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Cambodian Children's Fund
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November 7, 2011
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I recently spent a day with Scott, Patrick and the team in Phnom Penh.
whilst I have known Scott for a few years I had not had the opportunity to see first hand the amazing work he is doing.
What is most amazing is the energy and passion that Scott brings to his work and the community. He is constantly looking to solve the ever mounting problems the community faces with new solutions. He is providing support for a community of over 4,000 people with food stamps, education in satellite schools around the area.
Scott himself is an inspirational individual, who has given up much in terms of worldly goods nad position to do this amazing work for others. Quite frankly, I have not been able to stop pondering how I can leverage my netowrk in Technology and my own time and energy to assist in supporting and expanding the work of the Cambodian Children's Fund
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Cambodia, understanding al lthe details of the operations, how people can assist in different ways form personal sponsorships and other donations
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
help provide more visibility so that more people know about Scott's great work and could provide even more support for the organisaiton.
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What specific problem, purpose, priority, or project prompted your gift?
visiting the CCF
What would you tell others about this organization?
That they should absolutely get involved, either via a 1 off donation or perpetual sponsorship of a child, providing a 1:1 sponsor relationship. This is generally uniqe to CCF that once you sponsor, you are the ONLY sponsor, so the child is able to bond with you via their email connection and correspondence.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
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October 20, 2011
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Throughout the world there is a surging demand for independence and self-determination. These attributes are fundamental to the development of any kind of individual or collective responsibility.
CCF is a shining example of how this can be achieved. Remarkably it is set amongst the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life on and near the rubbish dumps of Phnom Penh where the only and most important resource is human. Scott and his team do not wish to create dependence but independence; they do not want an environment of victimhood but one of self respect self confidence. They are not dealing out bowls of charity but buckets of inspiration and love to stir the hearts of the young for whom such feelings have been in short supply.
The schools, the clinics, the provision of clothes and food, the music and dance, the workshops, the bakery which have blossomed in a stunningly short time are the direct result of the belief everyone has in everyone else. Nothing is impossible. The aim is to be self-sustaining, self sufficient and fulfilled. It is all tantalisingly within reach provided the network of support can be maintained. That's you and me.
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Was your donation impactful?
Definitely
How likely is it that you would recommend that a friend donate to this group?
Definitely
How likely are you to donate to this group again?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
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October 10, 2011
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There are many organisations in the world that aim for great things. However nowadays, the general public fears misuse of funds, poor accountability, corruption, selfishness or plain incapacity. I have had experience with numerous organisations and I can frankly state that I have never been more inspired or uplifted by an organisation than by CCF. Not only does it have sound organisational structure and programmes, but it achieves exactly what it aims to do. CCF has clearly worked tirelessly to create stable and vital relationships with the Cambodian Government, the public sector and the general community, which results in effective operation. The Executive Director, Scott Neeson, and his very capable team have succeeded in removing children from an existence scrounging at the dump, to a life filled with regular food, a place to sleep, healthcare, education and friends. The smiles on the children's faces are unforgettable.
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a visitor's capacity.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Ensure they had a larger budget to continue to do exactly what they are doing
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August 26, 2011
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Cambodian Childrens Fund isn't only the most inspiring charity I have come across but they have a model that succeeeds in every sense. It brings together at a community level, it educates the most deprived and provides a foundation from which independence can grow.
The founder, Scott Neeson is the heart and soul and prefers time in the field more than being in the limelight. He walks the talk like no-one else I know.
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person and as a donor. I will be forever grateful to the friend who intrduced me.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
replicate the model in all places where whildren are poor, hungry and abused.
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Was your donation impactful?
Definitely
How likely is it that you would recommend that a friend donate to this group?
Definitely
How likely are you to donate to this group again?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
June 1, 2011
Earlier last month, I spent a day at CCF and the surrounding neighborhoods with Scott Neeson. I've never been more inspired by such a selfless visionary and heroic humanitarian cause. It was an awe inspiring and humbling experience.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
2010 and 2011 during visits to CCF in Phnom Penh
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Get more friends to support the gret work CCF is doing for the children of Cambodia
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May 23, 2011
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As a journalist I have covered NGOs all over the world. CCF is by far the most efficient, well-run organization I have ever come across. I have visited CCF at least 5 times over a period of five years, watched it grow dramatically, and been amazed at the quality and multitude of services it provides, healthcare, education and more. And I have seen the positive differences it has made in the lives of so many people. I was so impressed with CCF that I became a donor, something I have never done before. My hope is that other NGOs learn from CCF's model.
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best place ever
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
none
May 12, 2011
I first got to know about CCF a few years ago, when a good friend of mine told me about visiting Cambodia and meeting Scott Neeson and the children there. I subsequently had lunch with Scott and my friend while Scott was on a fundraising visit to LA, and I was blown away by his passion and clear-sightedness. I now sponsor a child at CCF and it has been one of my greatest joys. Although we have never met, we write to each other regularly, and I get to see photos from her life at CCF and hear about all the ways in which her life has improved since being there. This is the real deal: these kids have their lives transformed by what Scott and the CCF are doing. I am planning to take my family to Cambodia to meet our child and to experience for ourselves what great things are happening there because of the vision and determination of one man. You will not regret getting involved with this 5 star charity.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the wonderful letters and photos that I receive from Sophy, bearing witness to the remarkable changes that have occurred in her life.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
only make it better known here in the States. Breaking the poverty cycle can only improve everyone's lives.
December 7, 2010
Hey, these guys help out the poorest of the poor, including orphan kids making a living picking stuff from garbage dumps... and getting actual results.
CCF is run by Scott Neeson, the former President of 20th Century Fox International traveled to Cambodia, and this was the experience that changed his life forever.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Scott and his team have shared videos, pictures and testimonials from the women and children they have helped over the years.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Help them spread the work about their great and needed work and encourage interested folks to help Scott in the field there make a real difference.
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December 15, 2008
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Having supported dozens of charities over the years, I can say without hesitation that the Cambodian Children's Fund is the best, most rewarding donor experience I have ever found. With other worthy nonprofits, your contribution gets pooled with money from thousand of donors, but with CCF you have this tangible sense of changing lives before your very eyes. The young recipients are not just a group of smiling faces in a brochure. They are unique individual kids you will come to personally know and love, even if you only communicate with them long-distance. Most of them were living a nightmare at the squalid dump in Phnom Penh until recently, working twelve hours a day in hopes of earning enough to eat. Now they are in a clean safe place at CCF, going to school with their new friends and experiencing the joy of childhood for the first time. They now have hopes and dreams like maybe going to college someday, and if that dream can come true for any of our CCF kids, I would be honored to help them achieve it. All great charities give you the sense of doing good in the world, but the Cambodian Children's Fund makes that connection truly come alive. I am deeply grateful to the friend who told me about CCF, and feel privileged to be a part of their donor community.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the faces of the two kids we sponsor when they send us pictures of themselves at CCF and at play.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
that the results of your giving are so tangible, so real. CCF allows you to change the life of a child you will come to know. That's incredibly fun and rewarding.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
people of deep integrity.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
change the world, one child at a time.
Ways to make it better...
I had the time and the opportunity to go visit them in Phnom Penh (which I hope to do next year).
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
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June 25, 2008
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The Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF) serves among the most poor and at risk children in Cambodia. Started by Scott Neeson, a former Executive at Sony Pictures, CCF works with the children living on and working at the municipal dumpsite outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Domestic violence, child abuse, substance abuse and pedophilia are some of the problems many of the children face on a daily basis. I have visited the dumpsite several times with Scott and we usually follow up at one of his several safe homes for the children. The transformation of the children's lives is so dramatic -- almost everyone I've sent there has either gotten involved or made a donation. The children learn Khmer, English, computer skills and receive vocational training in addition to going to public school. They also receive free medical and dental care. I now sponsor one of the little girls at CCF and have encouraged my investment firm, Sterling Stamos Capital Management, to provide annual funding as part of our corporate giving program.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the dramatic emotional impact of witnessing the transformation of the children's lives.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Committed, passionate, loving and tolerant
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
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