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Each of the Organizations Listed Below Offers Ways to Help You Change the World - Click on the Green Links Below to Go Directly to Each Section.
Ways to Feed a Hungry World
www.actionagainsthunger.org
Recognized worldwide as a leader in the fight against hunger, Action Against Hunger delivers programs in more than 40 countries, specializing in emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural disasters and longer-term assistance to people in distress. Their ultimate goal is to help vulnerable populations regain their self-sufficiency for long-term sustainability.
www.chefsforhumanity.org
Chefs for Humanity is a group of culinary professionals working to fight hunger, provide food nutrition education, emergency food relief when the need arises, and humanitarian aid worldwide.
www.foodfirst.org
The purpose of the Institute for Food and Development Policy - Food First - is to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger.
www.milleniumpromise.org
Ensure ours is the last generation to know poverty. Millennium Villages are demonstrating that it's possible to escape this cycle of extreme poverty, hunger and disease throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
www.one.org
ONE is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans - ONE by ONE - to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. The ONE Campaign is engaging Americans through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers to show the steps people can take, ONE by ONE, to fight global AIDS and poverty.
www.secondharvest.org
America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization
www.worldhungeryear.org
WHY is a leading advocate for innovative, community-based solutions to hunger and poverty. WHY challenges society to confront these problems by advancing models that create self-reliance, economic justice, and equal access to nutritious and affordable food.
Ways to Fight Intolerance - Educate, Demonstrate, and Recreate
www.adl.org
The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry. The mission of the Anti-Defamation League is "to stop the defamation of the Jewish people, to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike."
www.civilrights.org
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is the nation's oldest, largest and most diverse coalition of organizations committed to the protection of civil and human rights in the United States. It is comprised of more than 180 national organizations representing people of color, women, children, labor unions, persons with disabilities, older Americans, major religious groups, gays and lesbians and civil liberties and human rights groups.
www.facinghistory.org
For 30 years, Facing History has been engaging students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. By studying the historical development and lessons of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide, students make the essential connection between history and the choices they confront in their own lives.
www.glsen.org
GLSEN is a national education organization that seeks to make anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment unacceptable in America's schools.
www.hrc.org
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the largest national lesbigay political organization, works to end discrimination, secure equal rights, and protect the health and safety of all Americans. With a national staff, and volunteers and members throughout the country, HRC lobbies the federal government on lesbigay and HIV/AIDS issues, educates the public, participates in election campaigns, organizes volunteers, and provides expertise and training at the state and local level.
www.nccj.org
The National Conference for Community and Justice, founded in 1927, as The National Conference of Christians and Jews, is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. NCCJ promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.
www.shine.com
SHiNE is a national pro-social youth organization that uses art, music, technology and sports to engage and empower young people to take a stand, use their voice and impact their world. SHiNE helps young people develop the tools they need to build self-esteem, embrace diversity, promote social harmony, and practice non-violence. For more information about SHiNE, visit shine.com.
www.thetrevorproject.org
The Trevor Project was established to promote acceptance of gay and lesbian teenagers, and to aid in the suicide prevention of that group. The Trevor Project established the first national 24-hour toll-free suicide prevention hotline aimed at gay and questioning youth, and also reaches teens through The Trevor Educational Package.
www.tolerance.org
Tolerance.org is a web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit organization that combats intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation. The Center's programs include Teaching Tolerance, the Intelligence Project and the Civil Rights Memorial, which honors 41 martyrs in the struggle for human rights.
Ways to Have Your Voice Be Heard
www.generationengage.org
GenerationEngage is a nonpartisan youth-civic-engagement initiative that engages young Americans - particularly those outside the boundaries of university campuses - in the evolving political debate, to provide the knowledge, the organization, and the voice we need to shape the future we will inherit.
www.moveon.org
The MoveOn family of organizations brings real Americans back into the political process. With over 3.3 million members across America - from carpenters to stay-at-home moms to business leaders - they work together to realize the progressive promise of our country. MoveOn is a service - a way for busy but concerned citizens to find their political voice in a system dominated by big money and big media.
www.mtv.com/thinkmtv
think MTV is a vibrant community where young people get informed, connect to each other, express themselves and take action on the issues important to them, their community and their world.
www.netimpact.org
Net Impact's Campus Greening Initiative (CGI) is a new program to help Net Impact student members put their beliefs into action through campus environmental sustainability efforts. The goals of the CGI are to use business skills to improve universities' impact on the environment, as well as to raise awareness of environmental problems and solutions among emerging business leaders. We also will provide participating members with tangible project management, analytical, and change management skills and experiences.
www.rff.org
RFF is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research -- rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences -- on environmental, energy, and natural resource issues. Although RFF is headquartered in Washington, D.C., its research scope comprises programs in nations around the world.
www.vote-smart.org
Project Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a Voter's Self-Defense System to provide you with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information. As a national library of factual information, Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.
www.worldchanging.com
WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it's here. We only need to put the pieces together.
Ways to Heal and Protect the Environment
www.campusclimatechallenge.org
The Campus Climate Challenge is a joint campaign of 30 leading campus and youth organizations designed to get students at 700 universities across North America to reduce their campus' global warming pollution to zero as quickly as possible.
www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
Clean Air-Cool Planet creates partnerships in the Northeast to implement solutions to climate change and build constituencies for effective climate policies and actions.
www.theclimateproject.org
The climate project is a movement to educate and challenge citizens and governments into action against the growing crisis of global warming. As a non-profit group, they work to bring education, community information, research, and citizen action programs to communities across the country.
www.conservation.org
Conservation International's mission is to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.
www.defenders.org
Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. They focus their programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction.
www.earth911.org
It is the mission of Earth 911 to empower the public with community-specific resources to improve their quality of life. While sustainable prevention programs are by far the best way to protect our nation's environment, the costs associated with many of these programs can be astronomical.
www.earthshare.org
Earth Share, a nationwide network of America's leading non-profit environmental and conservation organizations, works to promote environmental education and charitable giving through workplace giving campaigns.
www.ecotrust.org
Ecotrust is a conservation organization committed to strengthening communities and the environment from Alaska to California. They work with native peoples and in the fisheries, forestry, and food sectors to build a regional economy based on social and ecological opportunities.
www.gocarbonzero.org
Pioneering a brand of conservation driven by effectiveness, efficiency, and environmental and economic balance, the Conservation Fund, a non-membership, non-advocacy organization, is America's foremost conservation nonprofit.
www.greenpeace.org
Greenpeace is the leading independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.
www.grist.org
Grist.org is the country's leading source of environmental news, commentary, and - believe it or not -- humor. Grist's in-depth reporting, feisty opinions, cutting-edge arts and culture reviews, and sage advice are mobilizing a new generation of people to think creatively about green problems and solutions. Just think of Grist as a beacon in the smog.
www.janegoodall.org
Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, JGI is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. They are creating healthy ecosystems, promoting sustainable livelihoods and nurturing new generations of committed, active citizens around the world.
www.mongabay.com
Mongabay.com aims to raise interest in wildlife and wildlands while promoting awareness of environmental issues.
www.nature.org
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to protect the most ecologically important lands and waters around the world for nature and people.
www.nrdc.org
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national, nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Founded in 1970, NRDC has 1.2 million members and online activists nationwide, served from offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Beijing.
www.oceana.org
Oceana campaigns to protect and restore the world's oceans. Their teams of marine scientists, economists, lawyers and advocates win specific and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish populations, marine mammals and other sea life.
www.rainforest-alliance.org
The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices, and consumer behavior.
www.rainforestfoundation.org
The mission of the Rainforest Foundation is to support indigenous and traditional people of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights.
www.sierraclub.org
The Sierra Club's members are more than 750,000 of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, they work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
www.stopglobalwarming.org
There is no more important cause than the call to action to save our planet. This is a movement about change, as individuals, as a country, and as a global community. We are all contributors to global warming and we all need to be part of the solution.
www.twp.org
The Wildlands Project - We believe that we can stop the extinction crisis in North America. We believe we can protect and preserve what other countries have already lost-our unique and irreplaceable biodiversity-by protecting the lands and waters upon which all plants, animals, and people depend upon to stay healthy.
www.wri.org
The World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the Earth and improve people's lives. The Institute's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment for current and future generations.
www.worldwildlife.org
Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats. Now in its fifth decade, WWF works in more than 100 countries around the globe to conserve the diversity of life on earth.
www.zerofootprint.net
Zerofootprint is a not-for-profit that combines the best financial engineering, environmental engineering, social networking tools and business intelligence to create products and services that help large corporations, organizations and individuals significantly reduce their environmental footprint.
Ways to Help the Next Generation
www.bigpicture.org
The Big Picture Company was founded by educators Dennis Littky and Elliot Washor, both formerly of the renowned Thayer High School in New Hampshire and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. In 1995, they began collaborating with Rhode Island policymakers to design a student-centered high school, and created The Big Picture Company as the launching pad for what has now become a national education reform movement.
www.care.org
CARE tackles underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient. Recognizing that women and children suffer disproportionately from poverty, CARE places special emphasis on working with women to create permanent social change. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.
www.farmtoschool.org
The National Farm to School Program is a collaborative program of Center for Food & Justice (CFJ), a division of the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College and the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC). Initiated in 2000, the National Program has spearheaded the development of the farm to school movement across the country, successfully assisting organizations in starting up and sustaining farm to school efforts, fundraising, and providing informational resources, education and training for farm to school stakeholders.
www.prathamusa.org
Pratham is a grassroots literacy movement that helps underprivileged children in India with pre-school and early education.
www.savethechildren.com
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 27 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 100 countries to ensure the well-being of children.
www.unicef.org
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF promotes the survival, protection and development of all children worldwide through fundraising, advocacy and education. UNICEF's response to the global HIV/AIDS crisis focuses on health education, prevention of parent-to-child transmission of HIV and support for orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.
Ways to Insure Health Care & Health Education for All
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Advocates for Youth fights for young people's rights to honest, realistic sex education, family planning, and effective HIV/STD prevention programs in the United States and in developing countries. The organization believes that adolescent sexuality is normal and healthy and promotes the philosophy of Rights.Respect.Responsibility: Treat young people with respect, provide them their right to information and services, and they will act responsibly.
www.allhealth.org
America's health care system is always a work in progress. Every year brings new challenges and new proposed solutions. The Alliance for Health Reform offer a full array of resources and viewpoints, in a number of formats, to elected officials and their staffs, journalists, policy analysts, and advocates.
www.preventcancer.com
The Cancer Prevention Coalition (CPC), which opened its national office in Chicago in July 1994, is a unique nationwide coalition of leading independent experts in cancer prevention and public health, together with citizen activists and representatives of organized labor, public interest, environmental, and women's health groups. The Coalition has about 100 local offices in the U.S., as well as international offices.
www.kff.org
Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent, national health philanthropy organization dedicated to providing information and analysis on health issues to policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.
www.rwjf.org
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans.
www.sekoloprojects.org
The purpose of Sekolo Projects is to reduce HIV youth infection in sub-Saharan Africa; its name means 'school' in the Tswana language. Sekolo's HIV ABC trains teachers from every secondary school in Namibia in HIV AIDS prevention.
www.staying-alive.org
Staying Alive is an international campaign which provides information on HIV/AIDS prevention and protection, promotes safer lifestyle choices and encourages people to fight the stigma and discrimination which still surrounds the disease.
Ways to Put The Human in Humanitarian
www.amnesty.org
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.
www.crisisgroup.org
The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
www.genocideintervention.net
The Genocide Intervention Network envisions a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. Our mission is to empower individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. GI-Net's landmark program allows average Americans to have a direct impact on the ground by helping to fund civilian protection — specifically, to protect women and girls in refugee camps in North Darfur. In the long term, we believe empowering individuals to stand against genocide will build the political will necessary for the international community to recognize its responsibility to protect the victims of genocide and mass atrocities.
www.hoianfoundation.org
The Hoi An Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado that works with the disabled children in the government run orphanage in Hoi An, Vietnam. Their mission is to improve the health, education and quality of life for the disabled children at Hoi An Orphanage by working with the people of Vietnam. They are working to make Hoi An Orphanage a center of excellence where all children have the opportunity to reach their greatest potential.
www.humanrightsfirst.org
Human Rights First believes that building respect for human rights and the rule of law will help ensure the dignity to which every individual is entitled and will stem tyranny, extremism, intolerance, and violence.
www.hrw.org
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice.
www.savedarfur.org
The Save Darfur Coalition's mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of two million people in the Darfur region.
www.savetibet.org
ICT has a 19-year record of achievement advancing the Tibetan cause - and the vision and leadership of the Dalai Lama - in the halls of Congress and in international forums. We strive to mobilize international goodwill in support of the Tibetan people. Our focus today is centered on working with governments to demonstrate meaningful support for Tibet, reaching out to Chinese all over the world, and monitoring conditions inside Tibet.
www.standnow.org
STAND is a student initiative in the United States and Canada to: create awareness about, take political action on, and raise funds to relieve the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
www.tibethouse.org
Tibet House is dedicated to the proposition that the wisdom and arts of all human civilizations vitally enrich the emerging global culture. Within this, they focus on a special concern for Tibet, its people, its spectacular highlands, and its civilization of extraordinary wisdom and beauty.
www.tippoint.org
Tipping Point Community provides hope and opportunity to individuals and families living in poverty throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Tipping Point's Board of Directors covers all operating expenses so that 100% of every dollar raised is used to fight poverty. Since its inception in 2005, Tipping Point has granted over $570,000 to 8 of the most effective poverty-fighting organizations in the Bay Area. By the end of May 2007, Tipping Point plans to support 10 additional organizations and renew existing grants, bringing the total funds granted to over $1.2 million.
www.ubuntufund.org
Founded in 1999, Ubuntu Education Fund is a South African NGO based in the townships of Port Elizabeth dedicated to providing vulnerable children and families with an empowering environment and access to services and opportunities. Their 52-person staff and volunteers reach over 40,000 children, youth and adults with HIV prevention, care and support services.
www.witness.org
WITNESS uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. They empower people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.
Ways to Put Your Money Where the Future Is
www.ashoka.org
Ashoka is the global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs - men and women with system changing solutions for the world's most urgent social problems. Since 1981, Ashoka has elected over 1,800 leading social entrepreneurs as Ashoka Fellows, providing them with living stipends, professional support, and access to a global network of peers in more than 60 countries.
www.skollfoundation.org
The Skoll Foundation's mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs.
www.unitus.com
Their mission is to fight global poverty by increasing access to microfinance.
Ways to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
www.container-recycling.org
The Container Recycling Institute (CRI) is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization that studies and promotes policies and programs that increase recovery and recycling of beverage containers, and shift the social and environmental costs associated with manufacturing, recycling, and disposal of container and packaging waste from government and taxpayers to producers and consumers.
www.dumpandrun.org
Dump & Run is dedicated to serving the University and College community in waste prevention techniques. Their goal is three fold. First, they desire to reduce the amount of waste generated at Colleges and Universities by extending the useful life of items no longer needed by the student community at years end. Second, to generate capital for non-profit environmental and social groups willing to participate in the projects. Finally, their aim to educate the public about the problems regarding consumption of natural resources and the need to conserve those resources for future generations.
www.goodwill.org
They are one of the world's largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.
www.grrn.org
The Grassroots Recycling Network's mission is to eliminate the waste of natural and human resources - to achieve Zero Waste. They utilize classic activist strategies to achieve corporate accountability for waste and public policies to eliminate waste, and to build sustainable communities.
www.iReuse.org
Ireuse.org is a resource guide for waste reduction, reuse, and disposal.
www.newdream.org
The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.
www.throwplace.com
Give away your excess goods to others who can use them. List things to donate here. Every item listed on Throwplace is free.
www.wastetocharity.org
Waste to Charity has successfully been accepting donations, and providing quality products to those in need around the world for the past five years. They dedicate their time, energy and resources to helping the underserved population by soliciting donations from both corporate America and individuals alike and redistributing them to those in need.
Ways to Shop with Your Head and Your Heart
www.ase.org
The Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security.
www.aceee.org
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection.
www.coopamerica.org
Co-op America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982. Their mission is to harness economic power - the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace - to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
www.ewg.org
www.foodnews.org
Environmental investigations have been their specialty at the Environmental Working Group since 1993. Their team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and their own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions.
www.greenproductsalliance.com
Green Products Alliance is a consortium of manufacturers and marketers who make and sell extraordinarily natural personal care products. They are looking to network with companies who believe that socially responsible business practices can help to create a sustainable economy and ecosystem. Member companies work together to lower raw material, marketing, advertising and public relations costs through co-operative projects and group buying power.
www.ibuydifferent.org
ibuydifferent.org is part of Be, Live, Buy Different - Make a Difference, a national campaign from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Center for a New American Dream (New Dream). The goal is to help young people learn how they can make a difference by buying differently.
www.localharvest.org
The best organic food is what's grown closest to you. Use their website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
www.organicconsumers.org
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability, and other key topics.
www.ota.com
Organic Trade Association (OTA) is a membership-based business association that focuses on the organic business community in North America. OTA's mission is to promote and protect the growth of organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy.
www.socialinvest.org
A national nonprofit membership organization promoting the concept, practice and growth of socially responsible investing.
www.sriworld.com
SRI World Group Inc. is a leading provider of social investing and corporate social responsibility information. They pride themselves at being independent and objective sources of information that empower individuals and institutions.
Ways to Throw (or Attend!) a Party with a Purpose
www.greeneleganceweddings.com
They're here to help you plan your environmentally and socially responsible green wedding - and make sure that it's elegant, too!
www.greenfestivals.org
At the Green Festivals, they're celebrating what's working in their communities, for people, for businesses and for the environment. Here, green means safe, healthy communities and strong, local economies. Green is the color of hope, of social and economic justice, of ecological balance.
www.idofoundation.org
The I Do Foundation works closely with some of the most effective and renowned nonprofit organizations in the country. Together with their corporate and nonprofit partners, the I Do Foundation links engaged couples with a host of charitable giving options at their wedding.
www.mustachesforkids.org
Mustaches for Kids is an annual mustache-growing fundraiser that is held in cities throughout the United States and Canada.
www.organicweddings.com
Organic Weddings is the most comprehensive wedding planning resource for couples striving to live healthy, natural lifestyles with regard for our environment.
smashed.geekpad.com
SMASHED, The Society of Mature Adults Seeking to Help, Entertain and Donate, was created in 2006 to provide opportunities for fun-loving adults in the Washington, DC area to aid local charities while engaging in fun and unusual social activities. They raise funds and promote awareness for local non-profits by planning and promoting events such as the "DC Idiotarod", "Amazing Race Scavenger Hunt", and "Raise Some Cash, Grow That `Stache! Manpageant."
Ways to Travel and Live Lightly All Over the Earth
www.carbonfund.org
Carbonfund.org reduces the threat of climate change by making it easy and affordable for any individual or business to reduce their carbon footprint and support climate-friendly projects. Please take action today!
www.carsharing.net
Car Sharing provides flexible wheels for an urban lifestyle. It's instant-access to a network of cars throughout the city, 24 hours-a-day, paying-per-trip, without commitment or inconvenience.
www.ecotour.org
This organization is a division of Conservation International that provides travelers with information about ecotourism news and events. During the past 15 years, Conservation International has supported the development of exemplary ecotourism products by providing technical assistance, capacity building, and funding to communities, entrepreneurs, and partners.
www.ecotourism.org
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) - Promoting responsible travel that unites conservation and communities since 1990. TIES is a global network of industry practitioners, institutions and individuals helping to integrate environmental and socially responsible principles into practice.
www.gocarbonzero.org
The Conservation Fund has launched a new program that makes it easy and affordable for individuals, corporations, or even entire communities to Go ZeroSM by measuring and then offsetting their carbon dioxide emissions - simply by planting trees.
www.ibike.org
The International Bicycle Fund is a non-governmental, nonprofit, advocacy organization, promoting sustainable transport and international understanding. Major areas of activity are non-motorized urban planning, economic development, bike safety education, responsible travel and bicycle tourism, and cross-cultural, educational programs.
www.eco-indextourism.org/en/home
This is the Rainforest Alliances's program to support sustainable tourism. Resources available for travelers and tourism professionals. They also run a sustainable tourism conservation program.
Ways to Turn Your Passion Into Promise
*Many of the organizations listed above also offer volunteer opportunities. The organizations listed below focus on placing volunteers all over the country and the world.
www.bridgesweb.org
BRIDGES to Understanding engages K-12 students worldwide in direct,interactive learning and storytelling to build cross-cultural understanding. They use today's new multi-media technologies so students can powerfully communicate and interact, all with the goal of creating lasting cross-cultural understanding. Young adults take digital storytelling workshops offered in the United States while others choose to travel on volunteer vacations with BRIDGES for similar workshops with local youth and teachers in South Africa, Peru, Guatemala, and India.
www.americorps.org
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connect more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country's critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
www.cityyear.org
City Year's vision is that one day, the most commonly asked question of a young person will be, "Where are you going to do your service year?"
www.crossculturalsolutions.org
Cross-Cultural Solutions is a recognized leader in the field of international volunteering. They are committed to ensuring the safety, flexibility, professionalism, transparency, and excellence of their programs. CCS is recognized as an expert in its field by the United Nations and CARE, one of the world's largest humanitarian organizations.
www.habitat.org
Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
www.mercycorps.org
Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
www.peacecorps.gov
The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship.
www.volunteermatch.org
VolunteerMatch is a leader in the nonprofit world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement. Their popular service welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become the preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 30,000 nonprofit organizations.
www.ysa.org
Youth Service America is a resource center and premier alliance of 200+ organizations committed to increasing the quantity and quality of volunteer opportunities for young Americans to serve locally, nationally, and globally. Since 1986, YSA's mission is: To strengthen the Effectiveness, Sustainability, and Scale of the youth service and service-learning field. YSA envisions a powerful network of organizations committed to creating healthy communities, fostering citizenship, and making service the common experience and expectation of all young people.