Top Nonprofits tagged with national


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Teach-for-america
Teach for America
National Education
#1 Top Nonprofit

Teach for America's mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.


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Lambda Legal
National LGBT Equality and Support
#1 Top Nonprofit

At Lambda Legal, we imagine a world without discrimination and inequality, and we work to achieve that vision every day. We make the case for equality in the nation’s courts and in the court of public opinion. The work we…


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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…


Accion
Accion
International Microfinance
#1 Top Nonprofit

Accion's mission is to give people the financial tools they need to improve thier lives.


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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
National Childhood Nutrition/Health
#1 Top Nonprofit

The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Our goal is clear: To help Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need.


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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
National Arts & Culture
#1 Top Nonprofit

The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an…


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

The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.<br> We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air,…


Brac
BRAC
International Microfinance
#1 Top Nonprofit

BRAC's mission is to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. Our interventions aim to achieve large scale, positive changes through economic and social programmes that enable men and women to realise their potential.


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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
National LGBT Equality and Support
#2 Top Nonprofit

The American Civil Liberties Union is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.


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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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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.


Grameen-foundation
Grameen Foundation
International Microfinance
#2 Top Nonprofit

Grameen Foundation's mission is to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty.


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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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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
National Education
#2 Top Nonprofit

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to…


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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National Arts & Culture
#2 Top Nonprofit

Since opening in 1971, the Kennedy Center has continued its efforts to fulfill his vision—presenting the greatest performers and performances from across America and around the world, nurturing new works and young artists, and serving the nation as a leader…


Clasp
CLASP
National Workforce Development
#2 Top Nonprofit

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


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350.org
National Climate Change
#2 Top Nonprofit

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. <p>350 means climate safety. To preserve our planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 394 parts…


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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…


Grameen-foundation
Grameen Foundation
International Microfinance
#2 Top Nonprofit

Grameen Foundation's mission is to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty.


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Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
National LGBT Equality and Support
#3 Top Nonprofit

The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. <p> We believe that such an atmosphere engenders a positive sense of…


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KIPP Foundation
National Education
#3 Top Nonprofit

KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. There are currently 99 KIPP schools in 20 states and…


World-resources-institute
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.


Brac
BRAC
International Microfinance
#3 Top Nonprofit

Our mission is to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. Our interventions aim to achieve large scale, positive changes through economic and social programmes that enable women and men to realize their potential.


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W.K. Kellogg Foundation
National Childhood Nutrition/Health
#3 Top Nonprofit

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society.


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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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Jobs for the Future
National Workforce Development
#3 Top Nonprofit

Jobs for the Future identifies, develops, and promotes new education and workforce strategies that help communities, states, and the nation COMPETE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY.


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Center for Reproductive Rights
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#3 Top Nonprofit

For more than 15 years, the Center for Reproductive Rights has used the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill.


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Union Of Concerned Scientists
National Climate Change
#3 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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