I have seen firsthand, while at the Red Cross, how Stargazer's Web services can be used to respond to a disaster. Now, Stargazer's free public safety service will help us all, from families to businesses to whole communities, prepare in advance of a crisis. I highly recommend you take the time to Be Really Ready for an emergency, using the simple forms in the Stargazer Safety Kits.

Frank Barker
Former Director, American Red Cross 
Former Chief Information Officer, Monogram Bioscience

On behalf of 300 million Americans, I am grateful for the public service that Stargazer has provided with its BE REALLY READY campaign. The free Stargazer Safety Kit forms help families and individuals gather, share, and save critical information in advance of an emergency or unplanned event. This is a way to help everyone be better prepared, with the peace of mind that comes in knowing that one is ready to handle the unexpected whenever it may occur. 

Stargazer has been working for the public good since its founder and visionary leader, Art Bushkin, established the Stargazer Foundation in 1999. Art and his dedicated team of caring professionals have harnessed the power of the Web to create a environment that enables organizations from all sectors and individuals from all walks of life to communicate and collaborate across the globe. One person can share a new idea quickly, which is acted upon by many, thus multiplying the positive impact many times over. 

Stargazer has provided a wonderful public service to assist individuals and families in preparing for life's emergencies. I encourage everyone to fill out the forms for their own family, and then tell a loved one or friend to do the same.

Steve Cooper
President, Fortified Holdings Corp.
Former Chief Information Officer, American Red Cross
Former Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

As a former FBI agent involved in counterterrorism, I'm acutely aware that disaster can strike quickly and without warning - whether natural or manmade. But, having vital family and personal information in my PDA or laptop let's me sleep better. Kudos to Stargazer - the online service for social good.

Steve Gladis
Executive Coach and Author
Former Professor, University of Virginia
Former FBI Counterterrorism Agent

I have worked with many foundations and am impressed by the way that Stargazer has positioned itself to help other nonprofit organizations. The new Stargazer Safety Kit is a valuable gift to you from the Stargazer Foundation, to help yourself and others be better prepared for a disaster. The kit is a good way for everyone to make safety simpler.

Ted Hart
CEO, Hart Philanthropic Services Group
Founder, ePhilanthropy Foundation

Stargazer is an excellent example of how we can use technology to help others. I am a supporter of the Stargazer Foundation, and I encourage others to contribute to Stargazer and to help spread the word about Stargazer's simple tools for families and businesses to prepare for an emergency.

Morton Meyerson
Chairman & CEO, 2M Companies
Former Vice Chairman & President, EDS
Former Chairman & CEO, Perot Systems

Thank you, Stargazer, so much for my personal Safety kit. Everyone I have discussed this with wants one. Emergency readiness and response is a critical application area, and Stargazer is leading us and touching us with its message. The ability to harness the power of global community and collaboration to make the world a better place is equaled only by engaging learning applications that improve our own human capital.

Bernard Rice
Chairman, Best Practice Networks
Former CEO, Edmark, an IBM Subsidiary
Former, Vice President, IBM

As an international traveler whose family is spread out over two continents, I find the Stargazer tools to be an indispensable and critical element of my family's personal toolbox.

Ralph Robbins
Executive Director, Virginia Israel Advisory Board
Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

The Stargazer Safety Kit is well designed, easy to use and free. It's a terrific way to organize and store information our families would need if disaster ever strikes. And it's a great idea for small businesses to plan for crisis response and provide new benefits for their employees. Great job, Stargazer! 

John Spotila
President, Global CAUSE Foundation 
Former Administrator at the U.S. Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 
Former General Counsel, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Here at the Weather Channel, we know firsthand that people need to prepare for a disaster before it happens. The Stargazer safety kit forms are valuable tools for everyone to record and securely store their important information. Thanks to Stargazer, you can better plan for, and be ready for, an emergency.

Debora Wilson
President, The Weather Channel

Prior to 2008

Advances in technology, particularly in communications, help the Red Cross and our partners assist more people, faster. We are grateful to Stargazer for their generous donation of online services and for working with us to provide help and hope to our neighbors during their greatest time of need.

Steve Cooper
Chief Information Officer, American Red Cross

I am pleased to present COG's Regional Partnership Award to the Stargazer Foundation. [When] the public information officers of the COG's member governments were looking to develop a virtual Joint Information Center (JIC) ... to share information with each other during regional emergencies and to work with elected officials and emergency managers to develop common messages ... they were fortunate to partner with the Stargazer Foundation. The Stargazer team's contribution to this region amounted to approximately two million dollars worth of professional expertise and computer network technology put in place over six months. 

David Robertson 
Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)

Improving communications is one of the most critical homeland security challenges that we face. ... I commend the Stargazer Foundation for its visionary work in bringing this technology to organizations across the nation, free of charge. 

Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) 
Senior Member, Select Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives

From hurricanes to terrorism, Virginians may be exposed to many different types of emergencies and we strongly recommend that everyone prepare a family communications plan. We believe that Stargazer ReadyLinks give families easy-to-use tools to help them in developing that plan. Partnering with the Stargazer Foundation enables us to provide these capabilities to all Virginians at no cost.

Michael Cline
State Coordinator, Virginia Department of Emergency Management

The Stargazer Foundation did a fabulous job of developing a virtual Joint Information Center for the National Capital Region. Their team used the latest Internet/portal technology to customize a system to meet our needs and did it while successfully balancing the concerns of our many regional partners. Thanks to Stargazer's training, we have a product that fits us well now, and one that we can easily adjust to meet our future needs. 

Jeanne Saddler
Director, Office of Public Affairs, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG)

In response to September 11, the Department of Homeland Security has strongly recommended that every family in America prepare a communications plan. We believe ReadyLinks answer this call with easy to use tools at no cost, so we are partnering with the Stargazer Foundation to reach as many people and communities as possible. 

Jack Calhoun
President and CEO, National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) 

A Stargazer is someone who is willing to take on a task that is fraught with uncertainty, and to manage it, to organize it, and to see that vision through ... to Make It So! 

Stargazer really can be the next big thing for the Internet. It's a way of gathering, collecting, and really ordering all that massive information on the Web in a way that people can use it. 

More and more these days, a factor of modern production is information and Stargazer has a way of controlling some piece of that and they're giving it away ... that's a very radical idea! 

Glen S. Howard
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Fannie Mae Foundation

George Mason University and Stargazer have much in common and we look forward to [our] collaborative effort. The partnership enhance[s] George Mason's ability to serve its students and the local and global communities that it supports. 

Alan Merten
President, George Mason University 

The Stargazer project provides an answer to our challenge of how we can best generate and share knowledge across the globe. I am so impressed by the values of the founder and the workers in recognizing the need, rights and opportunities to share knowledge. The equality of access to knowledge is a vital tool for the empowerment of all people 

Sarah Dyer
Assistant International Director, Leonard Cheshire International

Where do nonprofit groups ... turn for technology support? Stargazer provid[es] advanced technology resources to nonprofits that otherwise couldn't hope to attain them. 

Karen Smith
Executive Director, TechCorps