Action Against Hunger fights hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations of war, conflict and natural disaster. To tackle the underlying causes of malnutrition and its effects, we use our expertise in nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy. Integrating our programs with local and national structures helps ensure long-term sustainability.

ADRA's overall mission is to: * Reflect the character of God through humanitarian and developmental activities. * Actively support communities through a portfolio of development activities that are planned and implemented cooperatively. * Provide assistance in situations of crisis or chronic distress, and work toward the development of long-term solutions with those affected. * Work through equitable partnerships with those in need to achieve positive and sustainable change in communities. * Build networks that develop indigenous capacity, appropriate technology, and skills at all levels. * Develop and maintain relationships with our partners and constituents that provide effective channels for mutual growth and action. * Promote and expand the equitable and participatory involvement of women in the development process. * Advocate for and assist in the increased use of communities' capacities to care for and responsibly manage the natural resources of their environment. * Facilitate the right and ability of all children to attain their full potential, and to assist in assuring the child's survival to achieve that potential.

The Mission of AME-SADA is..." Helping People Help Themselves".

Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. seeks sustainable solutions to long-term problems of poverty, with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in mountainous and other resource-poor areas. Priority is given to integrated approaches that are community-based, participatory and innovative, and reinforce civil society and respect local culture. The geographic focus of the Foundation's work is in East Africa and South and Central Asia. The Foundation's activities are guided by the conviction that self-help brings dignity and self-respect, which in turn generate human creative energy. Key characteristics of the Foundation's programmatic approach are the promotion of integrated area development, solutions-oriented models, partnerships with local counterpart organizations, and long-term relationships with donor agencies and peer organizations. Aga Khan Foundation, a private, nondenominational, not-for-profit international organization, was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1967 by its Chairman, His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, which have a long tradition of philanthropy, volunteerism, self-help, education and social welfare. The Foundation currently supports over 100 projects in health, education, rural development, civil society and the environment. Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, a group of private development agencies working to empower communities and individuals, often in disadvantaged circumstances, to improve living conditions and opportunities, especially in Africa and Asia. The Network's agencies have individual mandates ranging from health and education to architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalization of historic cities. The Network works for the common good of all citizens, regardless of their gender, origin or religion and its underlying impulse is the ethic of compassion for the vulnerable in society.

Air Serv International is a not-for-profit aviation organization that supports humanitarian programs worldwide.

America's Development Foundation works throughout the world to support responsive democratic governance by strengthening the capacities of civil society, private sector and government to work together for social and economic development.

Since 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (JDC) has served as the overseas arm of the American Jewish community. Our mission is to serve the needs of Jews throughout the world, particularly where their lives as Jews are threatened or made more difficult. We sponsor programs of relief, rescue and renewal and help Israel address its most urgent social challenges. We are committed to the idea that all Jews are responsible for one another. Rescue: Whenever and wherever a Jewish community is threatened, JDC offers rescue. In the early 1990s, JDC helped sustain the lives and secure the rescue of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews. Relief: For Jewish communities in distress, JDC offers aid. For more than a decade, JDC has been providing food, clothing and medicine to some 250,000 elderly and impoverished Holocaust survivors in the former Soviet Union. Renewal: Since the fall of communist regimes in Europe, JDC has been helping Jewish communities rediscover their heritage and rebuild a vibrant Jewish communal life. Israel: JDC continues to provide assistance to the State of Israel as it addresses the social service needs of its most vulnerable communities: children-at-risk, struggling immigrant populations, the elderly and the disabled. Non-Sectarian Aid: JDC offers development support and humanitarian aid to non-Jews to fulfill the Jewish tenet of tikkun olam, the moral responsibility to repair the world and alleviate suffering wherever it exists. In times of crisis, (natural disasters, war, famine), JDC provides humanitarian relief and long-term rehabilitation to aid affected communities. Our Operating Principles: JDC adheres to three operating principles: * We are non-partisan and apolitical. * We seek to empower local communities by creating model programs and training local leadership to run the programs. During a project's formative stage, we handle the administrative responsibilities and evaluate the project for effectiveness. * We build coalitions with strategic partners who, ultimately, will assume responsibility for the programs.

The American Red Cross, 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 disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate respose to emergency medical needs - and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs - for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion.

Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) builds partnerships to empower young leaders, advance community development and strengthen multicultural understanding in the Americas.

B'nai B'rith is an international Jewish organization committed to the security and continuity of the Jewish people and the State of Israel, defending human rights, combating anti-Semitism, bigotry and ignorance, and providing service to the community on the broadest principles of humanity. Its mission is to unite persons of the Jewish faith and to enhance Jewish identity through strengthening Jewish family life and the education and training of youth, broad-based services for the benefit of senior citizens, and advocacy and action on behalf of Jews throughout the world.

A brainchild of BRAC, the world-renowned, Bangladesh-based non-profit organization, BRAC USA’s mission is to raise awareness of BRAC’s successful community development model, mobilize resources and cultivate business partnerships to support BRAC’s global expansion.  

Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian movement that seeks justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers. Bread for the World Institute seeks justice for hungry people by engaging in research and education on policies related to hunger and development.

Tzu Chi’s missions focus on giving material aid to the needy and inspiring love and humanity to both givers and receivers. In addition to charity, the foundation dedicates itself in the fields of medicine, education, environmental protection, international relief work and the establishment of the world’s third largest marrow donor registry. It also promotes humanistic values and community volunteerism. Through helping those in need, Tzu Chi volunteers take on the path of bodhisattva practices, the way to Buddhahood. 

Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility. We facilitate lasting change by: Strengthening capacity for self-help Providing economic opportunity Delivering relief in emergencies Influencing policy decisions at all levels Addressing discrimination in all its forms Guided by the aspirations of local communities, we pursue our mission with both excellence and compassion because the people whom we serve deserve nothing less.

Our mandate is based on the premise that it is the responsibility of U.S. organizations, connected to U.S. constituencies, to foster accountability of our government's policies abroad. Our overarching goal therefore is to ensure that U.S. international policies and programs promote sexual and reproductive rights and health through effective, evidence-based approaches to prevention and treatment of critical reproductive and sexual health concerns, and through increased funding for critical programs.

CEDPA's mission is to equip and mobilize women to achieve equality. The organization works through local partnerships to give women tools to improve their lives, families and communities. CEDPA's programs increase educational opportunities for girls, ensure access to lifesaving reproductive health and HIV/AIDS information and services, and strengthen women's leadership in their nations. With a growing network of 5,000 alumni and partners in more than 150 countries, CEDPA is building a groundswell of change agents for effective international development.

* To help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children living in poverty have the capacity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities. * To promote societies whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting, and advancing the worth and the rights of children. 

CRWRC's mission is to engage God's people in redeeming resources and developing gifts in collaborative activities of love, mercy, justice and compassion.

CNFA was founded on the principle that empowering people economically gives them the tools and confidence they need to change their lives. We are committed to providing economic opportunities to entrepreneurs in developing countries, where far too many people live in poverty and enterprises often fail simply because they do not have the tools they need to succeed.

Concern America is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, nongovernmental development and refugee aid organization that partners with materially poor communities in developing countries in projects to assist them to move their communities out of poverty. Nationally, Concern America infuses a global perspective into justice education and leadership programs; sells fair-trade handcrafted items; provides health student rotations in Bolivia and Guatemala; and strengthens community-based health care with a focus on nurses and minority communities.

CHC's mission is "fighting hunger by developing leaders" and we accomplish this mission through the following means: -To train leaders at the community, national, and international levels about the causes of and solutions to hunger, poverty, and humanitarian needs. -To facilitate collaborative efforts between those organizations involved with designing policy and those developing and implementing programs aimed at ending hunger in the United States and abroad. -To increase awareness and develop strategies in the public at large as well as among those engaged in anti-hunger activities by providing specific skills and issue training to bridge the gap between service and public policy.

Development Gateway provides Web-based platforms to make aid and development efforts more effective around the world. It envisions a world in which the digital revolution serves people everywhere – creating opportunities through increased access to critical information; greater reliance on local capabilities; and more effective, better coordinated international aid.

Easter Seals offers help, hope and answers to children and adults with disabilities and their families in the United States, Puerto Rico, Australia and Canada. Through therapy, education and support services, Easter Seals creates life-changing solutions so that people with disabilities can live, learn, work and play in their communities. 

To bring glory to God and a blessing to mankind by using science and technology to help the poor.

ECDC's mission is to resettle refugees, promote cultural, educational and socio-economic development programs in the refugee and immigrant community in the U.S. and to conduct humanitarian and socio-economic development programs in the Horn of Africa.

To promote social and economic development in the Caribbean and the Americas through volunteer service.

Our mission: to provide a response adapted to specific needs.

ACTED’s vocation is to support vulnerable populations worldwide and to accompany them in the construction of a better future.

The programmes implemented by ACTED (around 260 per year), in Africa, Asia, Middle East and Central America/Caribbean, aim at addressing the needs of the populations affected by wars, natural catastrophes and/or economical and social crises.

Our interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context.

Gifts In Kind International empowers nonprofit organizations around the world by working closely with corporate donors to deliver resources that directly help people in need and offset the cost of operation. Gifts In Kind International is the world’s leading charity in product philanthropy and the twelfth-largest charity in America, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. A charitable organization that is dedicated to helping people and communities, Gifts In Kind distributes new corporate product donations—including books, toys, personal care products and clothing, computers and other tech¬nology products, and much more—to quality nonprofit organizations in 106 countries.The charitable organization works with more than 50 percent of the Fortune 100 technology, consumer and retail product companies and thousands of other small and large businesses. The donation of high-quality products allows innovative nonprofit organiza¬tions to extend their services.Operating on less than 1% of contributions, Gifts In Kind International is ranked as one of the most cost-efficient charities by Forbes magazine. Gifts In Kind serves as a valuable resource for corporations interested in creating product-giving programs that help the community, engage their employees, boost the corporate bottom line and improve their status as a global corporate citizen.   

The Global Fund for Children’s mission is to advance the dignity of children and youth around the world. GFC pursues its mission by making small grants to innovative community-based organizations working with some of the world’s most vulnerable children and youth, complemented by a dynamic media program that, through books, documentary photography, and film, highlights the issues affecting children and celebrates the global society in which we all live.

Global Links is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare in developing countries through our pioneering approach to recovering and processing surplus medical supplies and equipment for use by targeted healthcare institutions.

To work towards ensuring that the poorest of the poor and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental needs and rights of life, for example, food, water, shelter, medical attention and literacy.

Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God's love and can live and grow into all that God intends.

Hands On Disaster Response (HODR) is a volunteer-driven, US-based, 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides hands-on assistance to survivors of natural disasters around the world with maximum impact and minimum bureaucracy.

Heart to Heart International is a global humanitarian organization that inspires, empowers and mobilizes individuals to serve the needs of the poor in their communities and around the world. We accomplish this mission through partnerships that promote health; deliver resources, education and hope; and provide opportunities for meaningful service.

The primary mission of HIAS is to assist Jews and others whose lives and freedom are endangered. This mission is derived from the teaching of Kol Yisrael Areviv Ze ba Ze, (All Jews are responsible, one for the other), and is consistent with the Rabbinical imperative Pidyyon Sh'vuyyim, (redemption of the captive.) Since 1881, HIAS has been the worldwide arm of the American Jewish community for the rescue, relocation, family reunification and resettlement of and advocacy for refugees and migrants with a network of Jewish and non-Jewish agencies across the nation, Israel and throughout the world.

The mission of Helen Keller International is to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. We combat the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition by establishing programs based on evidence and research in vision, health and nutrition. Our vision is to strive to be the most scientifically competent organization in improving vision and nutrition throughout the world.

Holt International is dedicated to carrying out God's plan for every child to have a permanent, loving family.

In Africa, Asia and Latin America, The Hunger Project pioneers low-cost, bottom-up, gender-focused strategies that empower women and men to achieve lasting progress in health, education, nutrition, family income and gender equality.

To inspire communities and strengthen their capacity to support the development of healthy, educated children who have increased opportunities for the future.

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is a nonprofit organization that helps communities in existing and emerging democracies solve problems while building a better future for themselves and the world. We give communities--and the organizations that support them--the training, technical assistance, and grants they need to solve their own problems and shape their own destiny long after our work with them is finished. Since 1991, ISC has managed 66 projects in 19 countries. With a team of more than 70 highly trained professionals in five offices worldwide, ISC combines technical expertise and innovative leadership training with strategic investments in local organizations to spark creative solutions and lasting change. Our expertise includes environmental management, energy efficiency, public policy, institution building, leadership development, governance, citizen participation and sustainable community development.

The mission of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is to serve uprooted people regardless of creed, race, nationality or ethnic origin. ICMC works with refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants, and gives priority to the most vulnerable and marginalised among these groups. The work of the ICMC is inspired and guided by the Gospel imperative to "welcome the stranger". (Mathew 25).

The mission of ICRD is to address identity-based conflicts that exceed the reach of traditional diplomacy by incorporating religion as part of the solution. More often than not, these take the form of ethnic conflict, tribal warfare, or religious hostilities.

Regardless of one's spiritual persuasion, there are two compelling reasons why the Center's work is important: (1) the need for more effective preventive measures to minimize the occasions in which we are forced to send our sons and daughters in harm's way and (2) the need for a stable global environment to support the kind of economic growth that can benefit an expanding percentage of the world's population. By linking religious reconciliation with official or unofficial diplomacy, ICRD has created a new synergy for peacemaking that serves both of these needs.

The International Crisis Group (ICG) is an independent, non-profit, multinational organization, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) works to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats, and assisting animals in distress. IFAW seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies that advance the well-being of both animals and people. 

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.