The DMV Veterinary Centre, whose mission is to provide the finest veterinary care possible, has founded the DMV Foundation. The funds accrued by this non-profit organization serve to provide financial assistance to needy pet owners whose animals are treated at the DMV Centre. Imagine the joy of a family whose pet will be able to undergo treatments thanks to the DMV Foundation. These same funds also contribute towards the advancement of our diagnostic and treatment methods. Ever since 1977, the DMV Veterinary Centre has also offered to newly graduated veterinary doctors the possibility of training in a private centre.

Our project explore how people have travelled from one country to another taking their music and culture with them, to preserve their identity and share it with others. Throughout history there has been continual migration of people between continents and as people have moved around the world they have used music to transcend language differences in their communication. The trade routes between Europe, Africa and the Americas have produced an extraordinary musical legacy that provides the foundation of contemporary music making and is the subject of DNA Cultures “Triangle” project.

Every year across Ontario, over 13,500 volunteers are actively involved in this essential element of hospice care. Our volunteers play a very instrumental role throughout our organization. They provide the best care with the key importance of the human element to help families and individuals experiencing a life-threatening illness. At Doane House Hospice, we feel honored and privileged to have 170 volunteers who have not only given their time but also endless amounts of care and support.

Doctors For Developing Countries is an aid organisation that sends doctors to medically under-served areas, mostly to the slums of large third-world cities. Furthermore, the organisation provides the supplies and medications necessary for providing free medical, social and humanitarian aid to the sick and poor. Approximately 3000 people, some terminally ill, who would not otherwise have access to medical care are treated every day as a result of our actions. The doctors work on a voluntary and unpaid basis. Doctors for Developing Countries is currently involved in nine projects in Bangladesh, Kenya, India, Nicaragua and the Philippines.

Doctors of the World UK (DOW UK) was established in January 1998. DOW UK is part of the Médecins du Monde network, an international aid organisation that provides medical care and gives a voice to vulnerable people all over the world. Our network of volunteer healthcare professionals provide care in 64 countries worldwide. DOW UK sends volunteers overseas to help those affected by natural disasters, we also help vulnerable people affected by conflict and extreme poverty with programmes like our emergency response sent to Haiti and our project to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. Our offices run healthcare projects across europe, caring for the most vulnerable members of the community who find themselves unable to access the healthcare they need.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was established in 1971 by a small group of French doctors who had worked in Biafra. Today, we are the world's leading independent international medical relief organisation, with 5 operational centres in Europe and 14 national sections worldwide. Our mandate concerns emergency relief, we launch our operations in areas where there is no medical infrastructure or where the existing one cannot withstand the pressure to which it is subjected. For more than 35 years, we have been providing medical help to people caught in many kinds of catastrophes: armed conflicts, natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, epidemics of disease, and famines. All these situations call for rapid response with specialised medical and logistical help. We are renowned for our quick response and efficient, effective work in the toughest emergencies.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid in more than 70 countries to people affected by armed conflict; epidemics; natural or man-made disasters; or exclusion from health care. MSF Denmark was founded in 1993 by Camilla Bredholt who had been working in Albania and Iraq. Apart from recruiting qualified personnel MSF Denmark raise funds for our emergency aid. Our funds are donated by private persons, companies and funds. A part of funds also come from DANIDA Danish International Development Assistance which is a part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

The dog care association is a local Yorkshire based charity devoted to looking after unwanted dogs and cats. The association has a policy not to kill any healthy dogs or cats but to keep them until a suitable home is found for them. Despite the love and affection you have for yours pets a situation may arise when you are forced to part with your pet and we may be able to help at this upsetting time. We will do our utmost to take your dog or cat into our centre and find a new loving home.

Life is tough for the street dogs of Thailand. It is hard for anyone who hasn't visited Thailand to understand the full scale of the stray dog problem. It is not just that hundreds of thousands of dogs are living on the streets, but it is the condition in which they are forced to live. Dog Chance's primary goal was, and still is, to reduce the number of dogs living pitiful lives on the street through a programme of humane neutering. Running in parallel with Dog Chance's neutering project is a community education programme. Dog Chance provides a safe haven for dogs critically in need. Severely injured, abused or starving dog receive life-saving medical treatment and recuperate at Dog Chance's Bangkok facilities.

Rescuing homeless dogs and professionally training them to enhance lives is what Dogs for the Deaf is all about. In over 30 years, Dogs for the Deaf has rescued and placed over 3,000 dogs. DFD rescues dogs from animal shelters throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California. We choose dogs between the ages of eight months and three years old that are people friendly, confident, and motivated by toys, treats, and affection. We rescue, train, and place 30-40 dogs annually. The dogs are trained with positive reinforcement and lots of love. All dogs that enter training are first spayed or neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, and receive any necessary medical treatment so they have the best possible chance to succeed.

Dogs for the Disabled is a life-transforming charity, creating exceptional partnerships between people living with disability and specially trained assistance dogs. Through practical assistance a dog can offer freedom and independence to children and adults with physical disabilities and children with autism. Through practical tasks our dogs offer freedom and independence, but in addition an assistance dog becomes a reason to go out, giving a new found confidence that opens doors to fresh opportunities including friendships, hobbies, education and even careers.

Founded in 1891, Dogs Trust (formerly the National Canine Defence League) is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK. Each year we care for around 16,000 dogs at our nationwide network of 17 Rehoming Centres, no healthy dog is ever destroyed. We run subsidised neutering campaigns in areas of the UK with the most acute stray dog problems, and our Education Officers give thousands of classroom presentations every year. Our Freedom Project helps pet owners who are fleeing domestic violence by fostering their animals while they start a new life.

The Doheny Eye Institute began in two small rooms at St. Vincent Hospital in 1947. Today, the Institute is an independent, non-profit organization affiliated with the University of Southern California, and has emerged as a world leader in basic and clinical vision research and advanced patient care. The Doheny Retina Institute was established to emphasize clinical research and to speed the process of moving research findings to clinical care. The Retina Institute team has a record of success with the innovative "retina chip" designed to restore sight to patients with blinding retinal disorders. Doheny is proud to be among the top 3 recipients of vision research funding from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. Doheny maintains its Top 10 status as one of America's Best Hospitals.

Dolphins all around our coast are being killed at an alarming rate, and this organisation wants to help stop the needless killing of these beautiful creatures. We aim to achieve better conservation of dolphins in the seas around the UK by involving the public in the monitoring of populations and the threats they face, and by the regular production of material to educate and inform the general public and to lobby for better environmental protection on their behalf.

Door Step School's Steering Committee consists of professionals from various industries. They are our friends, well wishers and more importantly, the guiding light for our operation. Door Step School provides education and support to the often-forgotten children of pavement dwellers, slum dwellers, construction site families and many other underprivileged families. Many of these children are not enrolled in school and have limited access to books and a place to study. We are trying to bridge this gap by bringing education to the "Door Step" of these underprivileged children. In keeping with our goal of addressing and improving literacy in the marginalized sections of society, all of our projects have evolved from the needs and challenges. Through our projects we try to bring the children at par so that they can then join a regular school and continue their education.

Dorcas (Wessex) Trust is a Christian organisation set up in 2004 to support street families and other disadvantaged children in and around Manila, Philippines. Based in Dorchester, Dorset, UK it is registered with the Charities Commission number 1106511. The Trust has six trustees who come from several churches in Dorset. It was started by Graham Stevens in 2003. He had first visited Manila in 2001 when he had been introduced to and supported several organisations whose staff were working for the improvement of the lives of many individuals and families living in poverty. Many had been excluded from society and had suffered at the hands of individuals or society in general. The aim of the work is to give such people a hand up towards a better life and to lead them towards faith in Jesus Christ. The organisations are run locally by Filipino Christians linked with the local Christian Churches.

DOROT was founded in 1976 by a group of Columbia University graduate students and alumni who were concerned about the plight of the homebound elderly “hidden” in apartment buildings on the Upper West Side. They banded together to locate and visit these frail, isolated men and women, delivering food and spending time in conversation. These young adults forged a loving bond between the generations, which is reflected in the name they chose: DOROT, the Hebrew word for “generations.” From these beginnings arose a multi-service agency comprising a pool of 10,000 volunteers of all ages and offering numerous services for the elderly. Many of the frail elders we serve have outlived or lost touch with their families and friends. DOROT is the only family they have. As the aging population in this country undergoes a period of unprecedented growth, more and more lonely seniors will need the kinds of services DOROT offers. Fortunately, DOROT has established an international reputation as a model agency, and we have already begun to develop replication materials so that other communities can bring food and friendship to the elderly on a regular basis.

DOT focuses on creating educational, economic, and entrepreneurial opportunity through the effective use of ICT for communities and people in countries that are developing, are in transition, or are under stress. DOT has a particular focus on youth and women. DOT operates programs in Canada, China, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt, Mexico and the United States. DOT was created in 2002 with initial funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), USAID, and the Cisco Foundation. Since then, DOT has mobilized more than 1,500 young ICT Interns to positively affect the lives of more than 175,000 people in communities and schools around the world.

The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism was established by NFL quarterback Doug Flutie and his wife, Laurie, in honor of their son, Doug, Jr. who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. The Foundation's primary objective is to provide families with a place to turn when they are in need of support and autism resources. We want to promote awareness and support families affected by autism spectrum disorders. The Foundation awards grants on an annual basis to nonprofit organizations that provide services for children with autism and to organizations that conduct research on the causes and effects of autism. We are committed to increasing awareness of the challenges of living with autism and helping families find resources to help address those challenges.

The Foundation collects funds to finance the activities, patient services, projects, and research of the Douglas Institute. The Douglas Institute is the second largest mental health research center in Canada and since its beginning in 1881, it has relied on the community for its development. Unlike most francophone hospitals, it was not tied to the Church and thus had to count on the generosity of the public and its volunteers.