Detroit Country Day School is an independent, coeducational, non-denominational, college preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Country Day has gained national recognition for excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts. It offers a superior liberal arts curriculum at all levels, emphasizing Advanced Placement and college-level courses in the Upper School. The prestigious International Baccalaureate program qualifies graduates for international university admission or sophomore standing in many American colleges. Every DCDS graduate earns acceptance at four-year colleges and universities.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1914 when ten young Detroit society women each contributed $100 and pledged to find 100 additional subscribers to donate $10 to support the symphony. They organized quickly, hiring Weston Gales, a 27-year-old church organist from Boston, as music director. The orchestra's first concert took place at the old Detroit Opera House on February 26, 1914. Today, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is Michigan's premier performing arts institution. The DSO performs concerts in historic Orchestra Hall, which is among the most preeminent concert halls in the world.

The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo.

DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) is an international development and advocacy organisation. We empower young people and communities in low- and middle-income countries by addressing the issues of population dynamics and by improving health as a way to achieve sustainable development. With a headquarters in Hanover, Germany, DSW maintains four country offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, as well as a liaison office in Berlin, Germany and Brussels, Belgium. Our programmes in Africa and Asia, we help young people to fight their way out of poverty. Unwanted pregnancies and HIV/AIDS compound poverty and mean death for many young people. For this reason, we promote reproductive health and family planning projects and health initiatives in developing countries. DSW campaigns on behalf of those who hold the future of their country in their hands: the young people of today and the parents of tomorrow. Since 1995, we have built a network of some six hundred youth clubs for sexual and reproductive health education and AIDS prevention in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Through our Youth-to-Youth initiative, peer educators at these clubs teach other young people how to prevent unwanted pregnancies and HIV infection. Experience shows that sex education is most effective when adolescents are taught by their peers. To achieve a lasting improvement in young people’s health, DSW seeks to encourage political decisionmakers in the project countries to place greater importance on health care, particularly in the area of reproductive health, and to make more financial resources available. Together with local partners, our country offices work in tandem with parliamentarians, government representatives and local authorities to raise awareness of the close relationship between population development, poverty, health and protection of the environment in developing countries. DSW is politically and religiously independent. It relies on private donations and financial support from other organisations, foundations and agencies to carry out its project work.

Development Action Group (DAG) is a leading non-profit organisation working throughout South Africa to fight poverty and promote integrated urban environments. DAG supports communities in need of adequate housing to lead, and engage with, their own development and influences State policy and practice through partnerships, research, training and lobbying activities. DAG has an established and successful track record in land negotiation and acquisition processes, in-situ upgrading, and the implementation of community-led housing developments. Over the past twenty two years DAG has developed a wealth of experience in working with poor and marginalised communities.

We are a non-profit organisation established in 1983 to innovate and disseminate the means for creating sustainable livelihoods on a large scale, and thus to mobilise widespread action to eradicate poverty and regenerate the environment. The Group has built up a strong capacity to identify the priority issues confronting the nation and devise effective ways to solve them. It has therefore brought together a cadre of professional staff members with a wide range of skills and backgrounds but a common, solid commitment to excellence and team work.

Development and Peace is the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada and the Canadian member of Caritas Internationalis. Inspired by Gospel values, particularly "the preferential option for the poor," the goals of Development and Peace are to support initiatives by people in the Global South to take control of their lives and to educate Canadians about North-South issues. Our education, advocacy and fund-raising work here at home is carried out by Development and Peace members from coast to coast. Development and Peace is a democratic international solidarity movement that supports partners in the Global South. Development and Peace builds awareness in Canada about the causes of poverty in the world and invites Canadians to participate in actions to bring about change.

Our website is a development and human rights education resource maintained by a consortium of organisations based in Ireland, including: 80:20 Educating & Acting for a Better World, Aidlink, Concern Worldwide, Irish Aid, National Youth Council of Ireland, Self-Help Africa. Our website contains a broad range of materials exploring a variety of development issues and topics such as genocide or fair trade, etc., that are discussed and debated, materials and ideas for teachers and educators, using cartoons and photographs in education for example, campaign actions such as on the Millennium Development Goals or Child Labour, plus a range of other materials including photo stories.

Development Perspectives is a Development Education NGO and registered charity (No. 18555) based in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland and is part of a national and global network of curious, critical thinkers and development practitioners working for social justice. Bobby McCormack and Margaret Downey are the co-founders and the local team is made up of a network of highly skilled and talented individuals with a background in both the formal and non-formal sectors. Together we combine our different talents, interests and perspectives to create a creative team of development workers who are not afraid to ‘think outside the box’ or challenge accepted norms. Our vision of the world is one where people live in peace with each other, in harmony with nature, free from the shackles of hunger and poverty and who are willing to work and co-operate with each other to bring about an equitable, just and sustainable world.

DIL believes that no child in Pakistan, no matter how poor or underprivileged, should be denied access to quality education. All children should have equal opportunity to reach their full potential and contribute toward the socio-economic betterment of their communities. Female students consist of 60% of DIL’s student population. This is a great achievement given that the national literacy rate for women in Pakistan stands at only 38%. DIL operates under the auspices of a US-based Board of Directors and a Pakistan-based Board of Trustees. DIL was granted tax-exempt status 501 (c) (3) by the IRS in February 2000. DIL was registered in July 2000 in Pakistan under the Societies Registration Act 1860 and donations received in Pakistan are tax-exempt. All members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees are volunteers and serve without compensation.

The Devils in Danger Foundation (DIDF) is the only Foundation set up specifically to save the Tasmanian Devil on the Register for Environmental Organisations. We work in partnership with Federal and State Governments and all other key stakeholders to increase awareness of the plight of the Tasmanian Devil. We intend to facilitate or implement the appropriate steps to guard against extinction of the species. DIDF is coordinating the construction of a ‘No Injury Breeding Centre’ for Tasmanian Devils to be constructed in Tasmania. This Centre will provide the first centre of its kind in the world to sustainable breed disease free Tasmanian devils to maintain and preserve the genetics available in the captive population of devils, thereby making a major contribution to the prevention of the extinction of the species.

Hunger is not just a third world problem. Many people are living on the edge of poverty within our Kennet area. Over the last year more than 500 food boxes were issued right here to people in need. All it takes is low income and a sudden, unexpected event like a bereavement, a relationship breakdown, illness, redundancy or theft to throw people into a genuine crisis.

Established as a registered charity in 1962, the Devon Wildlife Trust holds a unique and influential position. Unique because it is the only independent organisation concerned with all aspects of wildlife conservation in Devon. Influential because it is a member of The Wildlife Trusts partnership, a nationwide network dedicated to the achievement of Living Seas and a Living Landscape in the UK. Between us we have more than three quarters of a million members and care for over 2,000 nature reserves.

We are a registered charity established to support people with learning disabilities and their carers through the promotion of their care, training, housing, education, employment, leisure and recreation. The Charity works towards enabling people with learning disabilities to develop self-fulfilment and independence. Our vision is that all people with learning disabilities will be given the same opportunities as others to live rewarding lives in the community.

Development of Humane Action (DHAN) Foundation, a professional development organisation, was initiated on October 2, 1997. It brings highly motivated, educated young women and men to the development sector. They would make new innovations in development to root out poverty from the country. The Foundation works to make significant changes in the livelihoods of the poor through innovative themes and institutions. DHAN creates freedom of choice to the families, groups and community to determine and develop the meaning of their lives, their identities and their life styles for the well-being of their life.

Controlling diabetes is complex. People suffering from diabetes need to make major changes to their lifestyle. They need information, high-quality care and support to help them live a long, active life. Diabetes Québec has always played a leading role in educating people with diabetes. Its Diabétaide Educational Service has been operating since 1979. Our staff of nurses and dietitians, assisted by other healthcare professionals, provides diabetes information tailored to your specific needs. We believe that the way to beat diabetes is through better prevention and scientific discoveries leading to a cure. Research is the primary way to reach this goal.

Diabetes Australia-NSW is Australia’s largest charity organisation for people with diabetes and we rely heavily on the generosity of a caring community to continue our vital work. Our core business is the management, detection and prevention of diabetes. Diabetes Australia-NSW is non-political and receives a small annual grant from State Government. Diabetes Australia-NSW runs a variety of lifestyle programs to help keep Australians from all walks of life healthy. Diabetes Australia-NSW regularly reviews and initiates strategies to ensure that all people affected by diabetes have access to comprehensive diabetes education and support. We value the vital role of the health care team in helping people manage their diabetes. We aim to provide health professionals with encouragement and support in their role as important sources of information, motivation and support for their clients.

The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) is a registered charity, established in 1998 to raise public awareness to the condition and its associated complications, treatment, avoidance and relief and to provide support to people living with diabetes. Whilst funding diabetes research we aim to ensure that people are ’staying well until a cure is found. While DRWF is an independent, autonomous charity, working for the benefit of people within the United Kingdom, internationally, Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation exists also as a non-profit organisation in the United States of America, in France, and also in Germany and Sweden. We share the same goals and don’t lose sight of the bigger picture, enabling us to take advantage of our international dimension for the benefit of the charity and our beneficiaries.

Since our inception in 1993 we have awarded more than $25 million in research and educational grants for the cure to world-renowned clinics, hospitals and institutions. DRWF provides funds to researchers whose work has already provided substantial insight into the causes, early detection, or treatment of diabetes complications. DRWF encourages and facilitates the development of fledgling researchers in the field of diabetes research. We promote public education about the causes, prevention, and treatment of diabetes and its complications, while providing services and products to people with diabetes.

The Diabetes Research Institute(DRI)is a recognized world leader in cure-focused research. Since its inception in the early 1970s, the DRI has made significant contributions to the field of diabetes research, pioneering many of the techniques used in islet cell transplantation.