Change the World: One Click at a Time

Presented by Anne Gibbons, and Ryan Johnson

Anderson Leadership Confrence February 9, 2008, Lynchburg College

www.democracyinaction.org (now known as www.wiredforchange.com)

Wired for Change

Mission: Dedicated to helping progressive organizations and political campaigns develop the most innovative and effective online campaigns to encourage engagement, drive message, and promote change. We help nonprofits and progressive political campaigns exceed their visions for the potential of technology and leverage these new tools to help rebuild the progressive movement.

http://www.gfimpact.org/gfx/about.html

Global Fast

Mission: We empower individuals to make real impact. We bring you the innovative news and ideas, movements and charities that impact our world. We connect agents of change - we aim to unite the world in fasting and prayer, charity and change.

http://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/

Virginia Interfaith center

Mission: A nonpartisan coalition of faith communities working to create change through education and public policy. We bring together people of faith in Virginia and unite the volume of their voices throughout the public square, including the General Assembly.

www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org

Students Against Sweat Shops

Mission: An international student movement of campuses and individual students fighting for sweatshop free labor conditions and workers' rights. We define 'sweatshop' broadly and recognize that it is not limited to the apparel industry, but everywhere among us.

www.thehungersite.com

The Hunger Site

Mission: Focus the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need; the eradication of world hunger. The staple food funded by clicks at The Hunger Site is paid for by site sponsors and distributed to those in need by Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest. 100% of sponsor advertising fees goes to our charitable partners.

 

www.freerice.com 

Free Rice

Mission:  Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.  Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people just by answering vocabulary questions.

www.blackle.com

Blackle (Search Engine)

Mission: To remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy

www.kiva.org

Kiva 

Mission: Lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world.  To help the world’s working poor make great strides towards economic independence.

www.pangeaday.org

Pangea Day 

Mission: Pangea Day taps the power of film to strengthen tolerance and compassion while uniting millions of people to build a better future.

http://www.oxfam.org/en/

 

Oxfam International

 

Mission: A confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. We strive to be a global campaigning force promoting the awareness and motivation that comes with global citizenship while seeking to shift public opinion in order to make equity the same priority as economic growth.

 

http://www.sierraclub.org/

Sierra Club

 

Mission: Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

 

http://www.epa.gov/

 

Environmental Protection Agency

 

Mission: To protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.

 

http://www.malarianomore.org/

 

Malaria No More

 

Mission: The elimination of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa is within our grasp. Equipped with powerful new tools, vital resources, and political will, together, we can make malaria no more.

 

http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main

 

American Red Cross

 

Mission: A humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

 

http://www.worldvision.org/donate.nsf/child/unique-gift-catalog?Open

 

World Vision

 

Mission: A Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.

 

https://www.habitat.org/cd/giving/donate.aspx

 

Habitat for Humanity

 

Mission: A nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

 

http://www.crckids.org/donations-contributions.htm

 

Children’s Rights Council

 

Mission: CRC works to assure a child the frequent, meaningful and continuing contact with two parents and extended family the child would normally have during a marriage. We work to strengthen families through education, favoring family formation and family preservation

 

http://www.wish.org/help/donate

 

Make-a-Wish

 

Mission: Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish®experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors and entire communities.

 

http://www.achildshopefoundation.org/donations.html

 

A Child’s Hope Foundation

 

Mission: Creating adoption orphanages and providing a healthy environment for infants and young children, awakening their spirits while seeking a loving family for them.

 

https://secure.entango.com/donate/HZHzxY2LjDZ

 

Coral Reef Alliance

 

Mission: Working together to help keep coral reefs alive.

 

http://www.safehaven.org/donations

 

Safe Haven

 

Mission: To empower homeless families with children to live independently through social, financial, and faith-based guidance.

 

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=1805

 

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

 

Mission: Help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and to assist victims of abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them

 

http://www.savedarfur.org/content?splash=yes

 

SAVE DARFUR 

Mission: We utilize media outreach, public education, targeted coalition building and grassroots mobilization to pressure policymakers and other decision-makers in the United States and abroad to help the people of Darfur.

 

http://www.rainforest2reef.org/donate_make.html?_kk=donations&_kt=fd24c28b-16fa-4b9c-a610-49fdc560944c&gclid=CIG4upjBnpECFQMsFQodS1A3Nw

 

Rainforest 2 Reef

 

Mission: To protect biodiversity, maintain ecosystem services, and slow climate change by safeguarding tropical forests, coral reefs and the corridors connecting these threatened habitats.

 

http://www.redjellyfish.com/free-donations.shtml

 

Red Jellyfish - (FREE DONATION)

 

Mission: Our services generate automatic donations to some of the world’s most effective environmental non-profit organizations.

 

http://www.appleseednetwork.org/

 

Appleseed Network

 

Mission: A non-profit network of 16 public interest justice centers in the U.S. and Mexico, Appleseed is dedicated to building a society where opportunities are genuine, access to the law is universal and equal, and government advances the public interest.

 

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/index.cfm?msource=AZD0408H1001

 

Doctors without Borders

 

Mission: An independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.

 

http://www.bluecardfund.org/home.html?gclid=CLn2-N_CnpECFQRbHgodYnsmuQ

 

Blue Card

 

Mission: The Blue Card was established by the Jewish community in the early 1930s, in Germany, to help Jews already being affected by Nazi persecution through loss of jobs and other forms of oppression.

 

 

http://www.convergingvoices.com/oband/

The Orange band Initiative

 

Mission: Your OrangeBand is an issue, idea, concern, or topic you think is important to bring into conversation. OrangeBands serve as invitations to respectful conversation about issues that we feel are important to talk about.

 

http://www.idealist.org/

 

Idealist

Mission: An interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.

Cross Cultural Solutions

 

http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/

 

Mission: Eager to provide you with comprehensive information about international volunteer opportunities through our organization. We encourage you to ask detailed questions and become a well-informed and well-prepared international volunteer.

 

Peace Work

 

http://www.peacework.org/

 

Mission: To help alleviate conditions of poverty and promote peace and prosperity through economic development partnerships and service around the world.