New Website: Face the Numbers

Posted by on October 31, 2003

[posted from the Comm-Org listserv]

From: Ryan Turner

OMB Watch has launched an online effort to collect and share stories about real people served by nonprofits called Face on the Numbers:

http://www.ombwatch.org/budget/face.html

Face on the Numbers works with nonprofits– including advocacy groups, service providers, grassroots organizers, and policy organizations– to identify people who are willing to discuss, in their own words, how a service or program has made a positive difference in their lives, or to paint a picture of unmet needs. Individuals contributing their stories can also indicate if they would like to be available to give more details, testify, or speak publicly.

Interested nonprofit contributors need to register for a username and password, which enables them to contribute stories for free anytime using an easy online form. The stories will be put into a online database, searchable by issue area, keywords, city, state, and congressional district; and will be available to a national audience– including media, congressional staff, and other organizations– who have expressed an interest in this very type of resource. The personal information of the people you serve, however, *will not* appear on the public website.

Visit Face on the Numbers to learn more. If you questions, comments, suggestions, or stories to share, please contact:

Ellen Taylor
Senior Budget Policy Analyst
OMB Watch
E: taylore@ombwatch.org
P: 202-234-8494
W: http://www.ombwatch.org/budget/face.html