Sights for Hope has attained the maximum four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the world’s largest and most utilized evaluator of nonprofit organizations. With Charity Navigator’s ratings update on November 1, Sights for Hope qualified for the four-star rating. That rating reflects that Sights for Hope “exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in its cause.” […]
When times get tough, one can do the same thing, do less of that thing, stop doing that thing completely, or do that thing more smartly. In a tightening economy, it is exceptionally important for philanthropists to make the most efficient use of the contributions they make. A gift to Sights for Hope is one of the smartest, most efficient gifts that one can make because we generate verifiable, real-world results with relatively modest spends of money. […]
While fuel prices skyrocketed in the first half of 2022, Sights for Hope’s clients will not pay more for its guided transport service this summer as the organization seeks to increase support from its communities. With the recent adoption of Sights for Hope’s 2023 budget, which goes into effect on July 1, the agency held […]
Sights for Hope’s Songs4Sight 2022 concert produced the largest fundraising total in the event’s history and doubled the prior year’s result, according to organizational data. Presented by Sights for Hope Diamond Community Partner Provident Bank, Tuesday’s concert was the second Songs4Sight produced with ArtsQuest. Songs4Sight 2022 was held outside SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA, and featured […]
Sights for Hope and the Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation have earned platinum seals for transparency from Candid, the world’s largest source of information about nonprofit organizations, for the second straight year. Sights for Hope and its affiliated endowment have earned the highest transparency rating by providing extensive up-to-date information on the GuideStar by Candid […]
Donors who make gifts to Sights for Hope for #GivingTuesday 2021 can help the organization earn bonus funds through AllOne Charities. AllOne Charities will match the first $1,000 in contributions made to Sights for Hope through its #GivingTuesday webpage on Tuesday, November 30. Sights for Hope can earn an additional $1,000 if it collects the […]
You can earn your “wings” from The Morning Call’s Be An Angel campaign through Jan. 31 with an in-kind gift that helps the Center for Vision Loss meet needs prompted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign lets Lehigh Valley nonprofits submit wishes for community members to fulfill. Items on our list will help us […]
The Center for Vision Loss has announced that it earned more than $40,000 in corporate and foundation support during the first quarter of its 2020-2021 year. Corporate and foundation gifts support the agency’s operations and several of its services in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. These services include guided transportation for its clients with […]
As the Center for Vision Loss observes World Sight Day 2020 on Thursday, a special promotion will help its donors increase their collective impact. For each of the first 500 people who give through the agency’s website on Thursday, its Board President, Linwood Gehris, will donate an additional $1. All World Sight Day donations will […]
The Alburtis Lions Club secured a $15,000 grant recently from the Northeast PA Lions Service Foundation to support the Center for Vision Loss’ vision rehabilitation therapies – effective hands-on approaches that empower people with visual impairments to seize their independence. Vision rehabilitation therapies, known commonly as VRT, is the agency’s fastest growing service type. The […]