h3 ol#nonprofitsList script(src='/js/lib/ramda/ramda.min.js') script. var getLinkedName = function getLinkedName(name) { // ensure name is a string name = name + ''; return name.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, '-'); } $.ajax({ url: '/nonprofits/getNonprofitList', type: 'GET' }) .success( function(data) { var docfrag = document.createDocumentFragment(); for (var i = 0; i < data.nonprofitsList.length; i++) { var li = document.createElement("li"); var linkedName = getLinkedName(data.nonprofitsList[i].name); $(li).html("" + data.nonprofitsList[i].name + ""); docfrag.appendChild(li); }; $('#nonprofitsList').append(docfrag); });