The Catalogue for Philanthropy inspired me to give because of the variety of charities it features. It's also very credible, and I have faith that the organizations it selects are vetted, effective, and spend the money they receive wisely.
--John Donovan, Catalogue donor

Eight of our grandchildren read the Catalogue, some with help from their parents, and they made their own choices of organizations to support. I really believe that, with the help of the Catalogue and their parents, we have begun the process of inculcating in our grandchildren a sense of social responsibility and philanthropy.
--Jane Lang, Catalogue Donor

By supporting the Catalogue, I hope we are helping to make our employees and others in the Washington area aware of the many small charities that support our community but don't have the budgets to build awareness of their good works on their own.
--George Schindler, President, CGI Federal

The Catalogue is such a beautiful way to tell our story! Being listed in it, and given the free Catalogue e-tools to market our inclusion (customized flyers, bookmarks, and logos), has been an amazing gift.
--Joy Myers, Borromeo Housing

The donations we received allowed us to completely rebuild our historic barn and turn part of it into an art room. And since most of the construction projects we do are for other charities, I now check to see if they are listed in the Catalogue. If they are, I automatically tell them, “Yes: we will be glad to help you out by being your builder.”
--Richard Bienvenue, Our House

Being featured in the Catalogue increased our credibility in the community and improved morale on our Board. It was a very tangible measure of our growing influence, and board members experienced a new sense of dedication to the cause. It also opened doors once closed to us; our means of entry was the Catalogue's seal of approval.
--Joe Orozco, Mary House

We have received close to $100,000 in Catalogue-linked giving, including an anonymous $75,000 gift in 2007! The donations that continue to come in help us to offer quality, affordable education to students. When donors see us in the Catalogue, they are reassured that we are a trusted, fiscally responsible organization with a strong history of providing quality services.
--Kirsten Peterson, Academy of Hope

In our communications with donors, we hear time and again that reading about us in the Catalogue helped solidify their decision to support our work because it offered them assurance that they were making a smart investment in the community. A majority of these donors have given in multiple years.
--Ryan Smith, Child and Family Network Center

The recognition that we received from the Catalogue proved to be priceless. We always felt we were one of Washington's best kept secrets; the Catalogue has let the secret out.
-- Jacqueline D Wilson, Black Student Fund