Top Nonprofits tagged with women

Global Fund for Women
International Violence Against Women
#1 Top Nonprofit
The Global Fund for Women plays a leading role in advancing women’s rights by making grants that support and strengthen women’s groups around the world. We mobilize and redistribute resources that enable women to develop creative solutions to local, regional,…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…

Correctional Association of New York (The CA) (New York)
Local Criminal Justice
#3 Top Nonprofit
The Correctional Association of New York is an independent, non-profit organization founded by concerned citizens in 1844 and granted unique authority by the New York State Legislature to inspect prisons and to report its findings and recommendations to the legislature,…

V-Day
International Violence Against Women
#3 Top Nonprofit
V-Day is an organized response against violence toward women. V-Day is a vision: We see a world where women live safely and freely. V-Day is a demand: Rape, incest, battery, genital mutilation and sexual slavery must end now. V-Day is…

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.

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
International Violence Against Women
#4 Top Nonprofit
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global leader in emergency relief, rehabilitation, protection of human rights, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC is a…

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#4 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. The ACLU…

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
International Emergency Response
#5 Top Nonprofit
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global leader in emergency relief, rehabilitation, protection of human rights, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC is a…

Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL)
International Violence Against Women
#5 Top Nonprofit
The Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) develops and facilitates women's leadership for women's human rights and social justice worldwide.

CARE International
International Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene
#5 Top Nonprofit
CARE’s mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from CARE’s global diversity, resources and experience, it promotes innovative solutions and is an advocate for global responsibility.

National Abortion Federation (NAF)
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#5 Top Nonprofit
The mission of the National Abortion Federation is to ensure safe, legal, and accessible abortion care to promote health and justice for women.

ICRW (International Center for Research on Women)
International Violence Against Women
#6 Top Nonprofit
ICRW's mission is to empower women, advance gender equality and fight poverty in the developing world. To accomplish this, ICRW works with partners to conduct empirical research, build capacity and advocate for evidence-based, practical ways to change policies and programs.

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#6 Top Nonprofit
The mission of NLIRH is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health and justice for Latinas, their families and their communities through public education, community mobilization and policy advocacy.

Promundo
International Violence Against Women
#7 Top Nonprofit
Promundo’s mission is to promote gender equality and prevent violence against women, children and youth in Brazil and around the world.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
International Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene
#7 Top Nonprofit
Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We are motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to cherish, preserve and uphold the sacredness and dignity of…

Advocates for Youth
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#7 Top Nonprofit
Established in 1980 as the Center for Population Options, Advocates for Youth champions efforts that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates believes it can best serve the field by boldly advocating…

Glide Foundation
Bay Area Homelessness
#8 Top Nonprofit
Our mission is to create a radically inclusive, just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization.

Save the Children
International Emergency Response
#8 Top Nonprofit
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us into…

Women's Refugee Commission
International Violence Against Women
#8 Top Nonprofit
The Women's Refugee Commission advocates for laws, policies and programs to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children and young people, including those seeking asylum—bringing about lasting, measurable change.

Reproductive Health Technologies Project (RHTP)
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#8 Top Nonprofit
The mission of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project is to advance the ability of every woman of any age to achieve full reproductive freedom with access to the safest, most effective, appropriate and acceptable technologies for ensuring her own health…

Pro Mujer
International Microfinance
#9 Top Nonprofit
Pro Mujer is an international women’s development and microfinance organization whose mission is to provide Latin America’s poor women with the means to build livelihoods for themselves and futures for their families through microfinance, business training, and healthcare support.

Equality Now
International Violence Against Women
#9 Top Nonprofit
Equality Now works for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls around the world. Working with grassroots women’s and human rights organizations and individual activists since 1992, Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women…

UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
National Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
#9 Top Nonprofit
The UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health was formed in 1999 to address the health, social, and economic consequences of sex and reproduction through research and training in contraception, family planning, and STIs. The Bixby Center strives to develop…

Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)
National Criminal Justice
#10 Top Nonprofit
Our mission is to advance those policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies.

CARE
International Microfinance
#10 Top Nonprofit
CARE’s mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from CARE’s global diversity, resources and experience, it promotes innovative solutions and is an advocate for global responsibility.

Women for Women International
International Violence Against Women
#10 Top Nonprofit
Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. We're changing the world one woman…