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Nonprofit Profile - 211 San Diego

ORGANIZATION

Name: John Ohanian.

Title: Chief executive officer.

Organization: 211 San Diego.

Mission of organization: 211 is San Diego’s primary source for community, health and disaster services. Our mission is to help people by connecting them efficiently to the service delivery system, and providing vital trend information for community planning.

Telephone: 858-300-1300.

Web site: 211sandiego.org.

Founded: Established as Guideline in 1970, and then Infoline, the organization has evolved to what we now know as 211 San Diego, which was launched in 2005.

Milestone: Firestorm 2007 put 211 San Diego on the map when the agency answered more than 120,000 calls from San Diegans in 10 days. This is the same volume that the agency previously answered in one year.

Annual income: $2 million.

Expense allocation: 87 percent programs; 13 percent administration and fundraising.

Corporate support: N/A.

Corporate supporters: First 5 Commission of San Diego; county of San Diego; Qualcomm; SDG&E; and United Way.


  February 8-14, 2010
SDBJ News
CONNECT Goes to Washington
Most high-tech entrepreneurs and innovators don’t have time to put on a tie and sit through a three-hour meeting about policy issues in Washington, D.C. They are too busy creating the next generation of digital mobile applications and lifesaving health care products, and creating jobs for the new innovation economy. There has not been a strong voice or presence in the nation’s capital to represent these innovators, who neither have the money nor bandwidth to lobby or educate representatives on their needs and interests — until now.
S.D. Companies Race to Build Gene Machines
Technology contenders in the race to decode a person’s entire genetic makeup for less than $1,000 have been making gains in recent months, signaling that the finish line isn’t far ahead.
Conference Focuses on Methods to Combat Cyber Attacks
The creative and destructive power of the Internet emerged as a major topic of the West 2010 military conference, sharing the stage with more time-honored topics such as ships and naval strategy.
Scripps Health Issues $220M in Revenue Bonds
Scripps Health, currently in the middle of a building spree intended to bring its aging health care facilities up to date while accommodating future population demands, sought help financing its projects through the public markets last week.
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