The Chicago Lighthouse
United StatesDisability
The Chicago Lighthouse is a not-for-profit agency committed to providing the highest quality educational, clinical, vocational and rehabilitation services for children, youth and adults who are blind or visually impaired, including deaf-blind and multi-disabled. For over 100 years, the Lighthouse has been a national trendsetter in offering far-reaching programs that have opened the doors of opportunity for people who are blind or visually impaired.
The Children's Aid Society
United StatesChildren/Education
The Children's Aid Society fills the gaps between what children deserve and what life has dealt them. We have been serving children for more than 150 years, a longevity that is a testament to our ability to adapt to the always changing needs of today's youth. After all, you don't succeed for 150 years by being old-fashioned. Today Children's Aid serves more than 150,000 children and their families at more than 45 sites throughout New York City.
The Children's Assessment Center Foundation
United StatesChildren/Education
The Children's Assessment Center (CAC) provides a safe haven to sexually abused children and their families—a place where they can receive the kind of care and treatment they so richly deserve. We employ an extraordinarily effective, multi-disciplinary team approach in the prevention, assessment, investigation, referral for prosecution and treatment of child sexual abuse. Our goal is to promote the complete healing of child victims of sexual abuse and their families. The CAC is an accredited member of the National Children's Alliance, part of a national movement to create child-friendly intervention systems for sexually abused children and a member of the Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas The CAC is also one of the largest advocacy centers of its kind in the nation.
The Children's Foundation
United KingdomChildren/Education
Our vision is for the health and wellbeing of children and young people in North East England to be the best in the UK. We fund research so we can help to cure sick children and prevent them from becoming ill. We also investigate lifestyle issues which we hope will lead to better long-term outcomes for children in the region. We support NHS projects including the Great North Children's Hospital with our campaign to include the latest technology in the wards to make the time spent in hospital as comfortable and stress-free as possible for children and their families.
The Children's Health Fund
United StatesChildren/Education
Children's Health Fund, co-founded in 1987 by singer/songwriter Paul Simon and pediatrician/child advocate Irwin Redlener, MD, is committed to providing health care to the nation's most medically underserved children through the development and support of innovative primary care medical programs; response to public health crises; and the promotion of guaranteed access to appropriate health care for all children. Children's Health Fund realizes this mission through the energy and talent of our dedicated team of doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, nutritionists, and other clinical and support staff and our partnerships with esteemed academic medical centers and concerned corporate and individual sponsors.
The Children's Society
United KingdomChildren/Education
The Children's Society is a leading national charity that makes childhood better for all children in the UK. Our network of community-based projects provide targeted, immediate and lasting help for children who feel excluded, isolated or abandoned; children who live in a vicious circle of fear and harm, and who are faced with a lifetime of danger and disadvantage in their daily lives. Our priorities for a good childhood are driven by what children tell us they need the most - to live in a world where they can experience loving, caring relationships in families and communities that respect and support them.
The Christ Hospital
United StatesHealth/Medical
For 120 years, The Christ Hospital has grown to become a leader in medical excellence. The Christ Hospital is consistently recognized as one of the top 50 hospitals in the United States and is Greater Cincinnati's top choice for adult health care. Patients of this 555-bed, not-for-profit acute care facility receive advanced and compassionate health care of superior quality. With a staff of more than 1,000 physicians, The Christ Hospital offers advanced services and technologies in cardiovascular care, spine treatment, women's health, major surgery, cancer, orthopedics, emergency care, kidney transplant, behavioral medicine and others.
The Churchill School and Center
United StatesChildren/Education
The Churchill School is a K-12 school of approximately 400 students that educates children with learning disabilities. Through a program designed to stimulate intellectual curiosity, identify and use students' strengths and expand their knowledge, our students strive to acquire the essential academic and social skills expected of all elementary, middle and high school students in New York State. We encourage our students to develop a stronger sense of self and to become effective advocates for themselves as they learn to manage their learning disabilities and prepare for their future.
The CJD
GermanyChildren/Education
The CJD, which stands for "Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands" ("Christian Association of Youth Villages"), was founded in 1947 and is a registered charity. The CJD is a large, nationwide organisation for youth, education and social work. Every year it gives more than 150,000 young people and adults the chance to benefit from expert training, development work and support for their specific life situations.
The Cleveland Foundation
United StatesCommunity/Family
Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation is the world's first community foundation and the nation's second-largest today, with assets of $1.8 billion and annual grants of $80 million to $85 million. The foundation improves the lives of Greater Clevelanders now and for generations to come by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues. We make Cleveland better, one grant at a time.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
United StatesArts/Culture
The Cleveland Museum of Art means many things to many people. To the residents of Greater Cleveland, it is a beloved civic asset, a place where the community's greatest aspirations find expression, and a backdrop for many a wedding photo. The museum is a major force in the regional cultural and intellectual community, helping to keep Northeast Ohio a vibrant center of learning and artistic endeavor. As one of the nation's top museums, the CMA has long exhibited leadership in acquisitions, presentation, and education, and its curators have originated many groundbreaking exhibitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art is renowned the world over for the extraordinarily high quality of its holdings (which are in constant demand for loan exhibitions) and for both the intellectual rigor and the public spirit of its daily activity.
The Cleveland Orchestra
United StatesArts/Culture
Under the leadership of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, The Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. The 100-plus members of The Cleveland Orchestra perform year ‘round, at the group’s winter home at Severance Hall, its summer home at Blossom Music Center, on tours in the United States and around the world, and at residencies such as Miami and Vienna. The Cleveland Orchestra has been supported by large numbers of dedicated volunteers since its founding in 1918. Opportunities for volunteering include membership in a variety of organizations and performing groups, and involvement with education, fundraising, and other projects. The Orchestra’s Volunteer Council was established in 1998 to reinforce the impact that volunteers have on the mission of the Orchestra. The Cleveland Orchestra is redefining orchestral excellence in the 21st century through world-class performances, music education and community engagement programs. Through the power of music, we impact thousands of lives annually. We invite you to become involved in The Cleveland Orchestra and join us in transforming our community and setting the stage for the present and future of classical music.
The Climate Group
United KingdomEnvironment
The Climate Group is an independent, not-for-profit organization working internationally with government and business leaders to advance smart policies and technologies to cut global emissions and accelerate a clean industrial revolution. Its global coalition of companies, states, regions and cities around the world recognize the economic and environmental imperatives of taking decisive action now. The Climate Group is working with the world’s most influential business and government leaders to make clean technologies commercially viable. These people hold the power to create the financial mechanisms and policy incentives that are needed to rapidly end our dependency on dirty energy and create a clean industrial revolution.
The Cloughjordan Ecovillage
IrelandEnvironment
The Cloughjordan Ecovillage is a not-for-profit organisation developing an alternative model for sustainable living. The ecovillage aims to provide a healthy, satisfying and socially-rich lifestyle while minimising ecological impacts. Our 67-acre site includes beautiful and fertile land for growing food and trees to promote local food production and biodiversity.
The College of Wooster
United StatesChildren/Education
Wooster is a diverse, supportive, unpretentious community of learners where students can be themselves, discover and pursue their passions, and forge lifelong bonds with faculty, coaches, staff, and one another that enrich their experience and sustain the College’s tradition of excellence. Wooster offers an excellent, comprehensive liberal education, culminating in a rigorous, in-depth senior project of inquiry or creative expression, called Independent Study. By working one-on-one in partnership with a faculty adviser to conceive, organize and complete this project on a topic of his or her own choosing, every Wooster student develops abilities valued by employers and graduate schools alike: initiative, self-confidence, independent judgment, creative problem solving, and strong written and oral communication skills. This distinctive educational program makes Wooster the nation’s premier liberal arts college for mentored undergraduate research.
The Colobus Trust
KenyaAnimals/Wildlife
The Colobus Trust is a conservation organization designed to promote the conservation, preservation and protection of primates like the rare Angolan Colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis palliatus) and its coastal forest habitat in southern Kenya. The Trust was established in 1997 in response to an outcry from local residents about the high number of deaths of the Colobus in the Diani area. Now the Trust has numerous projects concerning the wildlife and the citizens of Kenya, including animal welfare, biological/ecological research, community development and education, forest protection and enrichment and eco-tourism awareness programs.
The Committee for Missing Children
United StatesChildren/Education
We assist the parents of missing children by providing the help they deserve and ensuring that their rights are protected. Through the dedication of our photo partners, we produce and distribute billions of images of missing children worldwide. We gather and share information, serve as a clearinghouse for information and the laws about missing children, and are developing the largest database in this country on the subject. Through our safety and prevention program, we distribute safety rules, posters and identity kits to schools and parents. Our belief is that the parents of missing and abducted children have a right to be involved in the search for their own children.
The Computer History Museum
United StatesArts/Culture
The Computer History Museum was formally established as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 1999. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history. We are home to one of the largest international collections of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, ephemera, photographs, moving images, documents and software. The Computer History Museum's efforts are well underway to create a worthy home in Silicon Valley. In October 2002, the Museum acquired a landmark building at 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd in Mountain View, California and opened its first phase to the public in June 2003. Future plans include full museum exhibits and much more.
The Conservation Foundation
United KingdomEnvironment
The Conservation Foundation was established in 1982 by David Shreeve and David Bellamy, and it was one of the first organisations to build bridges between industry and the environment, at the forefront of the corporate social responsibility movement and has played a significant role in helping to change and shape corporate attitudes to the environment. Over the past 29 years, the Foundation has worked with many commercial organisations, trade associations, national and European governments, trusts and foundations to create and manage awards, programmes, environmental initiatives, publications, conferences and seminars.
The Conservation Fund
United StatesEnvironment
At The Conservation Fund, we know that conservation is about people, as much as places: A thriving community has a healthy environment and a healthy economy. That's why we work to build both. Every day, we forge partnerships that conserve land, train leaders and invest in conservation at home. Our Sustainable Programs empower rural communities to value and wisely use their natural resources.