Dive Pirates Foundation Reaches GuideStar Platinum, provides more Data on Progress and Results
The Dive Pirates Foundation earned the Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency. This is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information.
By sharing metrics that highlight progress, the Foundation is making toward its mission. The Dive Pirates is completing its 13th year of sharing the freedom of adaptive diving. For donors, it allows them to move beyond simplistic ways of nonprofit evaluation, such as overhead ratios.
“We want anyone who donates, or is considering to donate, to understand where the money is going. That we are making a difference in people’s lives,” said Foundation Treasurer, Gillian Tilbury. “By updating our GuideStar Nonprofit Profile to the Platinum level, we are now sharing our internal information with the online audience. This includes donors, our peers, and the media.”
Platinum Level
To reach the Platinum level, the Foundation added extensive information. This includes: basic contact and organizational information; in-depth financial information; qualitative information about goals, strategies, and capabilities; and quantitative information about results and progress toward its mission. By taking the time to provide this information, The Dive Pirates Foundation continues to show its commitment to transparency. It gives donors and funders meaningful data to evaluate the non-profit which continues to grow through a network of dive centers and training agencies. These agencies embrace and welcome divers with disabilities into the mainstream world of scuba.
“I encourage you to visit our profile on GuideStar.com to see what we’re all about,” added Tilbury. “We’re thrilled that our GuideStar Platinum Nonprofit Profile helps us better communicate our organization’s mission, vision, and progress. Since we started in 2005, and with the help of our donors, we hope to continue this effort for years to come.”
The Dive Pirates Foundation
The Dive Pirates Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing scuba diving to persons with disabilities and joining them with the mainstream of divers. Its vision is to create a community of adaptive divers that will dive and travel in the mainstream world of scuba diving through education and overcoming obstacles. For more information about the Foundation go to divepirates.org.
