The Swallows
DenmarkHumanitarian Aid
Founded in 1963, the Swallows is a Danish humanitarian organization based on voluntary work. The funds collected by the organization are donated to support local grass-roots movements in Bangladesh and Tamil Nadu, South India. The Swallows is a self-supporting, politically and religiously independent organization. In Denmark The Swallows has about 300 members and volunteers of whom about 100 are active.
The Swan Sanctuary
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
Dorothy Beeson is The Swan Sanctuary's founder and recipient of the British Empire Medal for her unstinting work in swan welfare which started in her back garden in the early 1980s. Over the years Dot's work outgrew her garden so she sold her house to help finance the cost of setting up the first national sanctuary on a 2-acre site in Egham, Surrey where she lived in a caravan with her partner, Steve. The Swan Sanctuary is on 24-hour alert, 365 days a year. When a 'swan in distress' call comes in the local rescue squad is on its way within minutes. At the scene the rescuers assess the situation and provide 'front-line' emergency treatment. More seriously injured birds are then rushed to the sanctuary for intensive care.
The Taft School
United StatesChildren/Education
Founded in 1890, The Taft School is a coeducational boarding school for 577 students in grades nine through post graduate. Living where they learn, academically talented students from all over the world are guided by an extraordinary faculty on a 220-acre campus in Western Connecticut. With the motto "Not to be served but to serve" as a moral foundation, Taft graduates matriculate at our nation's leading colleges and universities. More than a century has passed since Mr. Taft founded our school. While the world and the school have changed dramatically, his fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others.
The Tech Museum of Innovation
United StatesArts/Culture
The Tech Museum of Innovation engages people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing the technologies affecting their lives, and aims to inspire the innovator in everyone. An expansive variety of interactive exhibits and unique floor programs showcase not just how technology works, but how it affects who we are and how we live, work, play and learn. The Tech's 132,000 square feet are divided among themed galleries focused on innovation, the internet, the human body, and exploration. In addition, The Tech also features the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater, an educational center for workshops and labs, an up scale cafe, and a retail store featuring books, gifts, and only-in-Silicon Valley items. Annually, The Tech plays host to roughly 400,000 guests - 80,000 of whom visit as part of a school field trip - making it one of California's most popular destinations.
The Tepeyac Association
United StatesHuman Rights
The Tepeyac Association is a non-profit network of 40 community based organizations. The Association Tepeyac is also dedicated to inform, organize, and educate Mexican immigrants and their families about rights, resources, and processes to develop leaders, organizations, and communities, to built a great Mexican community, integrated to all races and cultures in New York. Founded in September, 1997 by Mexican community leaders, the Association is the only public resource dedicated to organize Mexican immigrants in the five boroughs of New York City. Through its grassroots structure and leadership the Association serves and influences over 10,000 members. The Association Tepeyac's Central Offices also serves as a social service agency for those Latinos who cannot go to city agencies because they lack proper documentation.
The Thai Children's Trust
United KingdomChildren/Education
With your help, we provide a home, education and future for over 1500 children, and reach out to thousands more through health and nutrition projects. We send approximately £750,000 each year to support the most vulnerable children in Thailand. Over 30 years ago a baby was left on the doorstep of a Catholic priest in Pattaya. Father Ray Brennan took the child in, and with this single compassionate act the Thai Children's Trust was born. The Thai Children's Trust is now the largest UK charity focusing on Thailand, supporting projects in Pattaya, Rayong, Nong Khai, the south and the west of Thailand. Today, with the generosity of people like you, we provide a safe and loving home, including food, shelter, medical care and access to education to children.
The Thistle Foundation
United KingdomDisability
Thistle Foundation is a boundary-pushing, pioneering charity supporting people with disabilities and long term health conditions. We believe that everyone has the right to feel involved and empowered, regardless of their disabilities or health condition. We support people to lead great lives where they are in control. We provide a range of support services for people with disabilities and health conditions, plus Training & Consultancy and Conference facilities.
The Tree Council
United KingdomEnvironment
The Tree Council is the UK's lead charity for trees, promoting their importance in a changing environment. We work in partnership with communities, organisations and government to make trees matter to everyone. We are responsible for the annual community action programme that includes Seed Gathering Season, National Tree Week and Walk in the Woods month, supporting the groups organising local events.
The Trevor Project
United StatesChildren/Education
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. The Trevor Project operates the only accredited, nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for LGBTQ youth. Today, in addition to operating the crisis and suicide prevention helpline, The Trevor Project provides online support to young people through the organization’s Web site, and also provides lifesaving guidance and vital resources to educators and parents. The Trevor Project believes that the high rates of suicide are preventable
THE TRUSSELL TRUST
United KingdomResearch/Dev
The Trussell Trust is a charity working to alleviate poverty, deprivation and despair in the UK and overseas. We give help direct to individuals and families through projects that are practical and sustainable. We are working to restore dignity and revive hope to people that the world forgets. Our projects engage with communities, introducing sustainable projects that enable marginalised people to break through their cycle of poverty. We work wherever we find forgotten people. At the moment our focus is the UK and Bulgaria.
The Uganda Women's Effort to save Orphans - UWESO
UgandaChildren/Education
The Uganda Women’s Effort to save Orphans (UWESO) was founded in 1986 by Ugandan mothers committed to providing relief aid to needy children left parentless by the civil turbulence of the early mid-1980s, and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. UWESO operated in war-torn areas of the Luweero Triangle which in today’s districts includes Luwero, Mubende, Kiboga, Nakasongola, Mpigi, Wakiso, Mukono and Kayunga. UWESO’s long standing experience has brought out the fact that very poor households need to be given a comprehensive and holistic package if they are to break out of the poverty cycle. One of UWESO’s strategies is working with community members organized into self help community clusters. This approach enhances access to “hard-to-reach” orphans and vulnerable children and gives beneficiaries a strong sense of ownership of all UWESO programmes.
The Umbrella Foundation
IrelandChildren/Education
Umbrella has focused on rescuing, housing, and educating trafficked and destitute children. The current capacity is 325 children, living in 8 houses. Now that the civil war is over, Umbrella can focus on reuniting the children with their families when conditions permit or, when reunification is not possible, providing them the education and vocational skills they need to ensure they can find gainful employment when they become adults. Umbrella's goal is to develop the child in all aspects of their education and life.
The Union
FranceHealth/Medical
The Union is most widely known for the research that led to the global strategy for treating and controlling tuberculosis. Adopted by the World Health Organization in 1995, The Union model is part of the internationally recommended Stop TB Strategy that has been used to treat 37 million people around the world. Drawing on this first success in addressing TB from medical, political, social and organisational perspectives, The Union has since developed programmes addressing TB/HIV, asthma, childhood pneumonia, tobacco control and other related issues. The emphasis is on providing health solutions for the poor.
The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center
United StatesHealth/Medical
The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center is the first center of its kind in the nation, offering a comprehensive approach to the disease: including reliable and accurate patient and professional education, expert diagnosis and treatment for both children and adults, ground-breaking bench and clinical research and active leadership in advocacy efforts. The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center is a part of The University of Chicago, a 501-c3 non-profit organization, and is completely funded by donor contributions.
The University of Tampa
United StatesChildren/Education
The University of Tampa is a residential, private university that integrates the richness of a liberal arts tradition with 21st century technology and innovative teaching strategies. Crowned by the towering minarets of historic Plant Hall, UT's 100-acre riverside campus is nestled in a The University of Tampa is a medium-sized comprehensive, private university located on approximately 100 acres of prime riverfront land in the heart of downtown Tampa. It is the school of choice for 6,200 students from 50 states and U.S. territories and approximately 100 countries. More than half of undergraduates are from Florida. Approximately 70 percent of full-time students live on campus. The University offers more than 120 areas of study through a strong core curriculum rooted in the liberal arts. An Evening College presents degree programs to adults who want to study part-time at night.
The V Foundation
United StatesResearch/Dev
A relatively young organization, The V Foundation has a strong presence in the scientific community that belies its youth. The Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of some of the top physicians and research scientists from prominent universities and cancer centers nationwide, assures that only the cancer research projects with the most potential are funded. Thus, grant recipients funded by The V Foundation have excellent reputations within the scientific community. The V Foundation has an excellent track record for finding and funding elite young scientists. The Board ensures that all proposals meet the highest standards of scientific merit and that funding is properly allocated. By focusing on brilliant young investigators, the Board works toward accomplishing the goal of the foundation: eradicating cancer.
The Vale Wildlife Rescue
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
Each year in Britain an estimated five million wild birds and other animals are injured or disabled in some way. A vast majority of their injuries are caused by people, mostly accidentally, such as road accidents, but some are intentional like poisoning and badger baiting. We at the Vale Wildlife Rescue offer help to thousands of these casualties every year by treating them and where possible release them back in to the wild. We take in more than 5,000 casualties per year our running costs average over £20,000 per month. As a registered charity we are dependant upon donations and sponsorship to maintain the work that we do and the facilities at our treatment centre. We are on call 24 hours a day, every single day of the year. We are a registered Charitable Trust that was set up in 1984. Our running costs of almost £20,000 per month are ever increasing, we are completely dependent upon donations and voluntary assistance. The current global recession is affecting all charities - our donations have decreased by 30% this year compared to the same period last year. Unfortunately we do not have large financial reserves to fall back on so we are relying, more than usual, on the generosity of the public to help us get through this difficult time.
The Vi Agroforestry Programme
SwedenResearch/Dev
The VI Agroforestry Programme is a Swedish Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) with Head Office in Stockholm. The programme runs six projects around Lake Victoria, two in Kenya, one in Uganda and two in Tanzania and one in Rwanda. Today we are working with around 150.000 families, i.e. more than 1 million people. We have a vision and ambition to assist many more. Around 30-40 million people live in lake Victoria bassin. The Vi Agroforestry Projects are registered as NGO's in respective country. Over 30.000 private annual donors financially support the Programme. We also get annual allotments from Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) and the Swedish Cooperative movement. The Foundation Vi Plant Trees started in 1983 with a cry in the magazine 'Vi' to help stop the spread of the desert in Africa.
The Vincent Wildlife Trust
United KingdomAnimals/Wildlife
The Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT) is an independent charitable body founded by Vincent Weir in 1975 and has been supporting wildlife conservation ever since. We conserve a range of endangered mammals both through research and practical management. We manage our own reserves, undertake pioneering research and provide expert advice to others through practical demonstration. Our work has always focused on the needs of British and Irish mammals. Currently our research is centred not only on the pine marten but also on the bats and the polecat.
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
United StatesResearch/Dev
Founded in 1985, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy was established to advance a balanced and realistic understanding of American interests in the Middle East. Under the guidance of a distinguished and bipartisan Board of Advisors, the Institute seeks to bring scholarship to bear on the making of U.S. policy in this vital region of the world. Drawing on the research of its scholars and the experience of policy practitioners, the Institute promotes an American engagement in the Middle East committed to strengthening alliances, nurturing friendships, and promoting security, peace, prosperity, and democracy for the people of the region.