Cheer and Support 210 Child Welfare 131 Civil Liberties 54 Disaster Relief and Recovery 69 Domestic Violence Shelters 145 Grant-Making Foundations 664 Homeless 100 Hospitality Houses 140 Human Rights 217 Hunger Relief 320 International Assistance 67 Medical Relief 106 Refugees 17 Religious 183 Water Supply 5
Big Brothers Big Sisters 6 CARE 5 Corporation for National and Community Service 22 Food Not Bombs 18 Habitat for Humanity 76 Nobel Foundation 11 Oxfam 16 Red Cross and Red Crescent 80 Ronald McDonald House Charities 110 Salvation Army 58 United Way 38 YMCA 218 YWCA 46
By Region Make A Wish Foundation 72 Service Clubs 1,403 Students-Public Service 13 Women-Public Service 4 Youth-Public Service 4
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Advocacy - Organizations, Society 7
Development - Organizations, Society 157
Requesting Help - People, Society 159
Active 20/30 InternationalActive 20/30 International
Membership-based service organization for young adults between the ages of 20 and 39. Provides young adults with an opportunity for personal growth, friendships, and leadership development while improving the quality of life for the special needs children in its community.
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Aid Workers NetworkAid Workers Network
Practical advice for field workers in development and relief.
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ALNAP: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian ActionALNAP: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
An international interagency forum working to improve the quality and accountability of humanitarian action.
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
Community organization which aims to win power for low and moderate families. Its aims are to gain better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, securing living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in communities from banks and governments, and better public schools.
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Cabrillo Civic Clubs of CaliforniaCabrillo Civic Clubs of California
Founded by Californians of Portuguese ancestry in honor of compatriot, John Rodrigues Cabrillo, discoverer of California. The Clubs have many charitable activities including blood drives, fund raising for polio and cancer research, assisting candidates for U.S. citizenship, and, providing college scholarships for students of Portuguese descent.
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CanstructionCanstruction
A national charity of the design and construction industry created by the Society of Design Administration.
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CFC TodayCFC Today
News and information about the Combined Federal Campaign, a workplace giving network of US federal government employees which supports local, national and international charities.
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Christmas ConnectionChristmas Connection
Volunteer organization bringing clothes, food and toys to needy Oklahoma County, Oklahoma residents at Christmas time. Contains donation form, event listing and contact information.
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Citizens MemorialCitizens Memorial
Dedicated to the average citizen, whether rich or poor, who has performed some heroic deed.
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Daniel Pearl FoundationDaniel Pearl Foundation
Promotes cross-cultural understanding through journalism and music. Provides overviews of current initiatives, projects, and events along with organization leadership information.
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Dialogue on DiversityDialogue on Diversity
Mission is the social and political advancement of women and men from diverse cultural, ethnic, and national traditions.
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Emmaus InternationalEmmaus International
Secular international movement of solidarity for justice based on communities that take in people who are marginalized or wounded by life. Multilingual English/French/Spanish.
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Farm AidFarm Aid
Campaigns to keep family farmers on their land and offers immediate assistance and long-term solutions.
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Foundation For A Better LifeFoundation For A Better Life
A foundation working to communicate the ethical values that it believes make a difference such as honesty, caring, optimism, hard work, and helping others.
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Global GivingGlobal Giving
Enables individuals and companies to find and support high-impact, grassroots social and economic development projects around the world.
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InGratia.orgInGratia.org
Site for people to thank those that have helped. Read stories of heroes and give to charities that help them.
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Journal of Humanitarian AssistanceJournal of Humanitarian Assistance
Features articles on early warning and emergency provision, as well as post-conflict peace-building and the transition to development.
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The Karen Hilltribes TrustThe Karen Hilltribes Trust
A Thai registered charity, and called in Thai "Ruamkanpattana Foundation" was established 1985 to provide a vehicle for the Karen hill tribes of Thailand participate and manage their own socio-economic development. work covers following areas: Provision pure drinking water Trust working with the Karen people of north west Thailand to help them develop their own social, educational and economic infrastructure.
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MGM MIRAGE Voice FoundationMGM MIRAGE Voice Foundation
Information about a foundation enabling opportunities for emloyeees as volunteers in the community. Site also has information on a programme to give grants to organizations who have employees who have given over a certain number of hours of voluntary time.
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National 211 CollaborativeNational 211 Collaborative
The national 2-1-1 initiative seeks to reserve these three digits nationwide as quick, easy to remember telephone number for finding human services answers.
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NGO Global NetworkNGO Global Network
Site with links to non-governmental organizations associated with the United Nations.
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Northwestern University Settlement AssociationNorthwestern University Settlement Association
A social service organization serving the northwest side of Chicago. Emergency services offered are energy payment assistance, food pantry, and holiday gifts. Other services include after-school youth programs, AmeriCorps, fine arts, resident camping, and a charter high school.
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Online Volunteers CollectiveOnline Volunteers Collective
Volunteers collective using virtual space for collaborative voluntary projects on social justice issues worldwide.
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Pak Human Resources Development OrganizationPak Human Resources Development Organization
Aimed at socio-economic uplift of poor and disadvantaged people, especially women, from backward rural areas in Pakistan, through their technical education, skill development and vocational training.
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ProgressioProgressio
A charity working to eradicate poverty and injustice internationally.
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ReliefWebReliefWeb
United Nations website providing information to humanitarian relief organizations. Updated daily. There is also a directory of non-governmental organizations. The website is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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Royal Humane Society of AustralasiaRoyal Humane Society of Australasia
Nominates awards for acts of bravery and provides funds to those disadvantaged or physically handicapped by their gallant actions.
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Sarvodaya Organization HomepageSarvodaya Organization Homepage
A movement in Sri Lanka involved in development and reconstruction, active in thousands of villages in all regions of the country, commanding the services of hundreds of thousands of volunteers and trained workers.
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SecretSmilesSecretSmiles
Organization in New York for helping families to overcome hardship by giving gifts.
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Share With The Other L..A.Share With The Other L..A.
Hunger emergency is a consortium of poverty relief groups and public officials whose goal is to mobilize the public to end the poverty crisis in L.A. County.
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Society of SingersSociety of Singers
Non-profit foundation offering food, medical and financial help to professional singers. Donation levels, awards, notable members.
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Stars at BedtimeStars at Bedtime
Organization intended to bring professional voice actors to hospitalized children to read bedtime stories.
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Tibet Poverty Alleviation FundTibet Poverty Alleviation Fund
U.S.-based organization which funds poverty alleviation programs in rural Tibet.
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WorkerAntsWorkerAnts
Directories of health, development, environmental, volunteering, education and other charity/activist causes. Includes links to resources.
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