1. ProCon.org follows Benjamin Franklin's belief in examining issues using pros and cons. Franklin explained the benefits of pros and cons in 1772, in a letter to his friend Joseph Priestley, a British philosopher and scientist.
   
   
2. On Feb. 2, 2009, ProCon.org was honored to receive the “Best Non-Profit to Work For” award in a national competition on . ProCon.org was one of five winners in its class of “non-profits with an operating budget of under $2.5 million.” There were 15 winners total. There are roughly 1,000,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States.
   
   
3. 516 schools in 48 states and 14 countries have used ProCon.org content in their educational materials (as of June 30, 2009).
   
   
4. ProCon.org has been mentioned in dozens of newspapers, radio stations, and media websites, such as New York Times (Dec. 3, 2008), BBCNews (Jan. 28, 2008), 60 Minutes (Mar. 12, 2006), National Public Radio (Oct-Nov, 2008), XM Radio (Dec. 13, 2007), The Philadelphia Inquirer (Nov. 5, 2006), Wired (Nov. 15, 2006), Medical News Today (Mar. 15, 2007), and the Houston Chronicle (Nov. 26, 2007).
   
   
5. On Apr. 20, 2008, the Library of Congress honored ProCon.org by requesting permission to archive three of our websites (ProCon.org, 2008 Election ProCon.org, and US Iraq ProCon.org) because The Library of Congress considered our three sites "materials of historical importance to the Congress and to the American people."

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