Artists for Peace and Justice
Artists for Peace and Justice is a fundraising effort founded by Paul Haggis and friends that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. The organization’s immediate goal is to build schools to serve the poorest areas of Haiti, providing an education, hot meals, clean drinking water and regular medical treatments to the children living in the slums.
Books For Kids Foundation
The mission of the Books for Kids Foundation is to promote literacy among all children with a special emphasis on low-income and at-risk preschool-aged children. Books for Kids creates libraries, donates books, and partners with literacy programs to develop the critical early foundation and skills which young children need to be successful in life.
Central Asia Institute
CAI supports community-based education, public health and conservation programming, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Do Something
Do Something believes that young people have the power to change the world and uses the internet as an agent to implement that change. It is their aim to inspire, support and celebrate a generation of do-ers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action to make the world a better place.
Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch is a non-profit worldwide organization unlocking potential in people and the environment. Since 1971, Earthwatch has connected volunteers and partners of all kinds with scientists doing field research, letting individuals, families, students, teachers, companies, retirees and more make a hands-on difference for a fragile planet on Earthwatch Expeditions. Earthwatch supports research and action on climate change, oceans, fresh water, biodiversity, healthy forests, cultural heritage and more in dozens of countries. Volunteers and donors make these efforts possible, and more than 93,000 Earthwatchers form an international community proving that people everywhere can make a difference for places everywhere.
First Book
First Book is an international organization whose mission is to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. First Book provides an ongoing supply of new books to children participating in community-based mentoring, tutoring, and family literacy programs. First Book plays a critical role in transforming the quality of preschool and after-school programs nationwide.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
HSF is the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education. In support of its mission to double the rate of Hispanics earning college degrees, HSF provides the Latino community with more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country.
Lotus Outreach International
Lotus Outreach International is dedicated to improving the living conditions of vulnerable children and their communities through education and healthcare. Lotus Outreach supports programs in Cambodia and India that tackle issues such as child trafficking, childhood exploitation and access to education, partnering with local, grass-roots agencies to implement culturally sensitive, effective projects, and target under-served populations in isolated regions.
National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association
The mission of the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA) is to build a united patient and health care community to create a strong voice and organizational base to educate and execute advocacy programs regarding access to care, research, diagnosis and treatment for people suffering with chronic pain from fibromyalgia and overlapping conditions.
Pro Literacy Worldwide
Pro Literacy Worldwide is now the oldest and largest nongovernmental literacy organization in the world and pursues a mission of sponsoring educational programs that help adults and their families acquire the literacy practices and skills they need to function more effectively in their daily lives.
Room to Read
Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure. Seeking to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people to ultimately improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries, and future generations, Room to Read strives to break the cycle of poverty, one child at a time.
TakingITGlobal (TIG)
Taking It Global promotes a collaborative learning community which provides youth with access to global opportunities, cross-cultural connections and meaningful participation in decision-making.