perla Ni. "This will help highly-rated nonprofits attract more support and volunteers."

Nonprofits with the most positive reviews in their category will be announced as winners and receive national media coverage as well as promotion on GuideStar.org. Awards will be given out of 8 categories (five geographic US regions and three budget size -small, medium and large) and the contest deadline is June 30.

Everyone who writes a review is eligible to win fun prizes such as delicious Alter Eco fair trade chocolate, a subscription to Stanford Social Innovation Review, a getaway at Kimpton hotels and more.