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Friends of the Earth International and the Challenge of Caring for the Environment

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, June 20, 2014, In : Environment

Friends of the Earth International is a global network of environmental groups spanning 74 countries. Friends of the Earth began in 1969 as a group against nuclear energy, founded by Robert O Andersen, David Brower, Jerry Mander, and Donald Aitken. Anderson had contributed $200,000 of his own money to launch the organization, which began working with other groups in an international scale in 1971 when representatives from the UK, France, Sweden, and the US met. A small secretariat supports th...

Child in Need Institute: Giving a Brighter Future to India’s Women and Children

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, In : Youth

India is one of the countries that, although the economy is growing, is still in dire need of assistance for the development, protection and empowerment of their women, children and adolescents. Several countries have answered this call in the form of charitable institutions. One of the many organizations aimed at helping the country is the Child in Need Institute.

Child in Need Institute or CINI is also commonly referred to internationally as Child in Need India. As an international humanitar...

The Productive Initiatives of International SeaKeepers Society

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, May 2, 2014, In : Environment

International SeaKeepers Society encourages business and yachting executives to be more conscientious of their undertakings, and to work together in protecting the already deteriorating state of the world’s oceans. The organization, founded by Paul Allen and other yacht owners in 1998, is not a mere blind advocate of the marine cause. The small but strong membership of International Seakeepers Society is composed of business men, yacht clubs, marine scientists, divers, government bodies, va...

The Animal Welfare Institute: Furthering Animal Welfare Since 1951

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, April 25, 2014,

Since the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) began in 1951, the organization has aimed towards alleviating the suffering that animals go through in the hands of people. When the AWI was just starting, it was particularly focused on easing the plight of animals being used in experiments. In the decades that followed, the organization expanded the range of its work to address the many other concerns that animal suffering touches on. Today, one of the main focuses of the AWI is cruel animal factorie...

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: A Bastion of Hope for Sick Children and Adults

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, April 11, 2014, In : Health

Founded in 1947, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has since then been committed towards giving children and adults with cancer with the best kind of treatment possible while at the same time developing cures for tomorrow with the help of cutting-edge research. A part of the Comprehensive Cancer Center under the National Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber is a major affiliate of the Harvard Medical School. Situated in Boston's Longwood Medical Area, the institute has over 3,600 employees and rakes ...

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation: Bringing Hope to Children One Toy at a Time

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, In : Youth

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a not-for-profit charity that functions to fund, raise funds, and support the Toys for Tots program under the US Marine Corps Reserve. Founded in 1947, the program was established to distribute toys to children when their parents cannot afford to buy them any for Christmas. Think of it like a US Marine version of Santa Claus. Targeting the youth, the foundation operates out a headquarters in Quantico, Virginia. With revenues amounting to nearly $249 mill...

Human Appeal International: Fighting Poverty, Social Injustice, and Natural Disasters

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, March 21, 2014, In : human rights

In 1991, in Manchester, a relief charity was created to help fight against poverty. Established to help the advancement of education, protection of good health, and relief of sickness, Human Appeal International works as a British international development organization.

The organization is focused primarily on impoverished countries like Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Mauritania and Sudan. As a non-profit institution, it has a presence in 24 countries in the continents of Asia, Africa and Eur...

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: A Charitable Institution Focused on Tropical Medicine

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, In : Health

As a registered charity in Liverpool, United Kingdom, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is a higher education institution that is dedicated to the research and teaching in tropical medicine. As the first institution in the world dedicated to these types of researches, they hold a reputation for excellence and advancement in global health.

The institution’s mission is to reduce mortality in disease epidemic countries and mitigate the burden of sickness through effective interventio...

FIAN International: Advancing People’s Right to Food

Posted by Charity Watcher on Saturday, March 1, 2014, In : human rights

FIAN International, formerly known as Food First Information and Action Network, is a human rights organization that has been advocating for the realization of the right to food. The international organization has been working on its mission for over 25 years, consisting of national sections and individual members across 50 countries worldwide. It is classified as non-profit, with no religious or political affiliation. It also maintains consultative status to the United Nations.

The organizati...

Dr. Gregory Jantz Shares His Insight and Wisdom

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, In : Health

There’s more than one way to help society. Money goes a long way, as does volunteering. Licensed mental health counselor, nationally certified eating-disorder specialist, and best-selling author Dr. Gregory Jantz, founder of The Center for Counseling and Health Resources, Inc., shares his expertise and wisdom with the masses as a contributor to The Huffington Post online and as a guest speaker internationally. His topics range from the new tough security checks at National Football League g...

AIDA: Protecting Human Health and the Environment

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, February 21, 2014, In : Environment

AIDA or the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense was established in 1996. The organization was founded through a collaboration of five environmental groups in the US that included Earthjustice. It is an international non-profit organization that tackles environmental law. AIDA is headquartered in Oakland, California and has numerous partners around the globe. This includes countries such as Argentina, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Canada, Chile and Colombia.

The organizatio...

Esther Benjamins Trust: Remembering the Forgotten Children

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, In : human rights

The Esther Benjamins Trust or EBT is a charitable organization registered in the United Kingdom. It promotes the rights of children, particularly those from and in Nepal. It is through the work of the Trust that the imprisonment of Nepali children and their parents, as well as forcing them to work in Indian circuses, illegalized. Currently, it aims to end the use of large scale institutions to care for the children, promoting that care should start with the home where rescued children from th...

Stichting INGKA Foundation: World’s Largest Dutch Foundation

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, February 7, 2014,

The Swedish billionaire, Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of well loved brand IKEA created the Stichting INGKA Foundation. This institution is considered as second largest nonprofit organization in the world and is ranked as one of the largest charitable foundations as of.

Stichting is a Dutch word for foundation and INGKA is the contraction of the founder’s name whose main objective of creating the organization is to promote and support innovation in various fields of interest in interior desig...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: The World’s Largest Private Foundation

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, February 5, 2014,

To enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty are the primary interest of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private foundation in the world. The organization was of course founded by the world’s richest man and his wife, Bill and Melinda Gates.

There are three trustees of the foundation. Other than the couple, the third person is billionaire Warren Buffett. As of June 2013, the organization has an endowment of $38.3 billion. $28 billion of which was donated by Bill Ga...

Asia Injury Prevention Foundation: Protecting Nations’ Citizens Through Promoting Traffic Safety

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, January 7, 2014,

The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation, more commonly known as AIP Foundation, is a non-profit interest group of enterprise that works to combat the traffic crisis in Southeast Asian countries. Traffic safety has become an increasingly important and pressing issue especially in developing countries, not only in Asia, but in other parts of the globe as well. While commerce grows rapidly in these nations, it is apparent how travel infrastructures are not allowed to catch up, therefore causing tr...

Africa-America Institute: Promoting Valuable Engagement Between Africa and America

Posted by Charity Watcher on Saturday, January 4, 2014, In : Education

The Africa-America Institute or AAI is a premier US-based organization that focuses on international education and public policy. It works to advance higher education and professional development for Africans, as well as promote engagement and partnership between Africa and America through training, education, and dialogue.

For six decades, the institute has been unlocking the potentials of African talent to help strengthen the capacity of individuals and societies in Africa to eventually furt...

Blinded Veterans Association: Helping Veterans Overcome the Challenges of Blindness

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, December 20, 2013, In : Military

The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1945 by a group of blinded World War II veterans who were staying at an Army hospital in Avon Old Farms, CT. Its primary mission is to help veterans and their families meet and overcome the challenges that come with blindness.

BVA’s mission includes promoting the welfare of blinded veterans for them to be able to take their rightful place in the community and getting the o...

American Printing House for the Blind: Enhancing Education for Blind Students

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, In : Education

American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is a not-for-profit corporation based in Louisville, Kentucky, Unites States. It promotes independent living among individuals who are blind or visually impaired. For more than 150 years, the corporation has already created unique products and services to support all aspects of its clients and beneficiaries even without sight or limited seeing abilities.

In the 1830s, the first of the schools for blind children opened in the United States. Back then...

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: Helping Jews Around the World

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, December 6, 2013, In : human rights

Established in 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has been actively involved in helping to alleviate hunger and hardships of Jews around the world. JDC operates in Israel and 70 other countries. Although known to serve the Jewish communities, JDC also provides their services to areas in need of immediate assistance. One of their latest programs was to provide aid to victims of Typhoon Haiyan when it hit the Philippines.

JDC was formed during World War I when the Jewi...

Christian Aid Ministries: A Channel for Anabaptist Groups

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, November 22, 2013,

Christian Aid Ministries is a charitable organization that works to ensure proper and organized distribution of donated goods abroad. This group is categorized as a foreign-aid outlet for Mennonite, Amish, and several other conservative Anabaptist groups.

It was in 1981 that the organization was founded. Since its inception, it has been a practice of their supporters to come up with 15 million pounds of food, seeds, clothing, medicines, Bible story books, Bibles, and various Christian literat...

MAP International: Christians Helping the World

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, November 6, 2013,

MAP International is a charitable organization that provides assistance to any place or communities around the world that requires help. The group of global Christian organizations work by distributing collected donations to poverty stricken areas or communities under calamity in an effort to save the lives of millions of human beings.

The charitable institution is one of the highest placed charities in the world at the moment. In fact, they’re considered to be a 4-star charity. The missio...

Christian Aid Ministries: Helping the World’s Needy

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, October 11, 2013,

Headquartered in Berlin, Ohio, the Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) provides food, clothing, seeds, medicine, and Christian literature to millions of people around the world. CAM is a non-profit organization that is a conduit for conservative Anabaptist and Amish, Mennonite groups to provide assistance to the world’s needy. Every year, CAM distributes millions of pounds of goods and medicines wherever it is needed.

In the United States, CAM operates several programs including Rapid Response T...

Instituting Actionable Change Through Wings of Hope

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, In : Youth

Retired U.S. Air Force pilot and former Senior Vice President of Virgin America David Pflieger presently serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Air Pacific Ltd, a Fiji-based carrier that takes great pride in giving back to local community. Mr. Pflieger joined Air Pacific in 2010 and is widely credited with reinvigorating an enterprise that only recently suffered major profit losses. Today, Air Pacific and its subsidiary Pacific Sun stand poised to experience a new era of s...

Local Business Supports Pioneering Audiology Research

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, August 31, 2012, In : Health

A family enterprise that has grown to become one of the most successful furniture retailers in the nation, Hank's Fine Furniture opened its first store in Sherwood, Arkansas nearly forty years ago. Stocking a thoughtfully culled selection of merchandise for the home and office, the company’s Founder and current President Hank Browne quickly established himself as a local business leader thanks to his uncompromising standards of excellence regarding product quality and customer service. As t...

Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Greater Boston’s Jewish Federation

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, June 19, 2012,

With roots dating back to the 1890s, Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) of Boston gains support from successful business leaders such as Marco Bitran, Chief Executive Officer of alternative investment platform and technologies firm AI Exchange, Inc. Marco Bitran shares his success with the organization because it addresses the needs and aspirations of the Jewish community in greater Boston and beyond. The 2011 CJP Annual Campaign raised more than $42 million. The funds enabled the group to ...

Compassion International Gives Children in Poverty Hope

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, In : Foundation

“Sponsoring children in need is breaking the cycle of poverty.” Such is the message of children’s charity Compassion International. This Christian child advocacy ministry has helped more than 1.2 million children in 26 countries, making sure that each child’s needs – may it be spiritual, economic, social, or physical – is provided for.

Compassion International was founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson, as a response to the needs of orphans during 1952’s Korean War. Together with...

Steven Pinkert and the CKC

Posted by Charity Watcher on Thursday, March 8, 2012, In : Health

Steven Pinkert holds a medical degree, a law degree, and an MBA. The Managing Partner of Pinkert & Marsh, P.A., in Coral Gables, Florida, he has represented numerous companies and individuals in purchasing CyberKnife Systems and other large-scale medical equipment. Steven Pinkert serves as a Partner and Associate Director of a freestanding treatment center, CyberKnife Center of Palm Beach. In addition, he acts as Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors of 501(c)(6) corporatio...
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