ELA Poverty & Charity

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AIDS
ApathyIsLethal.org
Global AIDS Alliance
Stop Global AIDS

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ASSOCIATIONS
CARE USA program news, regions
Giveback.org
The Salvation Army International Headquarters
ThinkCycle Forum, open-source collaborative design and evolving solutions for the underserved & environment

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ANIMALS
World Society for the Protection of Animals

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BOOKS & EDUCATION

Sabre Foundation book donation program

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CHARITY EVALUATION

Better Business Bureau

CharityNavigator.org Use It!

C-spanVideo.org
• After Words with Ken Stern book: With Charity for All: Why Charities are Failing and a Better Way to Give

GiveWell.org
GlobalGiving.org: Jumo
Guidestar.org
Ju-mo.org
KensCommentary.org by Ken Berger, CEO of Charity Navigator

Wikipedia
º Category:Charity review websites
• Charity evaluator assessing charities in an attempt to bring skepticism and best practices to philanthropy
• Charity navigator
• Effective giving
• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) accreditation agency for tax-exempt, nonprofit evangelical Christian organizations receiving tax-deductible contributions
• GiveWell
• GuideStar information service specializing in reporting on U.S. nonprofit companies
• Jumo social network website indexing charities for evalion
• Ken Stern
• Venture philanthropy

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CHILDREN
Annie E. Casey Foundation's Children and Family Fellowship
UNICEF, United Nations Childerens Fund
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Volunteer for Kids, USA, National Children's Coalition

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DEBT

Debt Relief Now (debtweek.org) demand for cancellation of global illegitimate debts

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FIND IT HERE

Phone Numbers:
American Red Cross: 800-HELP-NOW (435-7669) English: 800-257-7575 Spanish
America's Second Harvest: 800-344-8070
Adventist Community Services: 800-381-7171
Catholic Charities USA: 800-919-9338
Christian Disaster Response: 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: 800-848-5818
Church World Service: 800-297-1516
Convoy of Hope: 417-823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response: 800-638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service: 717-859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response: 888-256-5886
Operation Blessing: 800-436-6348
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: 800-872-3283
Salvation Army: 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief: 800-462-8657: Ext. 6440
United Methodist Committee on Relief: 800-554-8583

Charitable Choices Federal Campaign & United Way standards

Charitynavigator.org search database of 4,300 charity ratings
• Articles
• Help The Victims Of Hurricane Katrina
• Tips & Resources

CharityNet, UK, also worldwide
GuideStar American charities & nonprofit programs & finances database
Give On-Line one-stop" Service Utility, On-line donation/pledges
Index of All Charities Charitable Choices
National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) US nonprofit sector Repository
National Charities Information Bureau informed giving & sound decisions
NetworkForGood.org donate online to major relief groups
Red Cross (American)
The Salvation Army

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FOCUS

Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance from the Better Business Bureau
• Charity Reports Index

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FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Second Harvest, hunger relief for America

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HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING

Corporation for Supportive Housing
EndHomelessness.org
Homelessness Resource Exchange from HUD
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
National Low Income Housing Coalition
PAKSBAB Pakistan Straw Bale & Appropriate Building

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KATRINA
also see.. §NEWS§

Alabama State Government
• Hurricane Katrina News and Alerts
• Governor’s Emergency Relief Fund (Office of Faith-based and Community Intitiatives) Volunteer or Donate

ArtsJournal.com
• TT and OGIC: Live from Katrina Article with Links to bloggers posting ref: New Orleans and Gulf Coast

CNN.com, U.S., Weather
• Hurricane Katrina: Safe List

CraigsList.org, New Orleans
• Lost & Found

FEMA
• Hurricane Katrina

FindKatrina.com, FAQ, Search missing persons
• Add Someone You Are Searching For
• View all Posted Missing Persons

FirstGov.gov
• Hurricane Katrina Recovery
º Finding Loved Ones, Government Agencies and Recovery Response
º Health and Safety, Help for Victims, How You Can Help

Habitat for Humanity ( New Orleans ) Search, SiteMap
• Hurricane Katrina -- Lend a Hand

Hurricane Katrina - Refugee Connect Find People or Post Your Name, indexed by Last Name

International Committee of the Red Cross ( English ) Family Links
• Hurricane Katrina: Locate Your Relatives Use It!

KatrinaFamiliesAndFriends.com, Forums FAQ, Register, Search
• Read These First
• Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana & Mississippi Families and Friends
• Housing Looking for, Offers
• Survivors List, Found and/or Safe List
• Transportation
• Work Offers, Looking For

KatrinaHelp.info Use It!

Katrina Help Wiki
• Get Help Now
• Housing Offered
• Manpower & Volunteers Offered
• Missing & Found Resources

KYW Newsradio 1060, Philadelphia, “all news all the time” - News

Louisiana State Government
• Disaster Evacuation Guide
• Hurricane Katrina Assistance: Report Missing Persons
• Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Inc.

Mirawebdesign.com, Hurricane Katrina Resources

Mississippi State Government
• Hurricane Katrina
º Emergency Management System: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Information & Missing Person Form
º ClarionLedger.com, News Archive

National Emergency Resource Center (SWERN.gov - SouthWest Emergency Response Network)
• A Homeland Security Information Network where after registering, you can list resources you have available
• the general public cannot view these resources, you can only view your own resources
• will accept in-kind donations

NetworkForGood.org Portal for online Donations to major relief groups providing aid to Katrina victims
• Hurricane Relief Efforts and Preparedness

NOLA.com “Everything New Orleans” with News, plus Neighborhood & Disaster Forums
• Disaster Forums
º Homes Available
º I'm OKay
º Missing Persons with Search
º Volunteer
• Hurrican News Articles from the Times-Picayune

The Salvation Army
• Team Emergency Radio Network Health and welfare Information Request Form

United States Coast Guard
• Hurricane Katrina News, Search & Rescue

USAfreedomCorps.gov Hurricane Katrina Relief
• Volunteer Opportunities

Wikipedia.orgi: Hurricane Katrina

WWLTV.com, New Orleans
• Forums by Parish and...
• I'm Okay - Alphabetical
• Searching for - Alphabetical

Youth Service America (ysa.org)
• Offer Relief to Those Impacted by Hurricane Katrina, with Links to Relief Organizations

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MEDICINE

Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center @ Johns Hopkins U, endowed by the Sol Goldman Charitable Trust

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NEIGHBORHOODS

Center for Neighborhood Enterprise applying conservative principles to help low-income neighborhoods address community problems About

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NEWS
also see.. Katrina, §NEWS§

Africa - The Nando News
Asia - South Asian Women for Action (ASWA)
Bosnia (to ELA News Directory Page)
Philanthropy Journal Online , Philanthropy, Nonprofits, Fundraising
Progressive News Network , Gopher
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Spare Change
Way.net
NEWSGROUPS

ba.helping-hand

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POVERTY

PBS.org: Tavis Smiley
º Vision for a New America, Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4

TavisTalks.com
• Vision For A New America: A Future Without Poverty

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Charity Begins With Your Home , your real estate partial proceeds to charity
Habitat for Humanity , Volunteers Buiding Homes

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SOFTWARE

Real Lives interactive life simulation, live one of billions of statistically accurate lives in any country
• Educational Simulations Store, 10% of profits to charitable organizations
• Free Educational Institution Copy
• Virtual Tour (of screen shots)

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STREET PEOPLE
Spare Change

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TECHNOLOGY

CatapultDesign.org, About
• Wind Turbine

AIDG.org Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group
• Appropriate Technologies

WaterAid.org improving access to safe water, hygiene & sanitation, About

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TSUNAMI
also see.. §NEWS§

Donations for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake from Wikipedia.org

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UNITED NATIONS
also see.. §Peace§

Aquatic Resource Management Programme (ALCOM) aquaculture and fisheries management
FAO Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization Disaster Prep & Recovery, Nutrition, News
Site Locator for the UN System of Organizations Use It!

Special Programme for Food Security Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Sustainable Development Deptartment News,Global Climate, GIS, People, Knowledge,Environment
UNICEF United Nations Childerens Fund
World Agricultural Information Centre (WAICENT) FAO Library - Forestry, Nutrition, Rural Development
WWW Virtual Library United Nations and other international organisations
Yahoo Search Government: InternationalOrganizations: United Nations: Agencies

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Charity Net USA , links, mailing lists, news
SERVEnet , Youth Service America - News, Bulletins, Search
Spare Change
Spreading Kindness , Semi-annual periodical

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VOLUNTEER WORK
also see.. §Business/Organization§, §GRANTS/FUNDRAISING§

Action Without Borders, Online library, National Volunteer Opportunity Database, Links

AmeriCorps.org, About
• part of the Corporation for National and Community Service
• NCCC full time, ages 18-24, $100/wk, $4,725 education award, FAQ
• Join

CrossCulturalSolutions.org Volunteer abroad, 1-12 weeks, 10 countries, FAQ, Search, SiteMap
ExperienceCorps.org seniors helping kids in the schools, About
• Research

Habitat for Humanity, Volunteers Building Homes, Search, SiteMap
• Construction and Environmental Resources
º Energy Bulletins
º Materials Conservation
• Where Habitat for Humanity Builds World Wide, clickable map by region

Idealist.org 40,000 nonprofit & community organizations, About, FAQ, Search or Browse: Organizations
• a project of Action Without Borders
• Jobs at non-profits
• Volunteer

Neighborhoods Online, (USA) Community Development Guides & Resources
NetworkForGood.org

Points of Light
• Directory of Centers clickable U.S. map, by state

Public Involvement Network, (USA) Citizen Participation How-To
ServeNet.org find volunteer opportunities in your community
Shelter for Life (SFL) construction and community development
VISTA Web (FriendsOfVista.org) About AmeriCorps VISTA, Forum
Volunteer for Kids (USA) National Children's Coalition
Volunteer's Legal Handbook, (USA) For All Volunteers, Managers and Nonprofit Officers
VolunteerMatch.org find or post opportunities, About
VolunteerWeb (USA) connecting volunteers to agencies
Yahoo Search: CommunityService & Volunteerism

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