GoldenGiving.org is a new online community website launching on May 20, 2008 that helps members in the San Francisco Bay Area find, support, and review local non-profit organizations (NPOs). The website allows members to freely contribute their experiences, ratings, and endorsements of NPOs they have personally interacted with. It aims to provide increased accountability and awareness of Bay Area NPOs through collaborative member reviews and ratings. The site remains independent and does not financially evaluate NPOs, depending entirely on community contributions to assess organizations.

1. GoldenGiving
3993 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94114
Contact: Kevin Davison Phone: 888.420.4571
PR Manager E-mail: press@goldengiving.org
Public Relations
For immediate release
A New Golden Opportunity Arrives For Bay Area Non-Profit Organizations
GoldenGiving.org launches NPO Community Website on May 20, 2008
San Francisco, CA, May 20, 2008 —A new online community sheds light on
hundreds of trustworthy Bay Area non-profits gone un-noticed until now. GoldenGiving.org is a
community-driven Website that helps its members find, support and review non-profit
organizations (NPO’s) in the San Francisco Bay Area. GoldenGiving.org’s mission is to
stimulate active involvement in organizations endorsed by its members who may freely
contribute their experiences, ratings, and encourage others to contribute in the organizations
they personally endorse.
GoldenGiving.org recognizes that the San Francisco Bay Area is home to hundreds of
trustworthy NPO’s that are trying to make a difference. The Bay Area community is invited to
join, contribute, endorse and rate NPO’s that each new member has had an experience with.
GoldenGiving.org says it does not endorse any single NPO itself, and holds an objective and
non-biased position.
One beta tester, Mary Walker, from the Richmond District of San Francisco, said,
“GoldenGiving.org helped me locate an organization that does just what I’m looking for,
representing the values I personally believe in. Turned out, a friend of mine actually reviewed an
organization that I felt like I would contribute to, as well as support with my time.” Many
members have passionately reviewed their favorite NPO, while others have some negative
experiences to share about organizations they don't personally trust. Dozens of members
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interviewed said the rating system is setup to be collaborative and fair, reviewed by other
members who have the option to dispute each claim democratically.
“There is potential for the community to provide increased accountability and awareness
to Bay Area NPO’s,” says Kevin Davison, founder of GoldenGiving.org. “GoldenGiving.org
remains independent from financial evaluations, and depends entirely on its community to
evaluate NPO’s instead.”
The personal profiles of community members require an email address, and anonymous
users are not allowed to contribute without an account profile. However, GoldenGiving.org
provides a free service, available for anyone to participate in online. GoldenGiving.org
encourages members of each NPO to join and contribute their opinions about their own
organizations. Each member can identify themselves as NPO employees or individual
contributors.
More information about GoldenGiving.org, and how to contribute, may be found online at
www.GoldenGiving.org. GoldenGiving.org is also a non-profit organization, and asks for on-
going support to maintain its Web server and for Website maintenance. Kevin Davison, a former
Web Developer and contributor to Bay Area non-profit organizations founded GoldenGiving.org
in 2008. GoldenGiving.org will not accept any money to alter member comments and ratings
unless other users collectively dispute them democratically.
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