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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
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National Resources Defense Council
Working to protect wildlife and wild places, and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth. (www.nrdc.org) NRDC is the nation's most effective EAG, combining the power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists, and other professionals.
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Sunlight Foundation
Sunlight Foundation: Making government transparent and accountable.
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4 votes
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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
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Doctors Without Borders http://doctorswithoutborders.org/
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.
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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.
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Wounded Warrior Project
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. With the continued campaigns overseas, this is a great way to provide tangible support for those wounded in service and help them on the road to healing, both physically and mentally.4 votes -
Vanguard Services http://www.vanguardservices.org
Residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs for adult men, women, women with children, and teenage girls and boys. This organization has existed in the metro washington dc area for over 50 years, and has sustained some of the top success metrics in the industry regarding treatment outcomes. Accepts clients from Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Montgomery County, MD Recovery works!
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California Women Empowering Women
CAWEW serves a dual mission: Make DNA Testing of Evidence collected in sexual assault kits mandatory to help bring criminals to justice. Work with SART (Sexual Assault Response teams) to provide the much-needed resources to help them continue their great work with survivors of sexual assault.
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3 votes
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The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children http://www.icmec.org
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), founded in 1998 and launched by the U.S.-based National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, works to identify and coordinate a global network of organizations fighting child-sexual exploitation and abduction.
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Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue WWW.Greytdogs.org
A local (MD) non-profit that finds homes for Greyhounds. This organization is slightly different than others in that it takes on the more challenging cases - older Greys and those who have problems (partial blindness, broken or missing legs, etc.) Nothing makes a home more blessed and complete than having a greyhound.
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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.
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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 -
The Open Planning Project - www.openplans.org
"The Open Planning Project is a technology-driven civic enterprise. We work with software-developer and advocacy communities to create technology and media that supports a smarter, more open, and livable society. Our main focus areas are open source for government, tools for civic empowerment, and transportation reform." http://openplans.org/
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Curamericas
http://www.curamericas.org/ | Curamericas Global, Inc., was founded in 1983 by Duke University and Johns Hopkins graduate Henry Perry III, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H and Alice Weldon, Ph.D. Curamericas Global was created with the goal of establishing primary health care programs that are responsive to the health needs of the community, improving child survival within the community, and building the national and local capacity of health service providers.
3 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 -
Epilepsy Foundation-www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
The national voluntary agency dedicated to ~3 million people in the U.S. with epilepsy and their families. The organization works to ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all areas of life; to improve how people with epilepsy are perceived, accepted and valued; and promotes a cure.
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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 -
http://www.virginiaparks.org
The Virginia Association for Parks supports parks and open space issues in Virginia and issues of national interest.
3 votes
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