The Foundation has been actively engaged in advocating, designing and implementing innovative Information and Communication Technology enabled initiatives to help meet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) defined by the United Nations. We target women, economically and socially disadvantaged communities and youth in India and other developing countries. Gender equality, youth empowerment and poverty alleviation dovetailed with the MDGs are the main goals of the Trust.

In 1986, leaders of the Disabled American Veterans National Organization set up the DAV Charitable Service Trust to advance initiatives that might not fit easily into the scheme of what is traditionally offered through the VA, state veterans' programs, or the veterans' service organizations. In addition, while the Trust cannot replace every dollar Congress and the Administration shift away from veterans' programs, we feel a duty to step in to the fullest extent possible when funding cuts threaten to seriously harm rehabilitation and therapy programs that are essential to disabled veterans.

The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is a small, effective charity funding key projects in Africa and Asia working to save critically endangered mammals in the wild. David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is an adaptable and flexible, non-bureaucratic organisation responding promptly to conservation threats by supporting trusted, reputable individuals and organisations operating in the field. Lean on administration but generous on funding, DSWF supports a range of innovative, vital and far-reaching projects throughout Africa and Asia, achieving real results for wildlife survival.

Davidson is a highly selective independent liberal arts college for 1,700 students located 20 minutes north of Charlotte in Davidson, N.C. Since its establishment in 1837 by Presbyterians, the college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently regarded as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. Through The Davidson Trust, the college became the first liberal arts institution in the nation to replace loans with grants in all financial aid packages, giving all students the opportunity to graduate debt-free. Davidson competes in NCAA athletics at the Division I level, and a longstanding Honor Code is central to student life at the college.

Our Missions impress upon often forgotten children that they are important enough for our volunteers to travel halfway around the world to make sure they have access to reading material. Delivering the books personally is the only way to provide absolute certainty that our books reach the children they are collected for. Shipping is prohibitively expensive and English language books are too rare in Ethiopia. It is difficult to imagine the conditions that millions of Ethiopian children live in if you have never visited. Few Americans have the opportunity to make this type of trip and even fewer have the resources. Our Project opens a world of awareness for Americans who are willing to share this experience. With each volunteer that joins our Mission, another advocate for child literacy is born.

The Day of Difference Foundation is a charitable organisation dedicated to working for critically injured children and their families. Throughout Australia over 60,000 children are seriously injured each year. We work together with our sponsors and donors to build a community of support for all children and their families who are struggling with life changing critical injuries. During the past four years the funds we have raised have helped make a significant contribution to the survival and recovery of critically injured children. We provide equipment and facilities to save children's lives and give them the best possible opportunity for a full recovery and we fund medical research into burns treatments and skin cell technology. The Day of Difference Foundation provides support services for critically injured children and their families and advocates for the safety of all our children. We aim to educate the community on the acceptance of children who are different.

Dayton History is Montgomery County's official historical organization. Consisting of Carillon Historical Park, the Archive Center, Hawthorn Hill and Patterson Homestead, Dayton History brings the past to life to understand the present and inspire the future by collecting, preserving, interpreting, presenting and promoting the region's past. Dayton History relies on a variety of sources to raise the funds required to preserve and interpret 37 buildings and millions of artifacts, and to provide educational programming year-round.

We aim to provide deaf children and their families with opportunities and skills to face life’s challenges and to celebrate their potential. Deaf Children Australia provides a range of services to families with deaf and hard of hearing children. Deaf Children Australia’s services are developed in consultation with families and are developed in response to the needs that families tell us about. We promote and ensure our vision “A life to be lived – Deaf people empowered, connected and achieving”. Together we embrace Deaf Children Australia’s values of respect, trustworthy, dynamic and empowering. Our staff includes social workers, youth workers, community development workers, managers, administrators and fundraisers.

Deaf Connections works with both health professionals and members of the Deaf community to improve Deaf people's access to health services. We provide Deaf awareness training and practical advice on making health information more "Deaf friendly" whilst providing a range of advice and information on a wide range of health issues to the Deaf community. Deaf Connections runs a wide variety of clubs and societies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people from its base at the Glasgow Centre for the Deaf.

The Deaf Education Africa Foundation (D.E.A.F) is a small UK based registered charity working with Deaf people in developing Central African countries. We support the many Deaf children and Deaf women and girls, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are denied opportunities to get basic education and gain suitable employment. This is because of their invisible disability and those communication barriers which leave almost all Deaf people, without a means to support themselves, and to stand on their own financially.

Deaf Orphan’s Educational Trust is a UK registered charity providing education, training, community outreach and care to deaf and hard of hearing orphans in Malawi. We currently take care of over 100 children aged between 3-15 years old. We are raising funds to build a specialist school for deaf children who have lost parents through disease and poverty in the African country.

The Deaf Society of New South Wales was founded in 1913 in response to the needs of Deaf people who used sign language as their primary means of communication. The Deaf Society believes that Deaf people should enjoy the same political, civil and human rights as other members of the community and we work to secure these rights. We provide a range of support services, including services to those who may have additional needs due to vision impairment, cerebral palsy or developmental delay. Our major goals are to educate and support members of the Deaf Community to enable them to access relevant services and to educate the wider community on the needs of Deaf people.

Deafblind UK was launched in 1928 by a small group of deafblind people and their carers to offer mutual support and understanding in the face of conditions they found 'unjustifiably cruel and hard.' Since then, Deafblind UK has developed into a national charity chaired by a deafblind person. Our aim is to enable deafblind people living with this unique disability to maintain their independence, quality of life, and reduce the isolation that Deafblindness creates. We offer a comprehensive range of services which include the provision of contracted services with local authorities to enable them to meet their obligations under Section 7 Guidance.

Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC) is a 501(c)3, non-partisan, non-profit organization that has led the legal defense and education of the Oregon Death with Dignity Law for more than 11 years. DDNC's Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund is a distinct and separate 501(c)4 entity responsible for the political defense of the Oregon law and the promotion of death with dignity initiatives in other states. DDNC board of directors is comprised of some of the death with dignity movement's most esteemed medical, legal and scholarly experts.

DebRA was founded in 1978 by a group of parents whose children were affected by EB. At this time only some 200 people with EB were known to health professionals in the UK. The original aims of the charity were to stimulate knowledge of and interest in EB for the benefit of those with the condition and their families and to fund medical research into EB. From these humble origins DebRA has grown significantly with DebRA Groups now having been established in 32 countries around the world. DebRA is the only national patient support group and medical research charity in the UK working on behalf of people living with EB.

Epidermolysis Bullosa is rare skin disorder, both within Australia and globally. For many years, individuals and small state groups had been the primary source of services and support for families struggling with an EB skin disorder. A collaborative effort was made by the states in 2005 when we officially founded DebRA Australia, in order to create a larger network of support for these Australian families. DebRA Australia offers advocacy, financial support, emotional support and networking opportunities to families who are living with EB. DebRA Australia also uses donations to fund local and international research into a cure for EB. Our aim is to work for a life free of pain. We want to investigate and implement ways to help sufferers in their daily lives, while educating the general public and health care professionals about EB.

DEBRA Ireland is the national charity established in1988 to provide patient support services and to drive research into treatments and cures for those living with the genetic skin condition, epidermolysis bullosa (EB). This is a very distressing and painful condition which causes the skin layers and internal body linings to blister and wound at the slightest touch. DEBRA Ireland also funds specific research programmes in Ireland, the UK and the USA into wound healing, skin cancer in EB patients and gene therapy, in the hope of finding effective treatments and ultimately a cure for EB.

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks was founded in 1984 with the objective of creating concert jazz dance that sustains the spirit and traditions of jazz. After more than two decades of work, a distinct and eclectic style that mixes groove, African roots, rhythm, improvisation, interplay with musicians, and deeply human soul, has distinguished DJD on the international jazz dance stage. Our founders and artists are progressive historians, innovating boldly while maintaining a respectful and loving eye on the roots of jazz. DJD often performs to live music and always presents riveting theatrical events. We have been inspiring our audience members with the urge to move since 1984 with two original productions each season.

Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals, also known as D.E.L.T.A. Rescue is the largest “No Kill, Care-for-Life,” Sanctuary of its kind in the world. Founded by Leo Grillo in 1979, D.E.L.T.A. Rescue incorporated as a non-profit animal rescue organization in 1982 and that same year became a tax-exempt 501 [c] 3 organization. The D.E.L.T.A. Rescue SuperSanctuary is home to more than 1500 animals that have all been abandoned in the wilderness.

Deep Griha works for the empowerment of the marginalised through capacity building and sustainable urban and rural development programmes. Since 1975, Deep Griha has constantly expanded and adapted its services to empower the disadvantaged community through support and education, giving people the skills and confidence and they need to improve their lives. One of our aims is to always ensure that our funds are spent where they are most needed. With this in mind we have been responsive to the changing needs of the community, and to the work other organisations so we can avoid duplicating services.