Hearts & MindsSM - Information for ChangeSM

Facts at a Glance

Who We Are

  • Hearts & Minds was founded in 1996 to address vital social issues by using mass communication effectively.
  • The Hearts & Minds website is a leading online resource that effectively motivates, educates and connects people with information to help themselves and others.

Website Statistics

  • The website has more than 600 web pages with direct links to more than 900 other public service organizations and continues to grow as new pages and links are added.
     
  • Each day, more than 5,000 visitors download more than 18,000 web pages from the Hearts & Minds website.
     
  • At least half of these visitors view the website's Inspiration for ChangeSM pages, making it the most popular section on the website.
     
  • 30% of the website's traffic is international, with visitors from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and nearly every nation on earth.
     
  • Since going online in 1997, more than 7 million people have visited the website and downloaded over 27 million helpful articles from the website.

How We Do Our Work

  • Currently, over 20 individuals are actively volunteering or interning with Hearts & Minds.
     
  • More than 440 individuals made an ongoing commitment of their time to Hearts & Minds since it was founded. This internationally diverse group of volunteers and interns has included high school and college students, retirees, formerly homeless individuals and professionals from many fields.
     
  • Hearts & Minds' volunteers have worked more than 75,000 hours for the organization, in addition to the 14,000 hours that its founder and president Bill Blackman has donated.
     
  • As a result of the time and goods donated to Hearts & Minds, the organization has spent less than $170,000 to achieve the equivalent of over $1.5 million worth of goods and services. That's more than $9 worth of work for every dollar it spends.

Corporate and Tax Status

  • Hearts & Minds is incorporated in New York State as a non-partisan, non-sectarian, nonprofit, public-service organization.
     
  • Hearts & Minds is an IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization (DLN #1705-3245-0180-39) authorized to accept tax-deductible donations.


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