The Special Olymipics have been around since 1968. This is a nonprofit organization with 220 offices globally. The Special Olympics are held all over the planet. Before competing, athletes are to say the oath, which is as follows: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”

This oath is inspiring and gives athletes the courage to at least try. After all, the only way you can truly fail is if you never at least try. The host for the 2013 Special Olympics games is PyeongChang, South Korea, to learn more, click here. The Special Olympics organization has been ranked first out of eleven organizations that exist to help serve people with disabilities. This esteemed ranking comes from Philanthropedia. This is a subsidiary of the industry non-profit data leader Guidestar. Philanthropedia has evaluated the effectiveness of these eleven nonprofits by surveying industry experts. This allows them to identify the highest-impacting non-profits.