Southern Poverty Law Center

The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit civil rights organization founded to ensure that the promises of the civil rights movement became a reality for all. Since our founding in 1971, we’ve won numerous landmark legal victories on behalf of the exploited, the powerless and the forgotten. Our innovative Teaching Tolerance program produces and distributes – free of charge – documentary films, books, lesson plans and other materials that promote tolerance and respect in our nation’s schools.

Southside Partnership

Southside Partnership began in 1991. We operate in eight local authority areas in Greater London and Surrey but the Beyond Prison resettlement project in accessible in all 33 boroughs. We have a particularly strong presence in south London. Each year Southside Partnership supports around 1300 people, with mental health support needs and learning disabilities, to lead more independent lives. We have close to 40 services that focus on meeting the needs of people at each stage of their path towards achieving a more satisfying life. Our service user customers are at the heart of all that we do and inspire us to innovate and create greater choices for them. We value and support creativity and innovation in the way support is offered to enable individuals to achieve their aspirations, we act with integrity and seek to work in partnership with others to support individuals to achieve independence.

Southside Partnership

The Southside Partnership DLR is an independent local development organisation serving Dun Laoghaire Rathdown. We are one of 52 Integrated Area Partnership Companies in Ireland, each of which works within communities and with groups who are experiencing particularly high levels of disadvantage and exclusion. Our role is to provide assistance, advice and support to enable disadvantaged groups to play a fuller and more active role in modern Irish society. In the process, we address the complex issues of poverty, social inclusion and unemployment.

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Spanda Foundation

The Spanda Foundation has a cross-cultural goal, aiming to a better understanding among people through a deeper knowledge of their mutual cultures, ideas, traditions, faiths and beliefs in a dialogue intended to stimulate cultural diversity. We have an aspiration to contribute to the achievement of a higher state of consciousness. Spanda is particularly interested in projects that encourage freedom of inquiry, imagination, insight, creativity and expression. We are active in promoting individual and collective developemt, culture, education, health, the environment, microfinance, scientific initiatives and projects that add social value by fostering creative solutions and strategic resources and that, by serving the common good, may advance human progress and enrich communities towards a more just, sustainable and peaceful world.

Spanish Federation of Deafblindness

The Spanish Federation of Deafblindnes FESOCE is a nonprofit organization whose scope is deafblindness work, a disability that results from the combined loss of vision and hearing. Representation and defense of collective rights: We seek, among other things, the recognition of the rights enshrined in Law 27/2007, of 23 October, by recognizing sign languages ​​Spanish and regulates the means of oral communication support for deaf people, disabled hearing and deafblind, in order to obtain solutions to the specific needs of people with deafblindness; Establishment of Institutional Relations: We try to encourage and facilitate relations with the political, administrative and care necessary for the recognition and not discrimination of the resources needed to care for people with deafblindness. Provide member organizations and legal administrative support necessary for the fulfillment of its objectives. Research and advice: We conduct studies in the social welfare and socio demographic on deafblindness in Spain. Meet an advisory role to individuals and entities that require specific guidance in the field of deafblindness; Media presence and outreach: We make visible the contents that enter the media arena deafblindness in local, national and international levels, by all possible means. Spread the member institutions' activity, with particular relevance to the impact of their actions on the welfare of the collective. We also work with other groups that may benefit from intervention methods (mediation, communication, etc..) characteristic of deafblindness.

Sparrow Schools Educational Trust

The Sparrow Schools Educational Trust enables children and youth with learning difficulties to grow into resilient, skilled and contributing members of society. To achieve this we provide affordable, quality specialised education, practical vocational skills training and comprehensive learner support. We facilitate integration into mainstream society and we provide them with opportunities to participate in the economy. The aimed outcome of our programme is employable youth and young entrepreneurs. Some of our learners come from difficult circumstances, and in their short lives they have been impacted by the legacy of poverty, HIV/AIDS and unemployment. When a child comes to Sparrow Schools he/she enters a journey of being shaped and equipped to navigate life’s challenges whilst providing a positive contribution to society.

Speakers' Corner Trust

Speakers' Corner Trust is a registered charity which promotes free expression, public debate and active citizenship as a means of revitalising civil society in the UK and supporting its development in emerging democracies. SCT's approach is based on the belief that association between citizens and the free, face-to-face exchange of ideas, information and opinions – with each other as well as with the decision-takers among them – is a key to rebuilding trust and participation in Britain's civil society and developing vibrant civil institutions and robust rights in emerging democracies. SCT pursues its aims by forming local Speakers' Corner Committees made up of representatives of the public, private and voluntary sectors which ‘own’ and steer projects designed to stimulate and support public discussion and debate. Where appropriate, the Committees’ work may include establishing new Speakers’ Corners in public spaces as symbols of citizens’ rights, focuses for national or civic identity and platforms for public engagement. But at the heart of each initiative lies a programme of events designed by the Speakers' Corner Committee to reach every community in its area.

Special Kids Network

Special Kids Network was founded in 1999, by Chad and Debbie Coe who wanted to make a difference in the lives of children with special needs. Deeply affected by their own personal experience with a nephew with developmental disabilities, Chad and Debbie have galvanized an entire community in support of various organizations dedicated to serving children. Special Kids Network is an independent non-profit organization that was created to provide funding for programs that help children and young adults with special needs.

Special Olimpics Ireland

With over 11,000 athletes participating in 12 sports through 402 clubs, supported by 100 community networks and 18,000 volunteers, Special Olympics Ireland is now one of Ireland's largest community and voluntary organisations reaching 27% of persons with intellectual disabilities all over the country. Special Olympics athletes benefit socially, emotionally and physically as a result of participation in the programme. Special Olympics Ireland depends on teams of dedicated volunteers and family members to train and organise athletes in clubs, schools, centres and workshops.

Special Olympics

Special Olympics is a global nonprofit organization targeting the nearly 200 million people round the world who have intellectual disabilities. With a presence in nearly 200 countries worldwide and seven world-region offices, we are constantly expanding. We can say with all truth that "the sun never sets on the Special Olympics movement."

Special Olympics Great Britain

Since our formation in 1978 as part of the worldwide movement, founded in the USA in 1968 by the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, we have transformed the lives of thousands of people through sport. There are currently 135 Special Olympics groups in GB, run by over 2600 volunteers and 8,000 athletes who benefit from our sports programme, but there are 1.2 million people with learning disabilities in the country. We are the country’s largest provider of a year-round sports training and competition programme for all people with learning disabilities.

Special Operations Warrior Foundation

The Special Operations Warrior Foundation was founded 30 years ago to provide support and assistance to the U. S. military's special operations community. While the Foundation has bestowed college scholarships since 1980, we began providing financial support to wounded special operators in 2005. Although there are other charitable organizations that give financial aid to wounded personnel and their families, we saw a need for immediate assistance. Therefore, the Foundation provides $2,000 in cash to families of special operations personnel hospitalized with severe wounds; which they can use for travel, child care, food and lodging.

Spectrum Possibilities

Spectrum Possibilities is a Registered Charity No. 815 under the Charities Act of Barbados. The charity was formed out of the experience of the Smith family coping with their younger son on the autism spectrum. The name ‘Spectrum Possibilities’ is intended to inspire and sustain hope in parents. The name of the charity recognises that transitional time when parents first notice early signs like delayed speech, loss of eye contact, isolation and others, and are unsure of what is happening with their child’s development; the possibility that their child is on the autism spectrum. ‘Spectrum Possibilities’ also means that there are always things that can be done to help your loved one on the spectrum, and parents should consider the possibilities. ‘Spectrum Possibilities’ also refers to the many individual cases of children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders who provide models of accomplishing the unexpected and showing what is truly possible with determination, commitment, a positive attitude and of course with support. Most importantly, the name ‘Spectrum Possibilities’ is intended to convey to members of society that people with autism must not be written-off and hidden away; that persons with autism spectrum disorders deserve the right to explore the possibilities for their lives and to maximise their potential

Spectrum Support

Spectrum Support, Inc is a non-profit organization that provides support services to individuals with developmental, emotional, and psychiatric disabilities, such as autism, seizure disorders, mental retardation or cerebral palsy, helping them to live, work, learn and play in our supportive communities. We provide supports in Baltimore, Columbia, Sykesville, Frederick, Hagerstown and Cumberland. We also provide services to people with developmental disabilities who reside in state psychiatric hospitals. Many of the individuals we support have a dual diagnosis that includes bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia or depression. Spectrum Support provides supports, primarily to adults, in a work setting, from their own homes, or to those who live with their families.

Speed Art Museum

Established in 1927, the Speed Art Museum is Kentucky's oldest and largest art museum with over 13,000 pieces in its permanent collection. Its extensive collection spans 6,000 years, ranging from ancient Egyptian to contemporary art. The museum has distinguished collections of 17th century Dutch and Flemish painting, 18th century French art, Renaissance and Baroque tapestries, and significant holdings of contemporary American painting and sculpture. African and Native American works also represent a growing segment of the museum's collection.

Speedway Children's Charities

Speedway Children's Charities is more than just a fundraiser. Our local chapters are partners in change, working with a broad range of people and organizations to identify and resolve pressing issues dealing with children in their communities. Because of the unique conditions in every community, the issues Speedway Children's Charities address are determined locally. Challenges ranging from learning disabilities, broken homes, and childhood cancer are on the agenda for the local chapters of SCC and the over 500 non-profit organizations they support.

Spelman College

Spelman College is a private, independent, liberal arts, historically Black college for women, founded in 1881. Our goals include integrating and globalizing learning, teaching creatively and rigorously, leading from our authentic core, living sustainably, improving ourselves continuously, and collaborating to better our city’s quality of life. These ambitious GOALS and others build on our accomplishments as the premier historically Black college for women and one of the finest institutions for undergraduate education nationwide.

SPENCER DAYMAN MENINGITIS UK

Meningitis UK was established in 1999 to fund a £500,000 state-of-the-art dedicated meningitis research laboratory in the University of Bristol's School of Medical Sciences. The charity's Chief Executive, Steve Dayman, tragically lost his 14-month old son, Spencer to meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in 1982. The Spencer Dayman Meningitis Laboratories - named in memory of Spencer - were officially opened in April 2002, and now house a two and a half million pound investment into meningitis research. Since the successful completion of this project, the charity has adopted the working name of Meningitis UK and is now solely focused on the development of vaccines to protect against all forms of meningitis.

Spencer Educational Foundation

The Spencer Educational Foundation is the premiere organization for awarding scholarships in risk management and insurance. It is an educational and charitable organization named in honor of the 1977-78 president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), the late Robert S. Spencer. The Foundation has since become a moving force in risk management and insurance education, awarding nearly $4 million in scholarships and $2.1 million in grants since its inception. In 2008 alone, the Foundation granted more than $337,500 in scholarships and more than $150,000 in grants to students, practicing risk managers and universities.