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ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int/
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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National 211 Collaborative - http://www.211.org
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 Network - http://www.ngo.org/
Site with links to non-governmental organizations associated with the United Nations. |
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Farm Aid - http://www.farmaid.org/
Campaigns to keep family farmers on their land and offers immediate assistance and long-term solutions. |
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) - http://www.acorn.org/
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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Global Giving - http://www.globalgiving.com/
Enables individuals and companies to find and support high-impact, grassroots social and economic development projects around the world. |
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ALNAP: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action - http://www.alnap.org/
An international interagency forum working to improve the quality and accountability of humanitarian action. |
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Foundation For A Better Life - http://www.forbetterlife.org/
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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Journal of Humanitarian Assistance - http://www.jha.ac/
Features articles on early warning and emergency provision, as well as post-conflict peace-building and the transition to development. |
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Sarvodaya Organization Homepage - http://www.sarvodaya.org/
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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CFC Today - http://www.cfctoday.org/
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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Society of Singers - http://www.singers.org/
Non-profit foundation offering food, medical and financial help to professional singers. Donation levels, awards, notable members. |
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Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund - http://www.tpaf.org
U.S.-based organization which funds poverty alleviation programs in rural Tibet. |
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Active 20/30 International - http://www.active20-30.com/
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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Online Volunteers Collective - http://www.onlinevolunteers.org/
Volunteers collective using virtual space for collaborative voluntary projects on social justice issues worldwide. |
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Royal Humane Society of Australasia - http://www.rhsa.org.au/
Nominates awards for acts of bravery and provides funds to those disadvantaged or physically handicapped by their gallant actions. |
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MGM MIRAGE Voice Foundation - http://www.mgmmiragevoice.com/
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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Dialogue on Diversity - http://www.dialogueondiversity.org/
Mission is the social and political advancement of women and men from diverse cultural, ethnic, and national traditions. |
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The Karen Hilltribes Trust - http://www.karenhilltribes.org.uk/
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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Christmas Connection - http://www.christmasconnection.org/
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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Northwestern University Settlement Association - http://nush.org/
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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Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California - http://www.cabrillocivicclubs.org
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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WorkerAnts - http://www.workerants.com/
Directories of health, development, environmental, volunteering, education and other charity/activist causes. Includes links to resources. |
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Stars at Bedtime - http://www.starsatbedtime.org/
Organization intended to bring professional voice actors to hospitalized children to read bedtime stories. |
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Pak Human Resources Development Organization - http://www.freetocharities.org.uk/phrdo/
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. |