Purpose is the only true source of fulfillment. 

It takes an average of 10-40 minutes for a fish to die out of water, and sometimes it can take even longer. Keep in mind that fish (And the vast majority of sea life) feel pain.

I’m grateful to Diane and the hard-working staff and board of the National Council of Nonprofits for all theyve done and all they’re doing for America’s nonprofit sector and our nonprofit workforce! What a blessing!

Humans can do better by all of the creatures on this planet.  Thank you for helping lead the way.

I give because Founder Pledge's high-quality research and an effective network of partners allows me to indirectly offset my carbon footprint today despite limited direct knowledge and influence on this topic.  Keep up the good work!

YTB Cameroon- Youth TimeBanking program in Yaoundé whose members support each other as they contribute to community.

YTB Cameroon is coordinated by three sisters from Yaoundé. One lives in Maryland and the other two in Cameroon. YTB Cameroon works in partnership with Youth TimeBanking to bring opportunities to members in Yaoundé to participate in Community CALM - projects and activities of reciprocity involving Care-Apps-Learn-Make projects to help develop local sections of communities and build solidarity.

Youth TimeBanking is a practice of service to others based on TimeBanking, which uses time as currency. YTB incorporates values from co-production and aspects of mutual aid, ideas of community currency, and the sharing economy.

Support YTB Cameroon: Every.org/YTBCameroon
Program of Youth TimeBanking, 501(c)(3), EIN 84-3685123

YTBCameroon

Aquatic Life Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on reducing the suffering of aquatic animals in the global food system.

Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) was founded in 2019 to address the critical and often overlooked issue of aquatic animal welfare. Recognizing that aquatic animals are the most exploited group of animals worldwide yet remain largely unprotected, ALI set out with a mission to drive systemic change and elevate aquatic animal welfare as a priority in global food systems.

Our theory of change is rooted in the belief that by influencing key stakeholders and decision makers, advancing policies, and fostering collaboration, we can drive systemic transformation for billions of aquatic animals. 

Building on this foundation, ALI has emerged as a thought leader, advocating for tangible improvements across the seafood supply chain. By engaging with key stakeholders, including corporations, certification schemes, and policymakers, we work to ensure that aquatic animals trapped in the food system receive the attention they deserve in decision-making processes relating to sustainability and food systems. 

ALI’s work is driven by evidence-based strategies and collaboration. This approach has earned ALI widespread recognition, including a 2024 Top Charity recommendation from Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE). This endorsement solidifies ALI’s position as one of the most effective organizations in the world advancing aquatic animal welfare. 

Aquatic Life Institute Inc

The National Council of Nonprofits is the trusted resource and advocate for America’s charitable nonprofits.

Communities thrive when nonprofits succeed. For more than 30 years, the National Council of Nonprofits**** has mobilized the largest network of nonprofits in the United States to achieve transformative results. We champion, connect, and inform nonprofits across the country. Join our collective efforts to ensure a connected and powerful nonprofit community equipped to champion the public good. 

National Council of Nonprofits

Supporting highly-impactful, evidence-based solutions to the triple challenge of climate change, air pollution and energy poverty.

The Founders Pledge Climate Fund exists to leverage each dollar and fund the most effective, neglected climate solutions.

Climate change is an incredibly complex problem borne out of how we produce and consume energy; it's intertwined with challenges of economic development, energy poverty, and emissions-fueled air pollution. It is an environmental and humanitarian crisis we must urgently address.

We aim to take a holistic approach that recognizes the global nature of this challenge and the fact that, despite its urgency, we are still in the early days of climate action. We address the worst-case scenarios of climate damage, and look for solutions that can reduce current carbon emissions and accelerate the transition to clean energy to meet global demand, especially in developing countries. Through the Fund, we:

- Accelerate innovation in neglected technologies
- Catalytically grow the most effective climate organizations
- Promote policy leadership and paradigm shaping

### Our Approach to Grantmaking
When evaluating potential grants, we consider several key points:

- **Counterfactual impact.** Our grants are designed to create a meaningful outcome that would not otherwise have happened. This means that you can rely on the Funds to create meaningful, real change, rather than just maintaining the status quo.
- **Impact-driven philanthropy.** This fund prioritizes the highest-impact solutions to challenges. We assess where the gaps are, which opportunities may be neglected by other funders, and where the biggest wins are in terms of making the biggest difference.
- **The organization’s funding gap.** Not all organizations are set up to scale up their programming and many can’t productively absorb large amounts of unsolicited funding. We evaluate all potential grantees’ capacity for growth and consider how much money they could put to good use.
- **Organizational strength.** Particularly with unrestricted funding, it’s important to have trust in the leadership and capacity of the organizations we support. We look at their track record of success and their transparency about failures as well as successes, and we only support those organizations which are exceptionally well run.
- **Time-critical opportunities and funding certainty.** While Founders Pledge members give to our top climate charities regularly, sometimes there are time-critical opportunities which require fast decisions. We will use the Fund to make grants that enable such short-term opportunities and stability for high-impact funding opportunities thereby increasing the impact compared to individual giving to specific organizations.
- **Portfolio approach.** Because most climate damage comes from particular severe outcomes – with a world of 4 degrees of warming being much worse than twice as bad as a world with 2 degrees – and because every particular strategy – such as energy innovation – might underdeliver, we pursue a portfolio approach to maximize positive impact. This means we will diversify our bets in ways that, when one approach fails (such as energy innovation), the others we promote (such as carbon removal) can be expected to be particularly important and still available.

### Frequently-Asked Questions

**Can charities apply for money from the Fund?**
The Funds do not generally accept applications from charities, and we request that charities do not send unsolicited applications for funding. If the Fund Managers choose to open up an application round, this will be publicized.

**How frequently will you make grants from the Fund?**
In general, Fund Managers will review grantmaking decisions on a quarterly basis. Decisions will be made based on the value of Funds and the available options for high-impact grantmaking. We may disburse funds outside of quarterly review dates if we become aware of a particularly promising and time-sensitive funding.

**How will my contribution be used?**
All funds are granted out. The Fund is not an investment vehicle. The Fund does not use any percentage of contributions to cover staff time or other overhead costs. Every dollar contributed to the Fund will be used to make grants directly to end-user organizations creating a real difference.

### More Questions?

To learn more about the Founders Pledge Climate Fund, please visit [founderspledge.com](https://founderspledge.com/funds/climate-change-fund) or email the Fund Managers at [funds@founderspledge.com](mailto:funds@founderspledge.com).

Founders Pledge: Climate Fund

EDF delivers bold game-changing climate solutions to build a vital Earth, for everyone, with flourishing ecosystems and clean air.

Environmental Defense Fund is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems.  

Guided by science, Environmental Defense Fund evaluates environmental problems and works to create and advocate solutions that win lasting political, economic and social support because they are nonpartisan, cost-efficient and fair.

Environmental Defense Fund

Ziggys Refuge is a nonprofit organization focused on advocating or providing services for animals. It is based in Providence, NC. It received its nonprofit status in 2017.

Ziggys Refuge

Factory farming is a broken system. Our mission is to give you the power to help fix it. Lead the shift to kinder farming today.

**Factory farming is a broken system. It exploits animals, people and the planet. Our mission is to give you the power to help fix it.**

We want everyone to be able to be a part of fixing factory farming. Not everyone can go to a protest, or cut animal products out their diet right now. But almost all of us can give, even a little, to help. And, by helping you pick the right charities - those that make your dollars go the furthest - we can help your donations make a huge impact.

**We're a donation guide and multiplier ​**

1. **Guide:** We’ve done the homework for you, so that you can donate to the best charities working to reform factory farming without the hassle of spending hours doing research. 
2. **Multiplier:** We multiply your impact by topping up your donation with matching funds and boosting its effectiveness with our charity recommendations.
3. **Fully independent:** We operate independently, funded by philanthropic grants. This ensures that 100% of your donation goes to your chosen charities and that our recommendations stay free from bias.

FarmKind

CETI is a nonprofit org applying advanced machine learning and gentle robotics to listen to and translate whale communication. 

Founded in 2020 as a TED Audacious Project, the organization’s science team is made up of the world's leading artificial intelligence and natural language processing experts, marine biologists, cryptographers, linguists, roboticists and underwater acousticians. CETI’s research is taking place off of the island of Dominica in the Caribbean.

In the late 1960s, scientists, including Dr. Roger Payne, a principal advisor of CETI, discovered that whales sing to one another. His recordings, Songs of the Humpback Whale, sparked the “Save the Whales” movement, one of the most successful conservation initiatives in history. The campaign eventually led to the Marine Mammal Protection Act that marked the end of large-scale whaling and saved several whale populations from extinction. 

All this by just hearing the sounds of whales. Imagine what would happen if we could understand them?

WHY WHALES 
Sperm whales specifically share traits strikingly similar to humans. They live in matriarchal and multicultural societies and share dialects and strong multigenerational family bonds. Sperm whales have the largest brains of any species and have higher-level functions such as conscious thought and future planning, as well as speech and feelings of compassion, love, suffering and intuition. Their vocalizations, among the loudest animal sounds on the planet, have a Morse code-like structure that shares the hallmarks of a highly-evolved language. Our understanding of these animals and their dialects is still in its infancy. Only in the last fifteen years have we begun to learn how some of their vocalizations are used for communication.  
WHAT CETI IS DOING
CETI is:
-Developing non-invasive robotics to listen to a population of whales in the Caribbean and put their sounds into context.
-Deploying a “Core Whale Listening System,” an innovative hydrophone array, underwater robotic gliders, custom bioinspired whale tags and other technology to gently study the whales.
-Building on substantial data on the whales’ sounds, social lives, and behavior already obtained by the Dominica Sperm Whale Project. 
-Creating a bespoke, big-data pipeline to examine the recorded data and decode it using advanced machine learning, natural language processing and data science.
-Publishing a series of academic papers beginning with the CETI roadmap.
-Collaborating with the National Geographic Society, including their Exploration Technology Lab, and amplifying the project across National Geographic’s storytelling and education channels.
-Implementing community-based programs like the Dominica Marine Conservation Fellowship, a community-based 10-month multi- module training program for young Dominicans interested in marine science, that was developed in partnership with National Geographic.
-Launching various communications projects to tell CETI’s story including a public interface for the citizen science community, resources for educators and children and arts programs.

IMPACT
Now, for the first time in history, it’s possible to use artificial intelligence to identify and interpret deep structure within animal communication. Using these technologies, CETI is building on the legacy of the “Save the Whales” movement with the goal of having an impact by contributing the following:
Interspecies Communication - A new data set of unprecedented size to the rapidly expanding field of interspecies communication and a roadmap of how humans could translate the communication of any other species
Marine Biology - A substantive contribution to the field of whale research within marine biology that opens gateways for future research initiatives. 
Policy - New information about whales that can bolster policy efforts to protect marine mammals and ocean habitats. Policy advances in this area are crucial as six out of the 13 “great” whale species (the largest whales) are still endangered (World Wildlife Federation). To ensure impact in this area, CETI plans to build out policy campaigns and initiatives. 
Perspective - It is widely endorsed that connectivity with nature can improve mental health. By sharing its journey and findings with the public, CETI hopes to contribute to a feeling of increased wonder and connectedness to whales and the ocean that can inspire action. CETI will build out arts and childrens’ initiatives in support of this impact goal.
Conservation - CETI’s first phase of research is taking place in Dominica in the Caribbean, a region that is one of the world’s greatest centers of diversity. By carrying out its research in partnership with local stakeholders, CETI hopes to contribute to regionally-led research and conservation efforts.

HOW CETI IS SUPPORTING DOMINICA
-CETI’s capacity-building initiative, Dominica Marine Conservation Fellowship is a 10-month, nine module training program for young Dominicans interested in marine science) in partnership with National Geographic.  The program has three 2022/2023 fellows and partnerships with the Dominica National Youth Council, Dominica State College and Dominica’s Ministry of Education. The program’s curriculum (co-created with National Geographic) includes modules on marine science, scientific research/techniques, water and vessel skills and storytelling and leadership among other topics.
-All research and findings by CETI in Dominica are all open-source and will be available for Dominica. The organization’s sailing research vessel (CETI-1), a Rigid Inflatable Boat (CETI-2) and Dominican made boat (CETI-3) are in operation in Dominican waters; these boats along with other CETI equipment will be donated to the local entity at the completion of the project.
-A temporary field station has been established in Dominica and has the capacity to host 10-12 researchers, fellows and students. In the long-term, CETI plans to build a permanent field station in Dominica 
-In 2023, CETI will continue local engagement and presentations with primary and secondary schools, development of video content for use in classrooms, collaborations with local artists and collaborations with local stakeholders such as marine and dive operators, civil society organizations and schools.



Project CETI

Sustainability education at the EcoVillage at Ithaca, a living laboratory for intentional community & ecological resilience.

For over 30 years, the [EcoVillage at Ithaca](https://https://ecovillageithaca.org/) has been part of a global movement shaping a sustainable future. We believe that today’s complex global challenges — climate change, social and economic injustice, biodiversity loss, and the loneliness epidemic — are best addressed at the local level. Working together with our neighbors, we are experimenting with intentional ways of living and learning as part of the [Great Turning](https://https://workthatreconnects.org/dimensions-of-the-great-turning/) - through shared governance, mutual aid, regenerative agriculture, and green energy and infrastructure. [Thrive Ithaca EcoVillage Education Center](https://https://www.thriveithaca.org/) **shares the lessons learned in our community to inspire the next generation of sustainability change makers.** We provide experiential education programs for students, researchers, and design professionals, as well as individuals and groups in all phases of intentional community exploration and development.  
 
**Our team**

**Jen Myers**, Project Director
  
**Advisory Board**
 
Heather Sullivan-Catlin 
Julia Ellis  
Wren Anjali 
Steve Gaarder

**Contact information** 

[contact@thriveithaca.org](mailto:contact@thriveithaca.org) 
   

Thrive Ithaca EcoVillage Education Center

Join us in transforming high-quality surplus medical supplies into health access!

The mission of [MedCycle Network](https://www.medcyclenetwork.org) is to facilitate the collection of donated, high-quality surplus medical supplies and equipment then distribute it to local clinics. For every $1,000 donated, we estimate 277 people will receive care, and local clinic will save $3,200. 

MedCycle Network

Adeso is a pioneering African social enterprise with a global influence. 

Adeso is a pioneering African social enterprise with global influence. Rooted in Africa for over 30 years, we are working toward a decolonised world where people thrive through their own resourcefulness and tenacity. Adeso is part of global movement to shift power to local leaders who are closest to the problem and, by consequence, closest to the solution. We are working with allies all over the world to reimagine and build a better system that is based on the principles of solidarity, humility, self-determination, and equality.  We are committed to this work. Committed to proving it is possible. Ready to partner, ready to overcome barriers, and ready to evolve to create a blueprint for change.

We develop practical solutions for donors and doers alike that help break down the barriers toward locally-led development in order to unlock opportunities that create lasting change.

To do this, we work in two primary arenas:

- **At the global stage,** where we use our powerful advocacy platforms to call out and improve the systems that perpetuate the power and wealth gaps between the Global North and Global South. 

- **In Somalia,** where we use our deep community connections and long track record of success to implement game changing projects that pass our high standards of authentic community involvement.   

Adeso

A policy shop working to implement the civilizational low-hanging fruit.

Balsa Research is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on crafting shovel-ready policies that actually address core underlying human needs. We model issues, draft viable legislation, commission academic studies, spread ideas, and work to enact change.

Balsa will focus initially on some combination of four fronts: Repealing the Jones Act, Reimagining NEPA, ensuring housing gets built where people want to live, and protecting against the risk that AI will cause human extinction.

We take a full stack approach to policy:
1. Model the world. Find improvements that balance viability with physical impact.
2. Compile options into Official Policy Binder and Official Solutions Website.
3. Commission proper academic work to credibly quantify impacts on all fronts.
4. Use this as an opportunity to run experiments and learn more.
5. Draft model legislation using learnings.
6. Spread the world via media and writing.
7. Lobby. Pitch members of Congress and their staff. Do the work. Find champions.
8. Start small if necessary. Wins beget wins.


Balsa Policy Institute Inc.

A grassroots coalition in VA and WV dedicated to protecting water, land, and people from harms caused by extractive industries.

Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (POWHR) is an interstate coalition representing individuals and groups from Virginia and West Virginia dedicated to protecting water, land, and communities from harms caused by the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). 

We are part of a growing grassroots movement to stop fossil fuel expansion in Appalachia, including the MVP, and to kick-start the transition to a just and renewable future. We integrate the broader context of this pipeline fight into all our work, as part of a united fight to stop all new fossil fuel projects in the United States, combat environmental injustice, and meaningfully address the climate crisis.

Protect our Water, Heritage, Rights (POWHR)

The Christopherson Center works across New York State to support a more equitable, climate-resilient built environment.

The Susan Christopherson Center for Community Planning works across New York State to enhance the capacity of communities and organizations to engage meaningfully and successfully in planning projects at the intersection of climate resiliency, equity, and the built environment. Our initiatives bring together diverse voices around shared challenges to work in a way that is collaborative, participatory, data-driven and results-oriented.
  
The Christopherson Center honors and continues the life’s work of internationally renowned economic geographer Susan Christopherson (1946-2016), former chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. Dr. Christopherson’s focus on regional and economic development issues, policy, and public engagement form the foundation of the Center’s efforts.

The Christopherson Center is a fiscally sponsored project of the Center for Transformative Action, a registered 501c3 organization.

**The Problem**

Our homes, the shops and offices in our cities and towns, the roads and bridges and sidewalks we travel along – the built environment — account for more than 40 percent of carbon emissions. It is critical that we find solutions to lower these emissions while also addressing issues of resiliency and equity tied to climate impacts.  While bold and collective action is necessary, many organizations and communities are siloed in their efforts for lack of resources, whether those resources are funds, staff, time or a wider network. The Christopherson Center works to break down these silos, inviting others to the table and serving as a forum for collaborative efforts that lead to greater good for our entire region.
 
**Our Approach**

The Christopherson Center works with stakeholders throughout New York State communities large and small to develop equitable programs and policies to address climate resiliency and the built environment while recognizing economic development opportunities. We believe change can occur when more people lend their voice to an issue; we are committed to inclusivity and outreach to populations and communities that are often neglected or left out of planning conversations and processes. Our current areas of focus include:  

- Support and development of the circular construction economy in New York State and beyond. The Christopherson Center is one of the founding partners of CR0WD (Circularity, Reuse and Zero Waste Development), which works to advance policy and practice to realize the economic, environmental and social benefits of a full spectrum of building and building material reuse. 
- The Chusid Symposium on Place is an annual event celebrating placemaking and placekeeping in New York State: sites where diverse voices engage with economic development, heritage, climate resiliency and equity to recognize and build place and a sense of community.
- At the Frontline of Change offers a platform for New York State's professional planners to come together to engage with planning issues relevant to our region. We feature workshops, seminars, speakers and other events throughout the year. 
 
**Our Team**

Gretchen Worth, Project Director
  
**Advisory board**
 

- Jeffrey Chusid, Associate Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University 
- Derek Crossman, Advisory Board Chair, Deputy Regional Director, Empire State Development, Mohawk Valley 
- George Frantz, Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University 
- Danielle Hautaneimi, State Extension Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension   
- Rod Howe, Supervisor, Town of Ithaca; former Executive Director, The History Center; former Executive Director, Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI) 
- Tom Knipe, Director, Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council 
- Nicolette Wagoner, Senior Funding Consultant, Arcadis
 
**Contact information** 

Gretchen Worth, projectdirector@christophersoncenter.org 
   

Susan Christopherson Center for Community Planning

Trees&Circles mission is to support women-led grassroots initiatives, focused on ecosystems conservation and restoration. 

We are **Trees&Circles** a **non-profit Swiss foundation** whose **mission** is to **support women led grassroot initiatives focused on ecosystems conservation and restoration.** We feel a sense of urgency to contribute to the wellbeing of our beautiful Mother Earth and all its life forms. 

We believe in the power of the collective effort of committed individuals. Together we can create a movement, **United for Mother Earth**. **Join us!**

**Why Women?** Women are the ones who nourish their communities. They tend to naturally be the guardians of life, understand interrelations and that caring for the land is caring for their children’s future. They are often marginalized and particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis. Empowering women has a direct and long-standing impact on their communities and territories.

**Why Grassroot?** Local and indigenous communities tend to be in good relationship with their territories. They best understand how the community’s and ecosystem’s needs are interrelated. Their wisdom, knowledge, culture and traditions are key to sustainability.

**Why Ecosystems?** Ecosystems represent a complex web of interrelations, built upon eons, which sustains life and culture. The wellbeing of all life forms and of human societies depend on the wellbeing of ecosystems. The predominant western extractivist and consumerist model overlooks the relational nature of life and has severely damaged ecosystems.

Thank you for your generous support.

Trees&Circles

Trees&Circles

Why Support Crop Diversity?

The world is losing crop diversity and crop relatives in the wild at an alarming rate. This diversity is important for a healthy food supply in the face of climate change and other environmental pressures. If we rely on only a few crops, we miss opportunities to develop new crops or revive existing varieties for food security and global well-being.

Crop diversity that is safely conserved and available to researchers and farmers provides options to respond to an uncertain future. A diversity of crops and diversity within crops give us diverse opportunities.

By donating to the Crop Trust, you invest in the conservation of crop diversity and make it available for use forever and for the benefit of everyone.

Learn more by visiting the [Crop Trust website](https://www.croptrust.org/).

Crop Trust

Since 1945, Neighborhood House of Milwaukee has inspired discovery in generations of youth and families.

Neighborhood House of Milwaukee's mission is to inspire discovery in children and families of all backgrounds so they become lifelong learners and confident leaders among their peers, families, and communities. 

Our accredited programs include:

- **Early Childhood Program (ECP)** (ages 6 weeks - 4 years). NH’s state-licensed and nationally accredited, early childhood program provides exceptional care and education that supports age-appropriate development and ensures school readiness. ECP also includes Early Head start programming for infants and toddlers up to age 3.
- **School-Age Youth Programs** (ages 5-12) includes a state-licensed, before- and after-school program at NH, an after-school Safe Place initiative at Story Elementary, and Summer Programming. These initiatives provide educational enrichment, recreation, and community engagement.
- **Teens on the Move Program** (ages of 13-19) provides engaging activities that focus on life and leadership skills, violence prevention, vocational preparedness, health, and recreation.
- **Family Programming** features free or very low-cost educational, cultural and holiday events.
- **International Learning Program (ILP)** offers English as a Second Language, basic education, and citizenship instruction, employment skills training, and access to resources to 200+ adult refugees and immigrants annually.
- **Environmental Education Program (EE)**. One of the oldest environmental and science education programs in the area, EE offers science-based education and enrichment activities using a NH-developed curriculum.
- **Community Education** offers health and wellness events and engages in community-wide health programs. Specific offerings include our annual health resource fair, fall flu immunization clinic, and health workshops.

Neighborhood House of Milwaukee

Our Mission is to provide healthy food and aid to vulnerable communities in crises.

**Our Vision**

is a world where **rebuilding** is a **healthy** and **collective** **responsibility**.

**Rebuilding**

We believe rebuilding is more than swinging hammers. Rebuilding after a disaster is about bringing communities back together and removing stress on survivors. It is about providing nutritious foods, critical sanitation, and fortifying products in times of crisis.

**Healthy** 

We believe individual and community health are keys to rebuilding. Through its kitchen and distribution model, GAP delivers wholesome food for the masses, sources organic options when possible, and provides a space where humans can heal through community.

**Collective Responsibility**

We believe it is the collective responsibility of all of us to help our communities in times of crisis. Our goal at GAP is to create a unique partnership of shared responsibility between conscious companies, philanthropic donors, disaster relief organizations, and dedicated volunteers.  We also believe it’s our responsibility to respond in ways that don’t do more harm to the environment or its inhabitants.

Grassroots Aid Partnership

UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, over 80% of our students selected through UWC's national committee receive a scholarship. This support allows UWC to continue selecting students based on their potential and merit, regardless of their race, gender or financial means.

Most UWC national committees across the globe are run by volunteers. With selection activities in over 150 countries and territories, this volunteer network identifies promising young students, many of whom would never otherwise have access to a transformative UWC education.

**Why Support UWC**

UWC is committed to making its life-changing education accessible to students from all backgrounds. Scholarships ensure that financial circumstances never prevent talented students from attending.

Your support helps sustain UWC’s mission to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. Donations from alumni, individuals, foundations, companies, and governments make it possible for UWC to continue this work.

*"A UWC scholarship is a great investment in society. We are developing a global community of leaders who are aware of the world’s needs, steeped in the nuances and dynamics of international and intercultural cooperation and equipped with the mindset, skills, sense of agency and the global network to make a tangible difference in the world."* - **Faith Abiodun, Executive Director of UWC International**

If you are a **US taxpayer**, you can donate to any UWC institution by clicking “**Donate**” above and specifying your intended recipient (School, College, National Committee or Campaign) under “*Add a note for UWC International"*.

If you are not a US taxpayer, you can also donate via [uwc.org/donate](https://uwc.org/donate).

UWC International (United World Colleges)

The world's largest vegan food relief network with over 260 charity projects in 60 countries

To support plant-based (prasadam\*) meal distribution to the disadvantaged, malnourished and victims of disaster (natural or manmade), wherever there is a need in the world.
To help establish pure food prepared and served with loving intention as a viable means to create peace and unity in the world.
To produce promotional and training materials for the development of Food for Life projects worldwide.
To represent Food for Life to the government, media and public through public lectures, newspaper articles, the Internet, and email.
To promote a food culture of hospitality based on spiritual equality.
To raise funds on behalf of Food for Life projects worldwide and to support them with grants.
To coordinate and sponsor emergency vegan relief efforts conducted by Food for Life volunteers
Background on the Food for Life Project: The distribution of sanctified plant-based meals has been and will continue to be an essential part of India’s Vedic culture of hospitality from which Food for Life was born.
Since its inception in the early ’70s, Food for Life has tried to liberally distribute pure plant-based meals (prasadam) throughout the world to create peace and prosperity.
The Food for Life Global office facilitates the expansion, coordination, and promotion of prasadam distribution throughout the world. The project started in 1974 after yoga students of Swami Prabhupada became inspired by his plea that “No one within a ten-mile radius of a temple should go hungry!”
Today Food for Life is active in over 60 countries. With volunteers serving up to 2,000,000 free plant-based meals daily to schools, as well as from mobile vans and to disaster areas.
FOOD FOR LIFE is now the largest food relief in the world, eclipsing even the United Nations World Food Programme. Food for Life volunteers come from all walks of life. Food for Life Global and its worldwide network of affiliates are non-sectarian and non-discriminating.
Everyone is welcome to participate in our community projects. 

Food Yoga International

The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is a volunteer-based, non-government organization whose goal is to prevent animal cruelty through education, animal sheltering and advocacy, based in Quezon City, Philippines.

PAWS also runs an animal shelter for over 300 cats and dogs rescued from cruelty or neglect. There, animals are rehabilitated in the hope of finding them new homes and a second chance at a good life.



There is also a low-cost clinic that provides veterinary services to the indigent community, including spay and neuter (kapon).



See more details: [About PAWS • The Philippine Animal Welfare Society](https://paws.org.ph/about-us/)

The Philippine Animal Welfare Society

At the heart of our Garden Council are 40+ community gardens, each nurturing an ecosystem of health, connection, and resilience. 

With more than 2,000 members spanning diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods, the Los Angeles Community Garden Council is a dynamic force for positive change in Los Angeles. From Watts to Pasadena, Santa Monica to East Los Angeles, our 47 community gardens serve as vital hubs of activity and collaboration, offering access to fresh food, opportunities for education and engagement, organizing smart environmental and community-oriented policy and advocacy, and a shared space for neighbors to connect and thrive.

Join us as we cultivate a healthier, greener, and more resilient city for all. Together, we can sow the seeds of change and cultivate a brighter future, one garden at a time.

Los Angeles Community Garden Council

CARE works for the cause of injured, sick, abandoned, abused street animals of Bangalore

**ABOUT CARE**

Charlies Animal Rescue Centre – CARE was established in January 2013 with the aim of providing state of the art, timely medical help to injured and ill street animals in the city of Bangalore. The inspiration behind CARE is Charlie, a differently abled 3 legged Indie dog who was an established figure in the field of animal assisted therapy since 2005. Charlie passed away in 2017 but his legacy lives on in the work at CARE.

CARE has the following services:

1. Emergency Rescue Helpline
2. Animal Ambulance Services
3. Fully quipped Trauma Care Facility with X-Ray, Ultra Sound, ECG, Blood Analyzer, Laser Therapy etc. Operation Theater with Gas Anesthesia Machine, Oxygen Facility, Vet, Laser, Vet Monitor, Dental Scaling etc.
4. Inpatient Housing Facility for 80 dogs & 25 cats
5. Isolation Facility for communicable disease like Canine Distemper, Parvovirus
6. Adoption & Rehoming of Cats, Dogs, Pups, Kittens
7. Volunteering Opportunities
8. Humane Education in Schools & Colleges
9. Animal Cruelty Cases & Prevention of cruelty
10. Animal Assisted therapy
11. Special Tactical Rescue Team – CARE Force
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