In Diya Shine Awards

Diwali season, the Indian festival of lights, is this month. Recognize U.S.-based nonprofits that bring light to India or Indian communities abroad by posting reviews about your experiences with them. Nonprofits with the most positive reviews in their categories will be announced as winners of the In Diya Shine Awards. Winners will be featured in Little India, the largest overseas Indian publication, and reviews will appear on both the GreatNonprofits and GuideStar USA Web sites. Plus, everyone who writes a review is eligible to win great prizes.

Contest deadline: October 20, 2009

Jewish Choice Awards

In honor of the high holidays, JTA, Jewish Funders Network, GuideStar USA, and GreatNonprofits have partnered to launch the inaugural Jewish Choice Awards. Tell us which U.S.-based Jewish nonprofits are making a difference—post reviews about the ones that have had an impact on your life or in your community. Organizations with the most positive reviews in their categories will be announced as the winners of the Jewish Choice Awards, and individuals who post reviews will be eligible to win fun prizes.

Contest deadline: October 31, 2009

How to Write a Review

1. Search the database for the organization you want to review. If you are a GuideStar Premium subscriber, you'll need to log out first.

2. Click the Write a Review link in that organization's listing in the search results.

   OR

   Click the Write Reviews tab that appears in the left column of every page of the organization's report.

3. Fill in and submit the review form.

It's that easy.

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Read the policies for posting reviews >
Consult the review FAQs >

What Nonprofits Can Do

Ask your stakeholders to write reviews. A stakeholder is any non-compensated individual who has firsthand experience with your organization, including clients, volunteers, board members, and donors. Your organization can use the reviews in your marketing materials, on your Web site, in grant proposals ... wherever you want to demonstrate the difference you're making and the lives you've touched.

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