Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC)
CanadaChildren/Education
For more than 100 years, Boys and Girls Clubs in communities across Canada have been helping young people to discover, develop and achieve their best potential as they grow to become Canada's future adults, citizens and leaders, by engaging them in activities that challenge and help them develop healthy minds and bodies. Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC) is a leading provider of quality after school and out-of-school programs to children and youth that support the healthy physical, educational and social development of more than 200,000 young people and their families in Canada each year.
Boys Choir of Harlem
United StatesArts/Culture
The organization is dedicated to providing students with a broad-based education as it prepares them for productive adulthood. The Boys Choir of Harlem offers an internationally recognized holistic year-round program that addresses the social, educational and developmental needs of high-risk, inner-city students. The 35 to 40 boys who appear in the boys' Performing Choir are selected for their academic performance, attendance and progress at rehearsals as well as vocal quality. All the students at the Choir Academy of Harlem take daily classes that include music history, theory, voice and an instrument. The BCH has been involved in the celebration of some significant milestones. It has participated in the United Nations' 50th anniversary concert at Avery Fisher Hall with New York Philharmonic under the baton of Kurt Masur, the Statue of Liberty's centennial, Nelson Mandela's first visit to the United States, the quincentenary of Columbus' arrival, Pope John Paul II's sunrise mass in Central Park and the 1993 presidential inauguration. It also performed in Pavarotti in Concert, which was taped before a live audience of a half-million and broadcast into more than 30 million American homes and 48 countries worldwide. The choir has recorded a pop album, BCH — Up In Harlem. African-American spirituals and gospel, jazz, pop and hip-hop songs are choreographed to enhance the group's stage presence.
Boys Town
United StatesChildren/Education
Boys Town serves children and families through locations around the United States. A nonprofit, publicly-supported organization, we have impacted the lives of millions of people since 1917. Through compassion and a research-proven approach, Boys Town helps them find healing and hope. Every day, through programs nationwide, Boys Town reaches out to help those who are most in need. We lift them up, heal their wounds and put them on the path to a brighter future. Boys Town has been saving children and healing families for more than 90 years
Boys Town Jerusalem Foundation of America
United StatesChildren/Education
Established in 1948 to provide a home and education for young immigrants to the newly-created State of Israel, Boys Town Jerusalem has become one of the country's largest and most respected educational institutions. Boys Town was founded by Alexander S. Linchner, a Brooklyn-born rabbi who, after the Holocaust, devoted his life to building a school for the children of immigrants who poured into Israel from countries around the world. His goal: providing them with a quality education that would prepare them to build the State of Israel with technological skill and traditional Jewish idealism.Today, the beautiful, 18-acre Boys Town campus in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem is one of Israel's major technological training centers.
BoysTown
AustraliaCommunity/Family
We provide help and reassurance to those experiencing life challenges that include: physical and emotional abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness, low literacy, long-term unemployment and mental illness. We recognise that each person is unique, with their own needs. To help address this, we provide a wide range of services. We offer one-on-one counselling to thousands of young people and their families via our Kids Helpline and Parentline telephone and online help services. Young people can also obtain work, gain valuable work experience, training, learn life skills and at the same time, receive counselling support to deal with their individual life challenges. We assist more than 2,500 young people access training and employment, helping them build a brighter future, while providing accommodation and support to more than 80 families who are homeless or need support due to domestic violence. Thanks to BoysTown hundreds of young people develop improved life skills through programs on budgeting, parenting, cooking, conflict resolution, communication and healthy relationships.
BRAC USA
United StatesResearch/Dev
BRAC is a development organization dedicated to alleviating poverty by empowering the poor to bring about change in their own lives. We were founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the course of our evolution, established ourselves as a pioneer in recognizing and tackling the many different realities of poverty. We operate social enterprises that are strategically connected to our development programmes, and form crucial value chain linkages which increase the productivity of our members’ assets and labour, and reduce risks of their enterprises. These enterprises, ranging from agriculture to handicrafts, also help to make us increasingly self-reliant. Gender equality, respect for the environment and inclusivity are themes crosscutting all of our activities.
Brace
United KingdomResearch/Dev
We support research projects undertaken in universities and hospitals in the South West of the UK, particularly in Bristol, which is a centre of excellence for neuroscience research. BRACE has raised over £10 million to help support diverse research projects into all aspects of dementia. On average we are supporting 15 researchers at any one time from PhD students to Senior Research Fellows. BRACE is one of only a few charities that exists specifically to finance dementia research - this work is vital if future generations are to be free from the fear of this devastating illness.
Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence
United StatesHuman Rights
The Brady Center works to reform the gun industry by enacting and enforcing sensible regulations to reduce gun violence, including regulations governing the gun industry. In addition, we represent victims of gun violence in the courts. We educate the public about gun violence through litigation, grassroots mobilization, and outreach to affected communities. The Brady Campaign works to pass and enforce sensible federal and state gun laws, regulations, and public policies through grassroots activism, electing public officials who support common sense gun laws, and increasing public awareness of gun violence. Through our Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, we work locally to educate, remember victims, and pass sensible gun laws, believing that children have the right to grow up in environments free from the threat of gun violence.
Braille Institute of America
United StatesHealth/Medical
The Institute provides an environment of hope and encouragement for people who are blind and visually impaired through integrated educational, social and recreational programs and services. We provide assistance at our five regional centers in Southern California and through more than 350 Community Outreach locations.
Brain Foundation
AustraliaResearch/Dev
The Brain Foundation was established as the Australian Neurological Foundation in 1970, and in 1980 the name changed to the Australian Brain Foundation and 1997 a further name change to the Brain Foundation. The focus of Brain Foundation has consistently been fundraising, funding research grants and the provision of community education programs and support services. We provide stroke and migraine information and support programs, to encourage independent living and decrease the isolation experienced by those affected through the Volunteer Support Scheme and to complement and bridge gaps in existing rehabilitation and support services.
Brain Research Trust
United KingdomResearch/Dev
With the help of our donors, the BRT supports world-class research at UCL's Institute of Neurology (IoN), London, and provides well over £1.5 million a year in research grants. Funding vital research The Brain Research Trust (BRT) is one of the UK's leading charities in the field of neurological research. We were established in 1971 to promote and support research into the causes, treatment, prevention and cure of neurological diseases. We do this by funding basic and clinical research at University College London's world-renowned Institute of Neurology (IoN). Since the BRT was founded, we have given over £30 million to the IoN to help finance their research programmes and PhD studentships.
Brainerd Foundation
CanadaEnvironment
The Brainerd Foundation is a Northwest-focused family foundation that provides grants to strengthen the ability of nonprofits, communities, and decision-makers to protect our region's air, land, and water. In addition to funding, we provide expertise to our nonprofit partners and collaborate with other foundations to find new methods of advocacy, policy implementation, and capacity building. We work with our grantees to choose the most appropriate strategies to accomplish their goals. In many cases, we challenge the organizations to take risks and create new business models. These methods are designed to be highly successful with a significant and long-lasting impact. We have developed an organizational theory of change to serve as a visual representation of this philosophical pathway to social change. As a small foundation, we cannot fight every fight, no matter how urgent or worthy. Therefore, we provide grants within a focused set of funding areas.
Brandeis University
United StatesChildren/Education
Brandeis University is a community of scholars and students united by their commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation. As a research university, Brandeis is dedicated to the advancement of the humanities, arts and social, natural and physical sciences. As a liberal arts college, Brandeis affirms the importance of a broad and critical education in enriching the lives of students and preparing them for full participation in a changing society, capable of promoting their own welfare, yet remaining deeply concerned about the welfare of others.
Brandon Street Community Development Project
CanadaCommunity/Family
Brandon Street Community Development Foundation (Brandon Street CDF) is a charitable foundation that has been in existence since 1987. We are an organisation that works alongside Corporate Canada investing in youth, individuals and initiatives to promote community development. Through programs and contact with mentors, educators and business leaders, we encourage youth and their families to adopt meaningful goals, to commit to personal development, and contribute to their surrounding communities.
Brandywine Conservancy
United StatesEnvironment
The Conservancy's Environmental Management Center preserves the natural and cultural resources of the area and has been instrumental in permanently protecting more than 40,000 acres of land. Conservation easements, assistance to local governments, historic preservation, and water protection efforts initiated in 1967 remain key elements of the Environmental Management Center's programs today.
Brantford Symphony Orchestra
CanadaArts/Culture
The formally designated Brantford Symphony Orchestra was established in 1919 under the direction of Dr. F. C. Thomas. At present the BSO continues to be housed in the expertly restored, former Capitol Theatre, know to all as the now celebrated Sanderson Centre. Our permanent home in this richly historical Art Deco structure is well-established. As an orchestra of approximately 70 professional musicians of the highest calibre, the BSO thrives under the expert tutelage of musical director and conductor Philip Sarabura.
Brücke - Le pont
SwitzerlandResearch/Dev
Everyone should be able to make a decent living from their work! We need your support to enable us to provide training and help finding work for disadvantaged persons. Help us to help others!
BRE Trust
United KingdomResearch/Dev
The BRE Trust is a charitable company whose objectives are through research and education, to advance knowledge, innovation and communication in all matters concerning the built environment for public benefit. As a charity for research and education, the BRE Trust commissions 'for public benefit' research from the BRE Group of companies and elsewhere. It awards scholarships and bursaries to PhD and MSc students and provides financial support for the Chairs held by the Directors of the Centres that together form the ‘BRE-Universities Partnership'. Profits made by the subsidiary companies are passed to the Trust and used by it to promote its charitable objectives.
Bread and Water for Africa UK
United KingdomResearch/Dev
Bread and Water for Africa UK is a charity that was created to promote positive change in Africa by supporting and strengthening grassroots initiatives for community self-sufficiency, health, orphan care and education. Our charity not only provides emergency relief to African peoples in need, but also promotes sustainable growth to provide Africa's children with a brighter future. We are partnering with local organisations in nations like Kenya, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Zambia and Ethiopia committed to improving their communities and enabling them to, one day, become self-sufficient.
Bread For All
SwitzerlandResearch/Dev
Bread for all is the Development Service of the Protestant Churches in Switzerland. Bread for all empowers people in Asia, Latin America and Africa to free themselves from poverty and dependency and it motivates people in the North to commit to a fairer world. We empower people to build sustainable livelihoods through over 350 development projects and programs in 50 countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. Through our yearly ecumenical campaign in cooperation with the Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund, we contribute to motivate people to push for a fairer world and to act in solidarity for the community. We advocate for international social, political and economical structures that provide the framework for a fair and sustainable development process worldwide. Our main concerns are the right to food, sustainable development and climate change, fair trade, corporate social and environmental responsibility, fair international finance. The involvement of Bread for all is based on the conviction that poverty and misery can only be overcome if all people can assert the rights they are entitled to: civil and political rights, gender equality, rights to education, to health, to food, to an intact environment, to peace.