MPD Foundation
United StatesResearch/Dev
The MPD Foundation funds innovative, accountable research that produces results for patients with polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and myelofibrosis. Founded by patients, for patients, we have strong relationships with top researchers, clinicians and biopharmaceutical companies to ensure progress is being made to get us closer to a cure. The MPD Foundation supports innovative efforts to advance scientific understanding of the causes and potential treatments for polycythemia vera, primary myelofibrosis and essential thrombocythemia. To date, the Foundation has awarded over seven million dollars for MPD research. The Foundation’s esteemed Scientific Advisory Board utilizes a rigorous selection process to ensure donations are allocated to the most innovative research projects. The scientific advisory board includes highly regarded physicians from Scripps, University of Utah, BC Cancer Research Center and Weill Cornell.
Mpilonhle Project
South AfricaHealth/Medical
Mpilonhle Project is the community component for the HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral rollout (ARV) at Ladysmith Provincial Hospital in partnership with the Communicable Disease Clinic (CDC). Mpilonhle Project was born out of a need recognised by community health nurse working for government to oversee community health workers and support volunteers providing Home Based Care to those in need. The number of families and clients affected by the pandemic HIV/AIDS was identified and the need to reduce stigma and mobilize communities regarding access to ART and available resources.
MS ActionAid Denmark
DenmarkResearch/Dev
MS is a popular, democratic organisation with its base in the Danish society. Our most important resources are citizen commitment and knowledge. We work to share experience and enhance knowledge, and we provide opportunities for international and intercultural cooperation. In 1974, MS was transformed into an open members' association - today with around 8000 individual members and about 65 institutional members. MS's General Assembly decided to seek association with ActionAid International by an overwhelming majority vote on September 14th 2008. MS is now a member of ActionAid International. MS provides opportunities for action for people, who accept a shared responsibility for global sustainable development. MS promotes understanding and dialogue between people. Together with partners we promote popular participation and democratisation in the North and in the South.
MS Research
United KingdomHealth/Medical
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can affect anyone at any time but mostly it affects the young, even children. In the UK 100.000 people have MS, nearly 3 million worldwide. Once diagnosed, progressive disability is likely. MS Research is looking forward to seeing the back of MS! Working with doctors, therapists and scientists we aim for MORE research in areas like new stem cell technologies, prevention of nerve damage and better ways of restoring function.
MS Society
United KingdomResearch/Dev
The MS Society is the UK's largest charity dedicated to supporting everyone affected by MS. We fund research, give grants, campaign for change, provide information, invest in MS specialists and lend a listening ear to those who need it. We want to make sure people with MS have access to the right care and the right treatment.
Ms. Foundation for Women
United StatesWomen
The Ms. Foundation for Women builds women’s collective power across race and class to tackle the root causes of injustice and ignite progressive change for all. We believe deeply that those who experience a problem have the perspective necessary to solve it. That’s why for over 35 years, we’ve supported the solutions of those on the ground who are most impacted by poverty, violence and other forms of injustice—especially low-income women, women of color, immigrant women, youth and LGBTQ people. Time and again, their voices and vision lead to more equitable changes in policy and culture for everyone.
MSF - Denmark
DenmarkHealth/Medical
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid in more than 70 countries to people affected by armed conflict; epidemics; natural or man-made disasters; or exclusion from health care. MSF Denmark was founded in 1993 by Camilla Bredholt who had been working in Albania and Iraq. Apart from recruiting qualified personnel MSF Denmark raise funds for our emergency aid.
MSPCA-Angell
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
The MSPCA-Angell is a national and international leader in animal protection and veterinary medicine and provides direct hands-on care for thousands of animals each year. Founded in 1868, we are the second-oldest humane society in the United States. Our services include animal protection and adoption, advocacy, humane education, law enforcement and world-class veterinary care.
Mt. Elgon Self-Help Community Project
UgandaResearch/Dev
Mt. Elgon Self-Help Community Project is a Non-Profit Community Organization supporting orphans and other vulnerable children in the context of their families and communities in Uganda. We work with families, faith-based and grass root initiatives to serve the orphans and vulnerable children. The project holds at its heart the well-being of children, especially those made vulnerable by effects of poverty, conflict and disease. We are building a system where ordinary people are brought together to paint the world in the colors that they would wish to see. We are consciously directing our energies and resources into initiatives that enable our potentials to be reached and tapping into people’s existing passion to make a difference.
Mukono Multi-purpose Youth Organisation (MUMYO)
UgandaResearch/Dev
Founded in 1992, the Mukono Multi-purpose Youth Organisation (MUMYO) is a Uganda Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to various issues aimed at promoting the rights and well being of the young men and women, especially in the rural areas. It was formed by a group of concerned men and women who found it necessary to form an organization that would unite the youth and facilitate the exchange of views, information and experiences for social transformation and economic development. MUMYO recognizes the need to address the economic, social and cultural rights of the youth and children in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and other international covenants on human rights, proclaimed and agreed that every individual is entitled to all human rights and freedoms, without distinction of any kind, such as, race, sex colour, religion, political or other opinion or status. It was also formed on the belief that the young people are the leaders of the future generations, if nurtured well, they can become useful and productive members of the society. They are flexible, full of vibrant ideas and willing to learn, if properly motivated, guided and facilitated, they can help themselves and the other members of the society.
Muktinath Foundation International
NetherlandsEthnic/Religion
The Muktinath Foundation International was founded in 2000 to work in close cooperation with the Sree Mukti Kshetra Development and Conservation Committee, founded by the local people of Muktinath Valley. We support the people of Muktinath Valley at the Annapurna Trekking Circuit in Nepal to preserve the Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage site Muktinath Muktinath-Chumig Gyatsa, that is a sacred place for both Hindus and Tibetan Buddhists. It is a great example of how two religions can share the same holy spot with mutual respect and support.
Multicap
AustraliaDisability
Multicap is a leading disability services provider supporting people with multiple disabilities, and challenging and complex behaviours, their families and carers in Queensland. Multicap was established in 1962 as a voluntary parent based community organisation by six families who could not obtain suitable support for their children with multiple disabilities: several of these founding families still access Multicap's services. Multicap aims to provide the best possible services using the best possible model to suit the needs of individual people living with multiple disabilities within their local community. Our staff adopt a person centred approach to develop individualised program plans that focus on physical, emotional, and cognitive needs.
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
United StatesResearch/Dev
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) was founded in 1998 by identical twin sisters Kathy Giusti and Karen Andrews shortly following Kathy's diagnosis with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. As the world's number-one private funder of multiple myeloma research, the MMRF has raised more than $130 million to fund 120 laboratories worldwide. The MMRF's approach, with a focus on speed, innovation, and results, is widely recognized across the medical and scientific communities, as well as by several prominent publications, as an optimal model to accelerate medical research and drug development across various cancers and diseases.
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
United StatesHealth/Medical
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life for everyone affected by multiple sclerosis. MSAA provides ongoing support and direct services to these individuals with MS and the people close to them. MSAA also serves to promote greater understanding of the needs and challenges of those who face physical obstacles.
Multiple Sclerosis Society
AustraliaResearch/Dev
We help eliminate MS by funding research into the nature, causes, treatment, diagnosis and management of the disease. We commission new research, facilitate national and international collaborations and fund established research initiatives through Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia, who work in partnership with Australia’s top medical research institutes. The Multiple Sclerosis Society rationalises public education and awareness programs by producing publications and other materials to encourage cooperation in government relations, fundraising, project development, staff training, planning health economics, state office development assistance, recruitment and evaluation.
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Queensland
AustraliaCommunity/Family
We provide accurate and timely information from leading MS researchers and clinicians for people with MS, their family, friends, and healthcare providers. In order to achieve our mission, we focus on our Core Competencies – those areas of our work that no one else can do. In Queensland, nobody has a better knowledge of the disease nor assumes a greater role in education and raising awareness of MS. We play a pivotal role in quality control and ensuring that people with MS are having their needs met, and in advocating on their behalf.
Multiple Sclerosis Society of SA & NT
AustraliaHealth/Medical
The Society was started in 1964 by a group of dedicated individuals who were living with MS or who were supporting someone with MS. As the rate of diagnosis of MS has increased The Society has increased its capacity and the range of services has increased as the need for these has been identified. We fill the many gaps that occur between Health Department services and Disability services. We also supplement the inadequate DSA (Disability SA) services in South Australia. From supporting a few hundred people in the 60's we now have over 1,500 members plus their support teams relying on us for essential services.
Mumbai Smiles
IndiaCommunity/Family
We are a non-profit organisation that works with underprivileged communities in Mumbai. Our areas of focus are education, health, generating livelihoods and awareness-building. We work to empower the most disadvantaged communities in Mumbai through holistic education and health projects by which they can become self-sufficient, and gain access to their basic human rights. To make our work systematic and efficient, we have adopted a ‘project cycle management’ approach: a sequence of actions to develop, implement and evaluate projects. The aim of project cycle management is to improve the management of projects by ensuring that all relevant issues and conditions are taken into account during design and implementation.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
AustraliaDisability
Novita Children’s Services was established in 1939 as the Crippled Children’s Association of SA, to care for children diagnosed with polio. Novita has grown to become one of South Australia’s premier children’s charities – and a recognised and celebrated world leader in the research, development and provision of quality services to children and families living with physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries. Novita’s job is to provide all of the support, therapy and special equipment our children need to live life to the fullest and really ‘connect with their worlds’. Novita employs almost 300 therapists that travel across South Australia to visit kids at home, at school, at kindy and even at child care to help them participate in all aspects of life and give them every opportunity to achieve their full potential. Our therapists go where the children and families need them. Whether it be at home, at kindy, at child care or at school, our expert staff, based in five regional offices right across Adelaide, ensure Novita’s services are provided in the best location to help the kids.
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
AustraliaResearch/Dev
Professor David Danks with support from Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, Sir Jack Brockhoff and others, established the original Murdoch Institute in 1986. It quickly became a world class centre of genetics research and clinical genetics services. Now, in 2009, Murdoch Childrens is Australia’s largest and most prestigious children’s health research. With over 1100 researchers, the Institute conducts vital research into myriad conditions affecting babies, children and adolescents, helping them lead happy, healthy lives. Our current research priorities include cancer, heart defects, genetic disorders, premature birth, obesity, diabetes, and allergies. The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is proud of its close partnerships with the Royal Children's Hospital and the University of Melbourne.