Sheila Krumholz says that a great day for her watchdog organization’s website OpenSecrets.org is "when Rush Limbaugh and Rachel Maddow both use our site." Krumholz, the Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics, wants everyone to know how money in U.S. politics effects elections and public policy.

Her nonpartisan, independent, nonprofit, research group's OpenSecrets.org is the most comprehensive resource for federal campaign contributions, lobbying data and analysis available anywhere.The aim of the Center for Responsive Politics is to create a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more transparent and responsive government.

Bradford K. Smith's Foundation Center supports citizen sector organizations of all sizes by maintaining the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants around the world. As the president of the the United States' leading authority on organized philanthropy, Smith knows the challenges that non-profit organizations face to find resources to maintain their programs, expand their reach, and prove their value to potential donors. 

 A crise financeira global está  despertando interesse por formas criativas de oferecer serviços bancários aos mais pobres tomadores de crédito do mundo, um movimento que poderia ajudar efetivamente instituições financeiras em crise a gerar mais lucros em tempos difíceis.

Um governo forte requer um fluxo livre de informações . Quando  esse ingrediente  básico falta, organizações como estas surgem para assegurar que a opinião pública  seja educada e a liderança  possa ser responsabilizada.