Jonathan Crutchley
About Jonathan
After 25 years as a real estate broker in Boston, Massachusetts, Jonathan Crutchley, co-founded Online Buddies with partner, Larry Basile. The company grew from humble beginnings with a phone chat service for gay men in the Boston area, into one of the world's leading online dating and social networks for the gay community. Their site, MANHUNT.net, has grown to over four million profiles and has a presence in 97 countries. As of 2009, Jonathan became the Chairman for MANHUNT's Philanthropy Committee and is, "committed to giving back to the communities we serve."
Interviews
"We’ve always taken a liberal view as to what goes up on the site [MANHUNT.net]. We’re firm believers of the First Amendment. The site became popular because it met the needs of gay men, it was easy to use, and we built a strong customer service to support our members."
- Jonathan Crutchley Interview
"As co-founder and chair of Manhunt, [Jonathan] Crutchley is the man behind the blue and orange curtain. The Gay and Lesbian Times sat down with him to discuss how he and Basile first came up with the idea for an online gay dating site and how, in 10 short years, Manhunt has changed the way gay men meet other gay men."
- One on one with Jonathan Crutchley: Hooking up with the father of Manhunt
"We’ve invested in customer service because the gay community is a community and people are comfortable using our site because there’s somebody on the other end they can talk to and they have the confidence to use our site and subscribe to it."
- Jonathan Crutchley, MANHUNT.net Chairman - OPW Interview
"MANHUNT’s Chairman Jonathan Crutchley breaks his silence about his McCain donation in the current issue of Palm Spring’s THE BOTTOM LINE MAGAZINE. "
- Jonathan Crutchley Speaks Out
Read Jonthan Crutchley's interview with the Latino publication, Moxow Magazine - download PDF of interview.
Achievements
"On Tuesday, February 12, the Free Speech Coalition, the national trade organization to the adult entertainment industry, presented Boston-based MANHUNT and its founder, Jonathan Crutchley, with the Netizen Award, which is given each year to the individual or organization who has done the most and been the best citizen for the industry through the use of Internet-based methods."
- MANHUNT, founder receive Netizen Award from Free Speech Coalition
Online Buddies founder, Jonathan Crutchley, will lead the [MANHUNT Philanthropy] committee as Chairman to further develop the corporate giving strategy. Online Buddies, Inc. announces the appointment of Jonathan Crutchley as Chairman of the newly formed MANHUNT Philanthropy Committee
Organizations I Support:
- AIDS Emergency Fund
- Pine Street Inn
- Community Research Initiative
- Equality California Institute
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
- Wellness Foundation Palm Springs
Hear Me Speak:
Internet Dating/Social Networking Conference on January 28-29, 2010 in Miami BeachPictures:
