Click on the map to see where InterAction members work

InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), with more than 190 members working in every developing country.  Members are faith-based and secular, large and small, with a focus on the world’s most poor and vulnerable populations.

The U.S. public, foundations and others support the efforts of our membership via funding totaling more than $13 billion a year, according to 2009 estimates. InterAction’s funds come from dues and generous grants from others, such as foundations.

Using its collective voice, InterAction seeks to shape important policy decisions on relief and long term development issues, including foreign assistance, the environment, women, health, education and agriculture. Members are at the forefront in responding to humanitarian crises and disasters worldwide and InterAction acts as a hub in these efforts.

InterAction tracks where members work via interactive mapping tools, such as one used after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and another which plots food security projects. Our flagship monthly publication, Monthly Developments Magazine, and other policy papers and documents, showcase the work of our members and highlight trends and best practices in the sector.

Alliance members adhere to standards drawn up by InterAction, which aim to ensure accountability and transparency in financial management, fundraising, governance and program performance.

Our vision:

A peaceful, just and prosperous world of nations with inclusive and sustainable societies.

Our mission:

Eliminate extreme poverty, uphold human rights, safeguard a sustainable planet and ensure human dignity for poor and vulnerable populations worldwide by elevating and advancing the goals of the U.S.-based international nonprofit community.

Strategic Goals (2011-2014)

InterAction will champion a bold agenda for decreasing poverty, upholding human rights, safeguarding a sustainable planet and ensuring human dignity for poor and vulnerable populations globally by:

• Promoting a unified action agenda to influence the policies and approaches of the U.S. government, multilateral and U.N. institutions, foundations and corporations.
• Raising the collective role, profile and power of NGOs by demonstrating and enhancing InterAction member contributions, expertise, impact, accountability and transparency.  
• Advancing inclusive approaches to development and country ownership by fostering partnerships between InterAction members and key stakeholders, including governments, U.N. agencies, global and local civil society, the private sector and other actors.
• Building InterAction’s internal systems to support full implementation of the strategic goal and strategies.