Nonprofit causes tagged with Economic Development

  • 100cameras

    100cameras identifies children living in unjust conditions and gives them cameras to document their lives. 100% of the money from the children’s purchased prints is given back to their community to meet physical needs and empower sustainable growth.

    100cameras.org

  • Acumen Fund

    Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.

    acumenfund.org

  • Aid for Africa

    Aid for Africa works with its partners on the ground in Africa to find solutions to the education, health, development, and wildlife challenges facing the region. Whether we are distributing books to school children, introducing medical strategies to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, supporting small businesses for women, or finding new approaches to protect endangered elephants and lions, Aid for Africa is working to build a better future for Africa’s children, families, and communities.

    aidforafrica.org

  • Career Gear

    Career Gear is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization providing career counseling, interview appropriate clothing, and follow-up job support to men actively seeking employment. Career Gear’s philosophy is simple but powerful: successful employment is a catalyst towards men emerging as better fathers and leaders within their communities.

    careergear.org

  • Darfur Peace and Development Organization (DPDO)

    Darfur Peace & Development Organization (DPDO) was founded in 2002 by a group of Darfurians in the United States. DPDO is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to a peaceful Darfur that is justly governed and developed in a sustainable manner.

    darfurpeace.org

  • HandCrafting Justice

    HandCrafting Justice is a not-for-profit, fair trade economic justice project partnering with women in the developing world.

    handcraftingjustice.org

  • Mali Health Organizing Project (MHOP)

    The Mali Health Organizing Project (MHOP) acts as a catalyst to bring slum residents and their governments together. When community committees learn to design, implement, and evaluate their own projects, they invest in health and ask their governments to do the same.

    malihealth.org

  • Mercy Corps

    Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

    mercycorps.org

  • Millennium Promise

    Millennium Promise is the leading international nonprofit organization solely committed to eradicating poverty by supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Millennium Promise oversees the Millennium Villages project, which supports integrated social and business development services for more than 500,000 people in rural communities across 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

    millenniumpromise.org

  • North India Christian Children's Education (NICCE) Foundation

    The North India Christian Children’s Education (NICCE) Foundation is a non-profit corporation organized exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes. We are dedicated to promoting the betterment of children in Northern India through education, religious awareness, housing assistance, and service opportunities. Our main purpose is to assist in the construction and operation of children’s homes, schools, and the buildings associated with them through financial aid, informational materials, and encouragement. Children’s homes and schools associated with the NICCE Foundation are based on Christian morals and standards according to the on-site supervisor. Overall, the values of this foundation are based on the verse Mathew 25:40, “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”

    nicce.org

  • Rising Tide Capital

    Rising Tide Capital, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Jersey City, NJ whose Mission is to assist struggling entrepreneurs and communities to build strong businesses that transform lives, strengthen families and create vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods.

    risingtidecapital.org

  • Tourism Cares

    To preserve the travel experience for future generations.

    tourismcares.org

  • Vanavevhu - Children of the Soil

    The mission of Vanavevhu – Children of the Soil is to provide support to and advocate for child-headed households in the low-income neighborhoods in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city. Vanavevhu provides for children orphaned by AIDS the resources that a parent would otherwise provide: food, education, health care, and shelter. Vanavevhu is dedicated to the financial self-sufficiency of child-headed families and seeks to contribute to the development of this youth community by providing education and training that will ensure a measurable improvement in their lives. Vanavevhu gives these youth the chance to overcome the obstacles they face as a consequence of the AIDS pandemic, economic crisis, and political turmoil. Vanavevhu nurtures and empowers these youth, as they are the future of Zimbabwe. Our investment strengthens and supports these disadvantaged families and prepares its young participants to become individuals committed to the success and growth of their immediate communities, thus benefiting the nation as a whole.

    vanavevhu.org