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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 ABC 6 News (Philadelphia), 12 March 2009 Action News takes an in-depth look at Modest Needs’ “Bridge Grant” for the newly unemployed, and interviews two local women about why they approached Modest Needs for assistance in their time of need. |
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Fox News (New York), 2 March 2009 Why give to Modest Needs? Fox News NY posed that very question to two of our donors, and to a very special applicant named Marion. This piece beautifully illustrates how anyone's small change can do incredible good deeds - in this case for a widowed mother of four in New Jersey. |
 ABC 7 Morning News (San Francisco), 29 December 2008 ABC follows up on its recent Modest Needs piece with an announcement about our new “Bridge Grant” for the recently unemployed. |
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ABC 7 News (San Francisco), 27 October 2008 ABC reports on Modest Needs’ new San Francisco office and profiles a few of the area families whose lives have been changed as a result of our grants. |
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ABC 6 News (Philadelphia), 21 October 2008 ABC sheds light on two Philadelphia-area applicants for whom a few hundred dollars meant the difference between getting by and falling behind. |
 Fox 13 News (Memphis), 21 October 2008 This is a truly touching interview of a Memphis couple who couldn’t afford to lay their son to rest until Modest Needs came through with a small but incredibly powerful grant. |
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 Clinton Global Initiative Meeting, 25 September 2008 Former President Bill Clinton talks to Microsoft Founder Bill Gates about Modest Needs approximately 12 minutes and 45 seconds into this recording from the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting. |
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Arizona Republic, 28 August 2008 Feature Story: "At Web-Based Charity, Small Donations Add Up" 
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Dave Ramsey, Fox News Fox Business, August 21, 2008 Dave Ramsey interviews Modest Needs' founder, Dr. Keith Taylor (part 1) |
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Dave Ramsey, Fox News Fox Business, August 21, 2008 Dave Ramsey interviews Modest Needs' founder, Dr. Keith Taylor (part 2) |
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Forbes, 17 July 2008 Feature Story: "Saving Lives, One Rent Check at a Time"
In its "Revolutionaries" column, Forbes profiles Modest Needs Founder Keith Taylor, who turned his check-writing hobby into a successful online charity helping those who conventional philanthropy had forgotten. |
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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. |
