The Problem: Intellectually and developmentally disabled people
Who: Best Buddies International
Why are they special? Tries to help with one-on-one relationships in all 50 states and 50 other countries. The Wikipedia article says they reached 700,000 people in 2009.
Where: Miami, Florida
Started: 1989
What the top person makes: $127,194 (2009)
General site: Home page
Charity Navigator's
report. Charity Navigator warns you must opt out of this charity's sharing your email address.
Link to help: Donations
If you're a web designer, you might volunteer. They don't know it but they need web design help in a
big way.
The about us section is done in a tiny, almost unreadable font size. The donation page is white text on a black background. One button near the bottom is partially obscured by another. The donation page doesn't mention whether they're tax deductible or not (they probably are in the US--why not say so?) Someone should tell them, too, that sharing email addresses without permission is, at best, not nice.
The founder, Andrew Kennedy Shriver (who takes a salary of $100,074 plus $117,478 from affiliates) is a nephew of the late president (born after his death). The web site uses all 3 names. I guess if I were related to a Kennedy, I'd flaunt it too. But since I'm not, the practice seems irritating.
Deductible? Doesn't say
Image courtesy of
this site
