Top Nonprofits tagged with advocacy


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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
National Climate Change
#1 Top Nonprofit

The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth. They work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life and to defend endangered natural places. They seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth…


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Union of Concerned Scientists
Bay Area Climate Change
#1 Top Nonprofit

The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis, innovative policy development, and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions.


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Fortune Society (New York)
Local Criminal Justice
#1 Top Nonprofit

The Fortune Society’s mission is to support successful reentry from prison and promote alternatives to incarcerations, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.


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National Skills Coalition
National Workforce Development
#1 Top Nonprofit

National Skills Coalition organizes broad-based coalitions seeking to raise the skills of America’s workers across a range of industries. We advocate for public policies that invest in what works, as informed by our members’ real-world expertise. And we communicate these…


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Guttmacher Institute
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#1 Top Nonprofit

The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate and promote sound policy and program development.


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Goodwill Easter Seals
Minnesota Workforce Development
#1 Top Nonprofit

The mission of Goodwill/Easter Seals is to assist people with barriers to education, employment and independence in achieving their goals. We prepare people for work.


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Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Minnesota Environment
#1 Top Nonprofit

The Partnership’s mission is to strengthen the effectiveness of the Minnesota environmental community in protecting and enhancing the state’s natural resources. It counts among its members the state's leading environmental and conservation organizations whose leaders understand the power and productivity…


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HSUS (Humane Society of The United States)
National Animal Welfare, Rights, & Protection
#1 Top Nonprofit

The HSUS seeks a humane and sustainable world for all animals; a world that will also benefit people. We are America's mainstream force against cruelty, exploitation, and neglect, and also the nation's most trusted voice extolling the human-animal bond. Our…


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The Arc of the US
National People with Disabilities
#2 Top Nonprofit

The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.


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Union of Concerned Scientists
National Climate Change
#2 Top Nonprofit

The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis, innovative policy development, and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions. We seek to ensure that all people have clean air, energy,…


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Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN) (Texas)
Local Animal Welfare, Rights, & Protection
#2 Top Nonprofit

The mission of the Texas Humane Legislation Network is to promote the humane treatment of animals through legislation, education and advocacy.


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National Council on the Aging (NCOA)
National Aging
#2 Top Nonprofit

NCOA's mission is to improve the lives of millions of older adults, especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged.


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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
National Criminal Justice
#2 Top Nonprofit

The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.


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Sierra Club
Bay Area Climate Change
#2 Top Nonprofit

Sierra Club's mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of…


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Southern Center for Human Rights (Georgia)
Local Criminal Justice
#2 Top Nonprofit

The Southern Center for Human Rights provides legal representation to people facing the death penalty, challenges human rights violations in prisons and jails, seeks through litigation and advocacy to improve legal representation for poor people accused of crimes, and advocates…


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Oxfam
International Emergency Response
#2 Top Nonprofit

The purpose of Oxfam is to help create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty. We are part of a global movement for change, one that empowers people to create a future that is secure, just, and free from poverty.


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UN Women
International Violence Against Women
#2 Top Nonprofit

The main roles of UN Women are: To support inter-governmental bodies, such as the Commission on the Status of Women, in their formulation of policies, global standards and norms. To help Member States to implement these standards, standing ready to…


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Center for Science in the Public Interest
National Childhood Nutrition/Health
#2 Top Nonprofit

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a consumer advocacy organization whose twin missions are to conduct innovative research and advocacy programs in health and nutrition, and to provide consumers with current, useful information about their health…


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CLASP
National Workforce Development
#2 Top Nonprofit

CLASP seeks to improve the lives of low-income people.


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Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#2 Top Nonprofit

The mission of Planned Parenthood is to provide comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each individual, to advocate public policies which guarantee these rights and ensure access…


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Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA)
Minnesota Environment
#2 Top Nonprofit

MCEA is a nonprofit organization using law, science and research to protect Minnesota's natural resources, wildlife and the health of its people. At the heart of our mission is a reverence for nature and a fundamental commitment to sustain and…


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ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
National Animal Welfare, Rights, & Protection
#2 Top Nonprofit

The mission of the ASPCA, as stated by our founder, Henry Bergh, is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.


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National Council on Independent Living
National People with Disabilities
#3 Top Nonprofit

NCIL is a national membership organization that provides technical assistance and training on issues related to running and operating centers for independent living and federal services available to people with disabilities.


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World Resources Institute
National Climate Change
#3 Top Nonprofit

The World Resources Institute's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.


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American Society on Aging (ASA)
National Aging
#3 Top Nonprofit

The American Society on Aging is an association of diverse individuals bound by a common goal: to support the commitment and enhance the knowledge and skills of those who seek to improve the quality of life of older adults and…


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The Sentencing Project
National Criminal Justice
#3 Top Nonprofit

The Sentencing Project is a national organization working for a fair and effective criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing law and practice, and alternatives to incarceration. The Sentencing Project was founded in 1986 to provide defense lawyers with…


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ICLEI-Local Governments For Sustainability
Bay Area Climate Change
#3 Top Nonprofit

ICLEI is an international membership association of local governments dedicated to climate protection and sustainable development.


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LIVESTRONG.org (Lance Armstrong Foundation) (Multiple Cancers)
National Cancer
#3 Top Nonprofit

Our mission is to inspire and empower people with cancer to live strong. We serve our mission through education, advocacy, public health and research programs


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Medecins sans Frontiers
International Emergency Response
#3 Top Nonprofit

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 60 countries.


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Americans for the Arts
National Arts & Culture
#3 Top Nonprofit

Americans for the Arts is focused on four primary goals: Lead and serve individuals and organizations to help build environments in which the arts and arts education thrive and contribute to more vibrant and creative communities.; Generate meaningful public and…



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