Soroptimist International–This Month’s Spotlighted Charity

Sep 30, 2021 by Janet Maker

This year is the 100^th anniversary of the founding of Soroptimist International (SI), a global volunteer organization advocating for human rights and gender equality.  SI is a network of around 72,000 club members in 121 countries.

Soroptimist International President’s Appeal: The Road to Equality

Aug 31, 2021 by Janet Maker

Soroptimist International President’s Appeal: The Road to Equality is a special project of Soroptimist International focused on topics affecting women and girls.

Taiwan Coalition Against Violence

Jun 30, 2021 by Janet Maker

Taiwan Coalition Against Violence (TCAV) is a leading nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to the prevention and elimination of gender-based violence (GBV) in Taiwan.

Soroptimist

May 31, 2021 by Janet Maker

Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment, reach their full potential, and live their dreams.

Capacitar

Mar 31, 2021 by Janet Maker

Capacitar is an international network of empowerment and solidarity whose vision is: Healing ourselves, healing our world.

Women for Water Partnership

Feb 28, 2021 by Janet Maker

Women for Water Partnership includes 28 international women’s organizations and networks, focusing on water and sanitation, sustainable development, women’s participation and empowerment.

Black Lives Matter

Dec 31, 2020 by Janet Maker

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

Sahiyo

Nov 30, 2020 by Janet Maker

Sahiyo was founded in 2015 to work toward ending the practice of female genital cutting (also known as female genital mutilation or female circumcision).

MTC EDUCATE A GIRL INC–This Month’s Spotlighted Charity

Sep 30, 2020 by Janet Maker

MTC Educate A Girl Inc  empowers girls from marginalized communities in the Chimanimani area of Zimbabwe.

Dignity and Power Now

Aug 31, 2020 by Janet Maker

Dignity and Power Now (DPN) is a Los Angeles based grassroots organization that fights for the dignity and power of all incarcerated people, their families, and communities.

CODEPINK

Jun 30, 2020 by Janet Maker

CODEPINK advocates for an end to U.S militarism and a move from a war economy to a peace economy, where tax dollars would be redirected to life-affirming programs.

TIM.TV

May 31, 2020 by Janet Maker

TIM.TV, The Immigrant Magazine TV, is an online TV channel that celebrates the contributions of immigrants to the American society as well as exploring their lifestyles and experiences.

Sue Speaks

Mar 31, 2020 by Janet Maker

SUE Speaks is a digital meeting place for high-minded people to be inspired and to engage with each other. Our goal is to help shift our worldview from being primarily about self-care to one in which caring about each other is just as important.

Tiyya Foundation

Feb 28, 2020 by Janet Maker

Tiyya Foundation is an award-winning 501 (c)(3) known for transforming the refugee living experience in the Greater Los Angeles & surrounding areas.

African Communities Public Health Coalition

Dec 31, 2019 by Janet Maker

African Communities Public Health Coalition (ACPHC) works to improve mental health and wellness in African immigrants.

Natulique

Nov 30, 2019 by Janet Maker

Natulique produces a line of organic, non-toxic salon products. Although Natulique is a for-profit company, it supports several non-profit causes: It is a big supporter and also a recipient of the Vegan Society symbol; Its products are cruelty-free, and Natulique is an advocate for animal rights and welfare; Natulique encourages salons to donate hair waste to organizations that use it to make wigs for cancer victims.

Natural Deathcare Initiative

Sep 30, 2019 by Janet Maker

Natural Deathcare Initiative promotes natural deathcare as a compassionate choice, a human right, and an environmental imperative.

American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa (ARAHA)

Sep 1, 2019 by Janet Maker

One of ARAHA’s projects was partnering with Zebiba Shekhia to build a high school for Eritrean refugee girls in Sudan.

Nile Sisters Development Initiative

Jun 1, 2019 by Janet Maker

Nile Sisters Development Initiative (NSDI) is dedicated to educating, supporting, and offering training to refugee and immigrant women and their families in the San Diego area

Girl Scouts Santa Monica Service Unit

Apr 30, 2019 by Janet Maker

The Santa Monica Bay Service Unit, led by Dr. Lisette Gold, consists of 40 troops and over 420 Girl Scouts in Santa Monica.

Muslims for Progressive Values

Jan 31, 2019 by Janet Maker

Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) advocates for human rights, social justice and inclusion in the United States and around the world. Since its inception in 2007, MPV has been devoted to establishing and nurturing vibrant progressive Muslim communities worldwide.

Blue Heron Foundation

Dec 31, 2018 by Janet Maker

Established by Romanian-born Stefania Magidson in 2002, Blue Heron Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Romanian and Moldovan orphaned and abandoned youth by providing them with greater access to life’s opportunities

Stop Organ Harvesting in China

Oct 31, 2018 by Janet Maker

Death Row Dogs Rescue

Sep 30, 2018 by Janet Maker

Founded 31 years ago by Stephanie LaMotta, Death Row Dogs Rescue is dedicated to saving dogs on death row in city and county shelters as well as saving abandoned, neglected and abused dogs and other animals in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas.

Global One Development Center

Jul 31, 2018 by Janet Maker

Global One Development Center provides permanent supportive housing to homeless young adults in northern San Bernardino...

Ballona Land Trust

Jun 30, 2018 by Janet Maker

Ballona Wetlands Land Trust is a grass-roots, non-profit community organization, founded in 1994, dedicated to the acquisition,...

Music Mends Minds

Apr 30, 2018 by Janet Maker

Music Mends Minds is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that supports the mind and spirit of people afflicted by neurodegenerative...

Drew Silvern Dollars for Scholars

Mar 31, 2018 by Janet Maker

Founded in 2005, the Drew Silvern chapter of Dollars for Scholars has increased the number of scholarships each year from the four...

Homeless Not Toothless

Jan 31, 2018 by Janet Maker

Founded by Dr. Jay Grossman in 1992, Homeless Not Toothless is a 501C(3) non profit program providing free dental care to the...

Dirty Girls of Lesvos

Dec 31, 2017 by Janet Maker

Dirty Girls was initiated in October, 2015, so that good quality wet and dirty clothing, discarded by thousands of refugees arriving...

Green Wave

Oct 31, 2017 by Janet Maker

Green Wave (http://www.greenwavesofchange.org) is an environmental consulting non-profit inspired by regenerative thinking,...

NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change

Sep 30, 2017 by Janet Maker

NewGround is a community-building organization that creates, connects and empowers Jewish and Muslim change-makers in America....

Jewish Women’s Theatre

Jul 31, 2017 by Janet Maker

Jewish Women’s Theatre debuted in in 2008 the backyard of a home in Pacific Palisades, California with the expressed purpose of...

MS Society UK

Jun 30, 2017 by Janet Maker

The MS Society-UK is a community of people living with MS, scientists, campaigners, volunteers and fundraisers.  Its mission is to...

Occupy Wall Street

Mar 31, 2017 by Janet Maker

Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement that began on September 17, 2011 in Liberty Square in Manhattan’s Financial District,...

American Civil Liberties Union

Feb 28, 2017 by Janet Maker

For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution...

Human Kindness Foundation

Jan 1, 2017 by Janet Maker

The Human Kindness Foundation (HKF), founded by Bo and Sita Lozoff, is a non-profit organization that promotes three common...

SWF International

Nov 30, 2016 by Janet Maker

SWF International was founded by Dr. Nina Smart in 2004 for the purpose of eradicating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).  It operates...

Inner Outer Partnership

Sep 30, 2016 by Janet Maker

Danielle Levy has been teaching meditation and the values that accompany it for a number of years. and in 1995 she founded the Inner...

YogAbility

Sep 1, 2016 by Janet Maker

Founded by Bea Ammidown, the nonprofit YogAbility Institute was developed to provide yoga therapeutics adapted for all levels and...

Earth Rights Institute

Jun 13, 2016 by Janet Maker

Founded in 2001, Earth Rights Institute (ERI) exists to support a culture of peace and justice worldwide by establishing dynamic...

End the Occupation

May 19, 2016 by Janet Maker

A national coalition of hundreds of groups, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation works to end U.S. support for...

SOS Children’s Villages International

May 19, 2016 by Janet Maker

SOS Children’s Villages International provides families for children needing care all over the world.  I support a little boy in...

Resist

May 19, 2016 by Janet Maker

I donate to this organization and I proudly wear their tee shirt, which says Resist Illegitimate Authority.  Resist gives grants to...

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

May 19, 2016 by Janet Maker

IFAW’s mission is to rescue and protect animals around the world.  IFAW rescues individuals, safeguards populations, and preserves...

Breast cancer action

May 19, 2016 by Janet Maker

I love this charity because it focuses on the real issues instead of wearing pink ribbons and running in marathons. If you go to their website you will find opportunities to volunteer or to become involved in other ways.