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Artists meet Autism / www.artistsmeetautism.org An organisation that is dedicated to inform and support families in Germany with Autistic children about the Sonrise wholistic approach to care and development. Volunteer opportunities available.
(English & Deutsch)
Hands with Hands / www.handswithhands.org We promote projects that support empowerment and include the human elements - opportunities to volunteer and learn, and facilitate supportive communication. Currently focused in Nepal.
Better Place / www.betterplace.org A website dedicated to bringing projects and donors together. Find a project you like on this site and contribute to the funding, or perhaps you have a social project in need of funding?
(English & Deutsch)
Braille without Borders / www.braillewithoutborders.org An organisation dedicated to empower blind people from some developing countries so they themselves can set up projects and schools for other blind people. In this way the concept can be spread across the globe so more blind and visually impaired people have access to education and a better future.
(English & Deutsch)
German Doctors / www.german-doctors.de In 1983, Jesuit Father Bernhard Ehlen founded the Doctors for Developing Countries committee. The offices of the German organisation are based in Frankfurt am Main. The Doctors for Developing Countries committee has carried out over 3,800 missions in the so-called developing countries in the course of its existence with the help of doctors working on a voluntary basis, without remuneration. To date, approximately 2,100 doctors have travelled to these countries in order to treat patients, vaccinate children and operate clinics.
(English & Deutsch)
Mbas without Borders / mbaswithoutborders.org An international organization that empowers local entrepreneurs in developing countries by matching them with top MBA leaders around the world. We believe that business can do amazing things and when channeled appropriately, it can have an incredible lasting impact in communities.
Chess in the School / chessintheschools.org Chess-in-the-Schools is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to improving academic performance and building self-esteem among inner-city public school children. Currently USA based, yet a program that can be introduced wherever it is that you live and children go to school!
ARK (Absolute Return on Kids) / www.arkonline.org ARK (Absolute Return on Kids) is an international charity whose purpose is to transform children’s lives. Founded in 2002 by a group of leaders in the alternative investment industry, pooling their skills and resources to improve the life chances of children, ARK delivers high social returns on philanthropic investment.
Charity Watch / charitywatch.org The mission of the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), a nonprofit charity watchdog and information service, is to maximize the effectiveness of every dollar contributed to charity by providing donors with the information they need to make more informed giving decisions.
Gates Foundation / www.gatesfoundation.org Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Our belief that every life has equal value is at the core of our work at the foundation. We follow 15 guiding principles, which help define our approach to our philanthropic work, and employ an outstanding leadership team to direct our strategies and grantmaking.
Kids To The Rescue (KTTR) / kidstotherescue.org Kids To The Rescue (KTTR) was created to enable school kids across America to help fellow classmates, devastated by the 2005 Hurricanes, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. It began like so many ideas, a conversation between new friends wondering what it must be like to be someone else, especially a child who survived a major disaster, only to find out you are without a school or home to go to everyday. We thought, “What could we do to make a difference?”
Oprah's Angel Network / oprahsangelnetwork.org In a 1997 episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, Oprah invited viewers to join her in using their lives to improve the lives of others. What began as a campaign to encourage viewers to collect spare change for 150 scholarships given through The Boys & Girls Clubs of America and to volunteer time to build 200 homes for the needy with Habitat for Humanity International™, evolved into the charity known today as Oprah’s Angel Network.
The Angel Network was established to encourage people around the world to make a difference in the lives of others. Oprah’s vision is to inspire people to help others rise to their potential.
Kitchen Table Charities / kitchentablecharities.org The money we raise is fed directly to the smallest charities. We choose those whose work we can assess and monitor. We have either seen them ourselves or know someone who has and can offer an independent assessment.
Seeds of Peace / seedsofpeace.org Founded in 1993 by journalist John Wallach, Seeds of Peace is dedicated to empowering young leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence.
Big Brothers Big Sisters / www.bbbs.org Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. We have been the leader in one-to-one youth service for more than a century, developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children, ages 6 through 18, in communities across the USA.
Uncle / www.uncle.org.au Uncle is a mentoring program existing for boys (particularly those with absent fathers) who would benefit from a more supportive environment of positive male role models. Uncle builds communities of men that care about the young men in their community and also gives the boys an alternative social community outside of home and school in which to explore their place in the world.
Do It / do-it.org.uk do-it.org.uk was launched in 2001 with the first, and still the only, national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK. Matching volunteers with volunteer opportunities within the UK.
Habitat / habitat.org We are a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. We build with people in need regardless of race or religion. We welcome volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds.
(English & Deutsch)
Make-A-Wish Foundation® / wish.org Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. From our humble beginnings with one boy’s wish to be a police officer, we’ve evolved into an organization that grants a child’s wish in the U.S. every 40 minutes."
The Project H.O.M.E. Community / projecthome.org The mission of the Project H.O.M.E. community is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society. We strive to create a safe and respectful environment where we support each other in our struggles for self-esteem, recovery, and the confidence to move toward self-actualization.
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