"I recently had the opportunity to peruse through your new website… I was able to get so much from it. The site was informative, easy to navigate and most important - compelling enough to look at all the contents! Your organization is diverse, goal oriented and well organized and I admire the balance between the several issues you support.”

- Website user, August 2001
Sharing Our Views

From our vision and goals to actual grants and annual reports, the Foundation’s website, www.kirschfoundation.org, is the vehicle through which we educate others about our efforts and about issues we consider important.

Our legislative and lobbying pages analyze and track bills and feature current public policy articles relevant to our positions. Because we play such an active role in support of, or opposition to, various bills, our goal is to keep others abreast of the status of legislation as it works its way through the system. Based on the website’s usage, hundreds of individual users visit these pages each month.

The website is also constantly evolving and growing. For example, we launched a new section about Near Earth Objects (NEOs). In it, we discuss the shortage of funding for identification of large asteroids that could impact the Earth, educate about the dangers of NEOs, identify gaps in funding, and share the latest information available from scientific reports and significant articles. The “Campaign Finance Reform” and “Nuclear Disarmament” sections were also expanded to reinforce and reinvigorate efforts to shape a safe and democratic future for the world.

Our goal is to enlighten and to inspire, and to close the gap between thinking and doing. We encourage critical thinking when it comes to the environment, the democratic process, and the status of medical research. Through significant and timely updates, we attempt to stimulate discussion, raise awareness, unite communities, and encourage participation in public policy issues.

Our website reflects our underlying commitment to creating a strong and educated community, and provides users the opportunity to gain a better understanding of issues so they can become more informed and active. Since so many individuals and groups make connections and gain information via the Internet, this method of education meshes well with our values by reinforcing the connections between our grant-making and policy work. Furthermore, it is environmentally friendly, timely, and ensures the transparency of the Foundation’s efforts.