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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota believes that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. We provide service to over 600 children each year, and target those that [...]
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the mission to bring nature and people together. The Heard was founded by Bessie Heard in 1967. Miss Heard was 80 years old when she saw the need to preserve a place where future generations could experience nature. Today, the Heard’s mission is carried out through education, [...]
Southwest Human Development
When Southwest Human Development (SWHD) was founded in 1981, it had a staff of six and it served 175 children and families. Today, it’s Arizona’s largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development. The organization has 800 employees and serves 135,000 young children and their families each year. The nonprofit provides more than 40 programs and services tailored to children from [...]
Handsome Dan’s Rescue
Pit bulls often get a bad rap, but the founders and volunteers at Handsome Dan’s Rescue are on a mission to change that. The Rhode Island-based nonprofit works with pit bulls and pit bull-type dogs, and strives to raise awareness on the importance of equal treatment for all canines – regardless of breed. The organization focuses its efforts on pit [...]
The Scripps Research Institute
If you’re not familiar with The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), here’s a quick background: It’s headquartered in La Jolla, California, with a sister facility in Jupiter, Florida. It’s home to 3,000 scientists, technicians, and grad students. Oh, and it’s also one of the world’s largest nonprofit biomedical research organizations. Like all research organizations, TSRI needs funds. Most of its work [...]
Tennessee 4-H
Members of 4-H, the nation’s largest youth development organization, learn by doing. It’s just how the organization works. Young people participate in a wide range of activities – from farming and showing sheep to engaging in cultural exchange programs – to develop citizenship, leadership, responsibility, and life skills. In Tennessee, the current statewide focus for 4-H is on improving the [...]
Advocates For World Health
While most college students are focused on their GPAs, Ryan Kania was busy forming a nonprofit organization. He founded Advocates for World Health (AWH) in 2009 while a student at University of South Florida in Tampa. The inspiration to create the organization struck when Kania was volunteering abroad. He saw firsthand the hardship resulting from the lack of medical supplies. [...]
Operation:I.V.,Inc.
When Dr. Roxann Abrams’ son returned home after bravely serving in three tours of duty in Iraq as a combat soldier, she felt a surge of relief. But it was short-lived. She lost her son, SFC Randy Abrams, to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in 2009. Out of her grief, Abrams founded Operation:I.V.,Inc, a nonprofit organization that provides free specialized [...]
Megan Meier Foundation
Tina Meier lost her 13-year-old daughter, Megan, to cyberbullying in 2006. Out of this tragedy was born the Megan Meier Foundation, which was founded in 2007 to bring awareness and education to children, parents, and educators about bullying and cyberbullying. Today, Tina Meier travels throughout the country as a keynote speaker, and since 2008, has spread the Foundation’s message and [...]
Icing Smiles
There’s more to a cake than flour, sugar, and eggs – a cake can bring with it a little bit of magic. Few understand this better than Tracy Quisenberry, the founder of Ellicott City, Maryland-based Icing Smiles, a nonprofit that provides custom celebration cakes for critically ill children and their siblings. For Quisenberry and her team of nearly 6,000 volunteer [...]
