Website Review

Website Review : www .madd .org

The page is plain and simple - white background , the text and pictures arranged like a news 's - with news , updates , videos , and articles all of which are geared to MADD 's mission , as can be seen under their boldfaced type , Activism / Victim Services / Education , all related to drunk driving . It is refreshing to see a website with less clutter and more meat : in this case , www .madd .org , civil society group Mothers Against Drunk Driving 's home in cyberspace

Unlike other web pages that have attention-grabbing ad

banners , MADD 's website focuses more on their advocacy . Since MADD is a non-profit organization , it is financed by donors and sponsors . Donors can be anyone who is sympathetic to the cause and would like to give money to help the organization continue its work , while there are some big companies in their roster of sponsors such as the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers , General Motors , Chapter One Bank , and Dial America who commit monetary aid and also support and promote MADD 's advocacy . It is also fueled and run by volunteers , most of whom first volunteered at local MADD offices in their communities , most of them members of families who have lost a loved one because of drunk driving . MADD is also represented by nationally recognized leaders and celebrities who lend their names and time in pushing forth MADD 's mission , like Jeanne Phillips of Dear Abby column , Kelly Ripa of All My Children , and Miss America 2006...