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We will donate $1 for every government member that joins GovLoop between now and December 15. You can suggest as many charities as you like and you’ll have up to 5 votes. Feel free to comment on the options, too.
The charity with the most votes as of 11:59p ET on December 15 below gets the loot.More info at awesomegov.org
93 results found
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Heifer International
Bring an end to world hunger and help families achieve self-reliance through gifts of livestock and training.
17 votes -
6 votes
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WiserEarth http://www.wiserearth.org
This is an INCREDIBLE organization using social media to connect individuals and nonprofit orgranizations working globally on environmental and social justice causes. The site that has the largest directory of nonprofit organizations and is developed by volunteers. Make your vote count by empowering orgaizations around the world with WiserEarth.
46 votes -
Bat Conservation International http://www.batcon.org/
Bat Conservation International (BCI), based in Austin, Texas, is devoted to conservation, education, and research initiatives involving bats and the ecosystems they serve. It was founded in 1982, as scientists around the world became concerned that bats essential to the balance of nature and human economies were in alarming decline.
4 votes -
2 votes
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Internet Archive
From the website: "The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public."
1 vote -
AABPA - American Association of Budget and Program Analysis www.aabpa.org
Since the mid 1970s the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis, the AABPA, has helped federal, state and local government managers and analysts, corporate executives and academic specialists meet the unique challenges of their careers related to the fields of public budgeting and program analysis.
By helping members keep up with the latest developments in their fields, establish and maintain contacts with colleagues, represent their interests and share opportunities, AABPA serves as the key difference between simply having a job and being part of a highly respected and well-trained profession.
3 votes -
Rotary International
Rotary is an international service organization with over a million members worldwide. Dedicated to high ethical standards and driven by the motto "Service Above Self," Rotary's most urgent focus is the total eradication of polio worldwide in our lifetime. Rotary also supports clean water and literacy projects around the world and serves local needs in the communities where its clubs are located.
www.rotary.org3 votes -
Susan G Komen
Cancer~fight against breast cancer
www.komen.org/35 votes -
Touchstone Mental Health
Touchstone Mental Health has served adults with serious mental illness since 1982. Its mission is "to inspire hope, healing and well-being" and its purpose is "to transform mental illness into holistic wellness so all adults can live a life of opportunity." www.touchmentalhealth.org
4 votes -
DCCandlelighters www.dccandlelighters.org
DC Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit support group for families with children diagnosed with cancer in the Washington, DC metropolitan area (including Northern Virginia and Maryland ) and consists of volunteer parents who have had a child with cancer, and others who have an interest and a passion for childhood cancer issues. We believe no family should have to face the uncertain world of cancer alone, and therefore we provide emotional and educational support to families. We are affiliated with the National Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation.
149 votes -
Sunlight Foundation
Sunlight Foundation: Making government transparent and accountable.
4 votes -
Special Love: for children with cancer
http://www.speciallove.org
Every kid has the right to be a kid.
That's why Special Love gives children and young adults with cancer and their families a chance to enjoy normal childhood activities that healthy kids often take for granted. From week-long camps, like Camp Fantastic and BRASS Camp (for siblings), to weekend retreats for families, teens, and young adults, Special Love's programs represent a community of support that shows kids with cancer and their families that they are not alone.44 votes -
CASA for the Children of DC
Trained local volunteers fight for kids in foster care in DC every day!
Kids finds homes faster and get the services they need!3 votes -
Nature Conservancy
Preserves natural places worldwide usually through purchasing properties. Works with all levels of government and has many local chapters. Usually turns ownership over to responsible governments after preservation is completed.
11 votes -
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation www.cff.org
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). In the 1950s, few children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, the average life span is 37 years of age.
8 votes -
Calvary Women's Services
CWS offers the women of DC a safe, caring place for tonight; support, hope and change for tomorrow. Calvary's mission is two-fold: To provide homeless women with a place to live and basic services and to help educate and empower women for independent living.
3 votes -
American Society for Public Administration - www.aspanet.org
Since 1939, ASPA has been the nation's most respected society representing all forums in the public service arena. We are advocates for greater effectiveness in government, agents of goodwill and professionalism, publishers of democratic journalism, purveyors of progressive theory and practice and providers of global citizenship.
ASPA advances the art, science, teaching and practice of public and nonprofit administration through its programs and services and fosters core public service values including: accountability and performance, professionalism, social equity, and ethics at the local, national and international levels.
Through its programs and services, ASPA seeks to improve public service by helping members…
47 votes -
National Multiple Sclerosis Society www.nmss.org
Helps victims of Multiple Sclerosis, and sponsors research toward a cure.
6 votes -
OpenTheGovernment.org
We are a coalition of consumer and good government groups, environmentalists, library groups, journalists, labor, and others united to make the federal government a more open place in order to make us safer, strengthen public trust in government, and support our democratic principles. Our coalition transcends partisan lines and includes progressives, libertarians, and conservatives.
3 votes
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