Narrowing Down Organizations

­LIST OF 20 ORGANIZATIONS

                          1.      NeXT Stop Project - http://www.nextstopproject.org/index.html

                          2.       Boone Bicycle Initiative - http://boonebikeinitiative.org/

 3.   Appalachian Voices - http://www.AppalachianVoices.org 

       4.   River Link - http://www.riverlink.org/default.asp

       5.   Street Soccer Philadelphia - http://www.streetsoccerusa.org 

       6.   Brazil Without Barriers - http://www.BrazilWithoutBarriers.org 

       7.   Be a Champion, INC. - http://www.bachamp.org

       8.   The George Washington University School of Business Certificate in Sports               

 Philanthropy - http://www.gwusportsphilanthropy.com 

       9.   Sleepy Lion Foundation - http://www.sleepylion.org/main

     10.   Drink Local. Drink Tap - http://www.drinklocaldrinktap.org 

     11.   I Vote - http://www.ivotenation.com 

     12.   Strong Fathers - http://cfface.chass.ncsu.edu/projects/strong_fathers/

     13.   Candys Adventures - http://www.candysadventures.com 

     14.   Helpmate, Inc. - http://www.helpmateonline.org 

     15.   Playing for Others - http://www.playingforothers.org 

     16.   Twelve in Twelve - http://twelveintwelve.org/

     17.   BounceBack Kids - http://www.bouncebackkids.org 

     18.   Our VOICE - http://ourvoicenc.org 

     19.   Boost! Leadership - http://www.boostleadership.net 

     20.   A Dog’s Tale - http://www.adogstale.org 

TOP 8 ORGANIZATIONS

1    Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc.

—   Location: Lakewood, Ohio

—   Web Address: http://www.drinklocaldrinktap.org

—   Primary Purpose: Inspires individuals to recognize and solve our water issues through creative education, events, and providing safe water access for people in need.

2    NeXT Stop Project

—   Location: New York City, New York

—   Web Address: http://www.nextstopproject.org/index.html

—   Primary Purpose: seeks to close the inequality gap by providing the needy with NYC public transportation one Metrocard at a time.

3     I Vote

—   Location: Los Angeles, California

—   Web Address: http://www.ivotenation.com

—   Primary Purpose: Their primary goal is to encourage young adults to vote, and to bring awareness about certain political issues going on in our country.

4    RiverLink

—   Location: Asheville, North Carolina

—   Web Address: http://www.riverlink.org/default.asp

—    Primary Purpose: They focus on related issues that directly impact the environmental health of our region's rivers and streams and the growth and sustainability of our economy.

      Brazil Without Barriers

—   Location: Salvador (Bahia), Brazil

—    Web Address: http://www.BrazilWithoutBarriers.org

—    Primary Purpose: To increase social, educational, and economic equality for the many individuals living in severe poverty in Brazil.

6    Sleepy Lion Foundation

—   Location: Lincoln, New England

—    Web Address: http://www.sleepylion.org/main

—    Primary Purpose: dedicated to helping children, seniors, animals, wildlife, and everyone in between through technology, innovative ideas, and hard work.

7    Twelve in Twelve

—   Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

—    Web Address: http://twelveintwelve.org/

—  Primary Purpose: to make a measurable, positive impact on the global community.

8    A Dog’s Tale

—   Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

—    Web Address: http://www.adogstale.org

                        — Primary Purpose: to increase awareness of the epidemic of animal cruelty                                  and to inspire compassion within the hearts of humans through animal                                          advocacy, rescue and re-homing efforts.

TOP 3 ORGANIZATIONS

             1.  Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc. (1st Choice)

—   Location: Lakewood, Ohio

—   Web Address: http://www.drinklocaldrinktap.org

—   Primary Purpose: Inspires individuals to recognize and solve our water issues through creative education, events, and providing safe water access for people in need.

—   Contact Info:

o   Address: PO Box 771409, Lakewood, Ohio 44107

o   Email: erin@drinklocaldrinktap.org

o   Phone: (440) 381-6430

o   Contact Name: Erin Huber, Executive Director and Founder

—   My Interest: I am interested in Drink Local. Drink Tap, because I think the water crisis we have on our planet is becoming worse each day. I found it amazing how they fundraised enough money to build water pumps in Africa, for those who can’t access fresh water like we can. They also do beach cleanups and events around the United States to bring awareness to the global water crisis, which I think is very important.

—   Assessment: This organization will be a great opportunity for me because they are very easy to contact and hold communication with. We already discussed a program they are having that I can do the brand identity for, which I can put in my portfolio. Also they have a large amount of information for me to use for my project.

2. NeXT Stop Project (2nd Choice)

—   Location: New York City, New York

—   Web Address: http://www.nextstopproject.org/index.html

—   Primary Purpose: seeks to close the inequality gap by providing the needy with NYC public transportation one Metrocard at a time.

—   Contact Info:

o   Address: New York, New York, USA

o    Email: nextstopproject@gmail.com

o   Phone: (347) 708-6581

o   Contact Name: Chai

—   My Interest: I am interested in NeXT Stop Project, because I think it’s a unique and good idea to collect bus passes for the less fortunate. I am also interested because it is a new organization (February 2013), and they would most likely use my design work. I have also always liked New York City as well even though I have only been there once.

—   Assessment: This organization will be a great opportunity for me because they have a high interest in me designing their identity. Also Chai seemed pretty easy to keep in contact with. We already talked on the phone and Chai is just a few years older then me, so we can relate to college projects.

3. I Vote

—   Location: Los Angeles, California

—   Web Address: http://www.ivotenation.com

—   Primary Purpose: Their primary goal is to encourage young adults to vote, and to bring awareness about certain political issues going on in our country.

—   Contact Info:

o   Address: Los Angeles, California

o    Email: katie@ivotenation.com

o   Phone: (240) 415-7894

o   Contact Name: Katie Keating

—   My Interest: I am interested in I vote, because I am not a very big political person, so I figured doing their organization would help me learn more about political issues going on in our country. Honestly another reason would be that I have already thought of a few ideas for the logo. Overall they seem easy to work with.

—   Assessment: This organization will be a great opportunity for me because they are a large organization, and might possibly use my design. They are also easy to get in contact with, which is key for this project. Also just to learn a lot about a subject I’m not to

aware about.