Big Sky Ranch Animal Sanctuary

Big Sky Ranch Animal Sanctuary was established in 2002. Originally a hobby farm, Big Sky Ranch would become known to so many animals as a "Safe Haven" and an opportunity to recover from their past lives or professions, as well as restore their trust & faith in humans. The Owner and President Mr Parent, discovered that not only cats and dogs would desperately be in need of an alternative...but so would the larger farm animals, that didn't always fit into regular rescue protocols. We are a safe alternative and opportunity for all abused and unwanted animals in need. To date Big Sky Ranch Animal Sanctuary has helped over 1500 hundred animals of many different kinds and sizes achieve a happy and healthy outcome in their future, through our rehabilitation programs and our adoption program.

Bigshoes

Bigshoes is all about medical interventions that assist orphaned and vulnerable children, especially those affected by HIV/AIDS, grow up to fill big shoes! Interventions are made at specific "points of vulnerability" in the life space of the child; these include abandonment, institutionalisation, terminal illness and disease. Interventions are made through medical care, training and advocacy.

Bild - British Institute of Learning Disabilities

The British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD) is a national charity committed to improving the quality of life for the 1.2 million people in the UK with a learning disability. We do this by influencing policy-makers and other decision-makers, encouraging good practice among practitioners and helping people with a learning disability take charge of their own lives and become part of an inclusive society.

Bill Reid Foundation

The Foundation seeks to deepen appreciation of Northwest Coast Aboriginal art and work in partnership with the Haida, hosts Coast Salish Nations, and Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultural and educational institutions. The Bill & Martine Reid Collection was donated to the Bill Reid Foundation on November 1, 2002 by Martine Reid. This gift was made possible through the generous support of the Government of Canada (Canadian Heritage and Western Economic Development) and numerous individuals, foundations and corporations. In addition to securing the Collection and creating a permanent home for it in the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, the Foundation is involved in supporting other projects that will preserve and perpetuate Bill Reid’s legacies, including concerts, auctions, exhibitions, a teaching centre and university award.

Biodiversity Project

Biodiversity Project researches what people think and how they feel about an issue. We’re interested in more than just the facts. We want to know: how much they know; what language they use; how they respond; where they get their information; what motivates their actions; and how they relate to an environmental issue or resource. We use this information to design and implement strategies that will transform people’s behaviors to improve and protect our precious land and water resources. Our work motivates targeted audiences to value the role of healthy ecosystems in sustaining quality of life and to take action to protect and restore the Earth’s natural resources and to use them sustainably.

Bioforce

The Institut Bioforce Dévelopement is a totally unique training and career advisory centre. We aid people, victims of crises or natural disasters. This has become more and more complex with security, geopolitical and intercultural issues ever more invasive. More than ever the actors or future actors in humanitarian aid need clear guidelines, tools and methods to better serve those in need. TWe cater for aid and development professionals who want to further develop their skills by short training courses adapted to the needs of the field. Moreover, it is always ready to put its expertise at the disposal of NGOs and International Agencies.

Biosecurity Institute

We are an incorporated society with membership open to anyone interested in biosecurity issues. We organise activities on a local and national basis and produce a quarterly magazine. We raise awareness of the Institute and biosecurity issues, and encourage the development and application of best practice in biosecurity. We connect people and organisations to share knowledge; and create opportunities for professional development of members.

Biosphere Institute Of The Bow Valley

The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley is a non-profit charitable society located in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. We are also a partner in the Bow Valley Wildsmart Community Program. Wildsmart is a proactive conservation strategy that encourages efforts by communities to reduce negative human-wildlife interactions. The Biosphere Institute offers a number of community and regional programs relating to sustainability and ecological integrity. The Institute also facilitates, encourages, supports and co-ordinates ecological, economic, and social research pertinent to the region's ecosystem.

BioVision

Biovision was founded in 1998 by Swiss World Food Prize recipient Dr. Hans Rudolf Herren, with the aim of sustainably improving life for people in Africa while conserving the environment as the basis for all life. In the 1980s, the world renowned entomologist Hans Rudolf Herren saved millions of people in Africa from starving to death by devising organic control methods for a devastating cassava pest. He was awarded the World Food Prize in 1995 for his work – he is the first, and so far only, Swiss person to have received it. Biovision Foundation combats hunger and poverty, and is committed to the dissemination and application of ecological methods that sustainably improve living conditions in Africa whilst also conserving the environment. Biovision renders 'help for self-help' and promotes ecological thought and action in both North and South. A sound environment, healthy animal kingdom and flourishing vegetation provide the basis for human health. Biovision operates according to the principles of sustainability and promotes ecological solutions. Through the holistic approach, the lives of those affected in selected developing regions will be improved without exploiting the environment. In this way Biovision is actively contributing to achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals.

BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP)

The BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP) is a new global civil society activity that aims to strengthen the norm against using disease as a weapon. It was initiated by a group of non-governmental organizations concerned at the failure of governments to act. The BWPP tracks governmental and other behaviour that is pertinent to compliance with international treaties and other agreements, especially those that outlaw hostile use of biotechnology. The project works to reduce the threat of bioweapons by monitoring and reporting throughout the world. BWPP supports and is supported by a global network of partners. The BWPP is currently developing a follow-up to its Strategic Programme 2004-06 in order to continue its concerted effort to generate an agenda to monitor and strengthen the norms against the use of disease as a weapon.

Bird Observation & Conservation Australia - BOCA

Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA) is a major birding and conservation organisation including 49 Branches and Affiliates with members all over Australia. BOCA has been established for more than 100 years, and, until recently, was known as The Bird Observers Club of Australia. BOCA functions as an independent, non-profit environmental charity, which relies on subscriptions, donations, hundreds of volunteers and a small team of dedicated staff.BOCA runs birdwatching activities, outings, camps, interstate and overseas trips, undertakes bird surveys and has an extensive library and retail shop. BOCA provides educational workshops and teaching resources and has an ongoing commitment to, and active participation in, conservation of Australian native birds and their habitats.

Birdlife Austria

BirdLife is the largest organization for ornithology and the protection of birds in Austria and the only one active throughout the entire country. BirdLife Austria protects birds in Austria through scientific work, which represents the basis for successful protection of nature, with the help of concrete conservation programmes for threatened species and their habitats; and by providing information to the public on current topics relating to the protection of birds. We are involved in protecting the areas in Austria that are most important to birds; and by means of advice and lobbying we help ensure observance of the legal instruments to protect birds.

BirdLife International

BirdLife International is a global Partnership of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with a special focus on conservation and birds. Each NGO Partner represents a unique geographic territory. Every four years the Partnership adopts strategies, programmes and policies and elects a global Council and regional committees. The Council appoints a Chief Executive Officer to head a decentralised international Secretariat that co-ordinates and supports the Partnership to achieve BirdLife International's aims and objectives. Partners are grouped within geographic regions for the purposes of planning and implementing regional programmes, and may choose to elect regional committees to support staff and Partners in delivering regional programmes.

Birdlife South Africa

BirdLife International is a global partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. BirdLife International partners operate in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide. BirdLife International partners collaborate on regional work programmes in every continent. By focusing on birds, and the sites and habitats on which they depend, the BirdLife International partnership is working to improve the quality of life for birds, for other wildlife (biodiversity), and for people. The BirdLife International partnership strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.

Birdlife Switzerland

Birdwatch Galway

BirdWatch Galway is the Galway City and County branch of BirdWatch Ireland. Once known as the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (IWC), BirdWatch Ireland is the Irish partner of Birdlife International. BirdWatch Ireland is the largest and most active voluntary conservation organisation in Ireland. Established in 1968, it has over 14,000 active members and more than 20 branches nationwide. Its primary interest is the conservation of wild birds and their habitats in Ireland.

Birdwatch Ireland

BirdWatch Ireland is the largest independent conservation organisation in Ireland. Established in 1968, we currently have over 14,000 members and supporters and a local network of over 20 branches nationwide. The primary objective of BirdWatch Ireland is the protection of wild birds and their habitats in Ireland through the efforts of our staff, members and volunteers alike. In order to fulfil this objective, we carry out extensive research and survey work, operate applied conservation projects and manage a network of reserves nationwide; we prepare and advocate policies; we recruit, retain and service a growing membership base; we promote the importance of this work through field education, dedicated media (such as Wings magazine, the BirdWatch Ireland website, our annual journal Irish Birds and other publications) and to the national media.

Birmingham Zoo

The Birmingham Zoo is Alabama's most popular attraction, drawing more than 500,000 visitors annually. Approximately 750 animals of 250 species call the 122-acre Birmingham Zoo home, including sea lions, kangaroos and endangered species from six continents.In 1999, the Birmingham Zoo became an independent not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. In the short time following this privatization, the Birmingham Zoo has hosted traveling exhibits of bats, Koalas and Black-Footed Penguins, added permanent exhibits of a Komodo Dragon and interactive lorikeet aviary and regained accreditation with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Most notably, the Zoo completed the Junior League of Birmingham - Hugh Kaul Children's Zoo, a $15 million anchor exhibit dedicated to children and devoted to urban, rural and wild animals and environs of Alabama, in April 2005 to coincide with the Zoo's 50th birthday celebration.

Birmingham-Southern College

Birmingham-Southern College is a four-year, private liberal arts institution founded in 1856 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Birmingham-Southern College is the result of a merger of Southern University, founded in Greensboro, Ala., in 1856, with Birmingham College, opened in 1898 in Birmingham, Ala. These two institutions were consolidated on May 30, 1918, under the name of Birmingham-Southern College. The college has 45 academic, residential, administrative, and athletic buildings/facilities, including 25 new facilities/structures, additions, or renovations completed since 1976. New general education plan known as Foundations expands the college's liberal arts mission to address the talents and skills students will need to be successful in an increasingly complex and technological society. This innovative plan provides students with the best mix of broad as well as in-depth learning experiences in the liberal arts, while emphasizing the importance of the first-year experience.

Bissell Centre

By offering help to people who need it, Bissell Centre gives hope to those living on low incomes in Edmonton. Located in the heart of Edmonton's inner city, Bissell Centre offers a wide range of services with the goal of giving people the opportunity and the means to make positive choices for their future and that of their children, and helping them to be as self reliant as possible. We improve the quality of life for those with least access to resources, give children living in poverty a chance for a brighter present and future, and increase the education and awareness of issues of poverty within the greater Edmonton community.