Hi Ryan -

I appreciate your comments and apologize you had trouble entering the Community Foundation Knowledge Base. As you might expect, we had thousands of visitors to the site as almost 400 nonprofits shared their portraits with constituents for the first time. Launching a web site of this magnitude has it's own set of challenges.

The login is required for verification and to help us understand how people use the site. Your email will not be sold or given to anyone, we will not use it to contact you and, unless you make a contribution to one of the nonprofits you look at, they will not have access to your email.

This site is meant to allow you to see all of this "transparent information" in one place and know the Community Foundation has Reviewed the information for accuracy. It is not a site that ranks or rates a nonprofit - that is left to the patron to decide. So, your point about the Shakespeare Theater's financials is of interest to many for different reasons. Investors who know the financial challenges of running small theater can see the need to step up. Those who don't understand the realities of running small theater can learn. The Theater's transparency provides a chance for you to know this fact.

I think you will find that transparency is the norm for most nonprofits, we're just trying to put it all in one place for the community to see. Context, by the way, is part of transparency and the Foundation policy you quoted is meant to keep all the relevant information connected in the context. There is no need to copy anything out of the portrait - you can simply share the link with anyone who wants to see it. Further, all of the financial information, tax forms, and audits posted are public information - you can down load and print them if you wish.

I hope you'll give the site a second chance as we continue to build it in service to the region and the nonprofit sector. Our goal is to continue to make it easier to use and to provide more information. I also hope you'll give the Shakespeare Theater and all the nonprofits in the region credit for putting all their information on a public platform that allows people like you to see it and write about it.

Mark Brewer
President/CEO
Community Foundation of Central Florida

Sorry for the double post. I didn't know it went. : - }

My big sword and I thank you Deena for your Fringe Crush nomination. I'm very flattered and am wearing a huge smile.

Thank you, Ryan!

Here is the link to the Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/chi-orlando

Which one is better... Baby Iris gets some advice or Nurse Gracie's Transexuality?? I'm so torn...

You can also see the whole thing on the full blog page - once the sidebar isn't there.

Denna, thanks for keeping some of the "blog" in blogging fringe this year (Jamesson too).

ps you can see the entire pic on my myspace

That photo op is great. But wait, where's Denna? You should have gotten the volunteer at the door to take it!

I totally for got to add the actual picture!

Every time I hear about The Cody Rivers Show, I think The Joan Rivers Show. That's all.

Are you kidding! I love CHRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the whole band!!! omg save me I have a major crush!
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