Partners with Modest Needs
From the very beginning, members of the media have taken a tremendous interest in the work we're doing at Modest Needs. On this page, you can read, watch and listen to some of the very best media coverage that Modest Needs has received to date.
Modest Needs has made most of its video clips freely and publicly available via YouTube. To watch a video, just click the 'play' button. Your video will begin instantly. Video clips not available via this method are formatted for Windows Streaming Media and can be viewed with the free Windows Media Player.
Thank you for your support of Modest Needs. Enjoy!
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National Public Radio, 6 May 2008 Day to Day: "Website Pays for People's Modest Needs" 
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O: The Oprah Magazine, December 2007 In an inspirational piece encouraging people to share some of what they have with persons in need this holiday season, O Magazine names Modest Needs one of the two smartest charitable contributions you can make this year for $100 or less. View Article: "The Year of Giving Brilliantly" (JPG format, 700 kb) |
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Need Magazine, September 2007 Feature Story: 'A Little Goes a Long Way' Read Modest Needs' profile in Need Magazine, featuring the photos and stories of some of our favorite past grant recipients - including the recipient of our millionth-dollar grant. View Article in PDF format (1.8 MB, requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader) |
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The Oregonian, 18 November 2006 Feature Story: "Small Change: Big Difference"
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 The Today Show, 18 November 2006 Instant-on via YouTube Modest Needs.org's founder, Dr. Keith Taylor, is tapped by the Today Show to answer the question, 'Are people really kind'? |
| Public Service Announcement Instant-on via YouTube View Modest Needs Foundation's brand-new Public Service Announcement, featuring our friend, Emmy award-winning actress Allison Janney. Our special thanks to Allison Janney for her remarkable work on behalf of Modest Needs. |
 KCBS / KCAL Evening News (Los Angeles), 24 July 2006 Instant-on via YouTube Modest Needs is profiled by KCAL Los Angeles as we help an Orange County resident who'd asked for Modest Needs' help to afford bed for her young son upon his return from the hospital. |
 WCBS Morning News (New York), 24 July 2006 Instant-on via YouTube Modest Needs is profiled by WCBS 2, New York City's CBS Affiliate. |
 New York 1 Weekend Features, 23 July 2006 Instant-on via YouTube Modest Needs is profiled by NY1, Time-Warner's local New York cable channel. |
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USA Today, 12 September 2005 Cover Story: "Web Lets Donors find Specific Needs and Fill Them"
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e-Town Live, 4 December 2002
Part One audio (MP3 format, 3.9 MB) |
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CBS Early Show, 3 October 2002 In what has been universally considered the best early piece ever to run on Modest Needs.org, the CBS Early Show profiles two of the families who received a helping hand through Modest Needs.org - thanks to the kindness and generosity of people from across the United Stats and around the world. Windows Media for Broadband: Click to begin playback Windows Media for Dial-Up: Click to begin playback |
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Reader's Digest, October 2002 "A Helping Hand" (JPG format, 103 kb) |
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People Magazine, 9 September 2002 "Cyber Samaritan" (PDF format, 860 kb) |
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National Public Radio, 26 June 2002 Morning Edition: "Meeting Modest Needs"
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USA Today, 13 June 2002 Cover Story: "Professor Gives a Hand, Not A Handout"
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 Fox Evening News (Nashville), 25 April 2002 Instant-on via YouTube Nashville's Fox affiliate, WZTV, profiles Modest Needs. |
 CNN Morning News, 23 April 2002 Instant-on via YouTube Within moments of its first appearance on The Today Show, Modest Needs is profiled by CNN as a real-world example of the premise behind 'Paying it Forward.' |
The Today Show, 23 April 2002 Instant-on via YouTube In Modest Needs.org's first-ever television appearance, Dr. Keith Taylor, Modest Needs.org's founder, discusses the reason for his decision to launch Modest Needs, the organization's unexpected success, and his hopes for Modest Needs' future. |
