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"The Salvation Army helps carry out many of the President's initiatives to serve the needy -- across the United States, and in countries around the world." --First Lady Laura Bush
"The Salvation Army is an organization whose dedicated leaders have remained true to the original mission of serving others while keeping their fingers on the pulse of today's social needs." --Paul Harvey, Radio Personality
"I have the opportunity to recognize the excellent work that individual Salvation Army officers and staff members are doing to fight HIV/AIDS in the Central Territory. You can be proud of the work that you and your colleagues are doing to prevent HIV infections and to care for those living with HIV/AIDS." -- Kenneth P. Moritsugu, Acting US Surgeon General
"The Salvation Army is totally committed to family values. It is the faith and the hope and the efforts of people that get things done. The more money you have the more you realize how worthless it really is. The only thing that gives it worth is to give it to people." --Peter King
"The Salvation Army is one of my favorite community organizations. I am most impressed by the volunteers of the Salvation Army. These are true believers who strongly carry their faith with them." --Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor
"Our state faces many challenges . . . and there is no doubt about the importance of the governments role. But it is an incomplete approach. When you see a life that is turned around . . . without exception their story will reveal that they were touched at the heart by some human contact." -- Governor Tim Pawlenty
"The ministry of The Salvation Army as a faith based approach touches the heart the way that government cannot." --Governor Tim Pawlenty
Acknowledging the 10 Best Communicators of 2006
1/1/07
From the San Francisco Examiner
4 Commander Israel Gaither: Newly elected national commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, Israel Gaither has absolute conviction and high-level communication skills. Thus, he overcame the odds. The first African-American commander, Gaither is a superb preacher and speaker. He would say it’s the power of God, and if you met him you would not argue. Nor would you argue about his skill as a communicator playing a strong role in his rise to leadership. Strong of voice, well prepared, always focused, and with movement, energetic gestures and expressive language and word pictures, he commands an audience whether it’s a small group of civic leaders or thousands of the members of his army. (Which, by the way, is the largest army in the world with more than 3 million officers, employees and volunteers and a $2.6 billion budget.) Gaither’s biography is titled “Man with a Mission,” so it’s likely you’ll be hearing a lot more from him.
Salvation Army Named "Top Rated" Charity
March 22, 2006
From charitywatch.org
The American Institute of Philanthropy places The Salvation Army in its “Top Rated” category of charities, for its high percentage of income used for services (versus administration) and its willingness to share financial information.
The Salvation Army Makes a Difference in East Biloxi
9/29/05
From The Wall Street Journal
EAST BILOXI, Miss. - The town hall meeting last week started
like a church revival, with more than 200 Katrina survivors singing "Amazing Grace" under a big red tent on a football field here.
The opening prayer asked the Lord to strengthen hands, feet and
minds for the rebuilding ahead. Then city officials and residents
counted their blessings, thanking the dozens of volunteers who had
arrived here after the storm and the donors who had sent money and
supplies. People in the crowd saved their biggest applause for the
Salvation Army.
"They were the only ones here in the beginning," Eula Crowell,
57 years old, said after the meeting. She lost her house to the
massive storm surge that inundated East Biloxi, where many of the
city's poorest people live. For the past month, she has relied on
the Salvation Army for water, hot meals, groceries and other basic
goods. The group also gave her $50.
The Salvation Army has the biggest presence among the nonprofit
groups and churches helping out at East Biloxi's Yankie Stadium,
the hub of local relief efforts. Volunteers live in tents on the
football field - "Camp Bayou," as some call it. In the parking
lot, volunteers unload pallets of water, apple juice, canned goods
and diapers. Last week, the Salvation Army began passing out boxes
of cleaning supplies.
NonProfit Times Recognizes The Salvation Army as it Picks Influential Top 50
8/4/05
From Non Profit Times
The NonProfit Times, a leading nonprofit business publication based in Parsippany, New Jersey, has released its annual Power and Influence Top 50 list.
Those named to the 2005 list were chosen from a field of more than two hundred nominees by NPT staff and members of the nonprofit community. New additions include W. Todd Bassett, national commander of the Salvation Army. Read more from the Non Profit Times by clicking here.
The Salvation Army Makes List of Top Ten
12/04
From Booz, Allen, Hamilton
What do The Salvation Army, the Rolling Stones, and Sony have in common? All three are listed among the world's most enduring institutions as rated by a global strategy and technology consulting firm. The Salvation Army made the list because of its ability to adapt, endure and prevail throughout the years as a non-profit organization. Click here to read more about The Salvation Army and the seven criteria used to rate the insitutions.
Salvation Army: A Charity that Shines
12/8/03
From Forbes. com
We have once again surveyed 200 nonprofits and rated them on how efficiently they collect and distribute charity. In the top 10 is The Salvation Army. Essentially its own religious movement, this helper of the down-and-out is the second-biggest gift recipient ($999 million) on our list. Meager salaries for officers and large numbers of volunteers help keep efficiencies very high and overhead low. Click here to read more from Forbes.com article about the 10 charities that shine.
