PLATFORM:
Synergos
http://www.synergos.orgWe inspire, lead, and support sustainable and systems-changing collaboration to address poverty, equity, and social justice. Bringing together civil society leaders, social innovators, philanthropists, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and global institutions with poor and marginalized communities, we help these diverse actors work together to create sustainable systems change.
OutRight Action International
https://www.outrightinternational.orgOutRight Action International is a leading international organization dedicated to human rights advocacy on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Funders for LGBTQ Issues
http://www.lgbtfunders.orgWorking side-by-side with funders and our movement’s organizations through three decades, Funders for LGBTQ Issues remains the sole organization dedicated exclusively to increasing institutional giving to LGBTQ communities.
Association Against Women Export (AAWE)
http://www.aawe.netAAWE is deeply committed to taking appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of trafficking in humans, the exploitation of women generally, and Edo women and children in particular. Bearing in mind the great contribution of women to the welfare of the family and to the development of society in general, our overall objective is to assist in empowering and uplifting women through Self-awareness Education and Advocacy.
Ethos® Water Fund
http://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/community/ethos-water-fundEthos® Water was created to help raise awareness about this terrible crisis and provide children with access to clean water. Every time you buy a bottle of Ethos® Water, you contribute 5 cents to the Ethos® Water Fund, part of the Starbucks Foundation. So far more than $6 million has been granted to help support water, sanitation and hygiene education programs in water-stressed countries – benefiting more than 420,000 people around the world.
NIKA
http://nikawater.orgThrough the sale of our premium-bottled water, NIKA is delivering on a promise to bring voices to the world’s impoverished who suffer without the basic right to clean water and simple sanitation. By donating 100% of our profits to support clean water projects in areas lacking access to clean water. NIKA is providing the basic tools and critical assistance to help thousands of families improve their lives in a meaningful way and end the cycle of poverty.
WellDone
http://www.welldone.orgWellDone is working to raise awareness on global water issues and provide clean water for communities in the developing world. Our goal is to partner alongside communities in supporting sustainable clean water solutions, while engaging project supporters in ways that creates heightened awareness and lasting change. In such a way, we aim to raise public awareness of the global water crisis, while effectively providing clean water for communities in need.
UN Women
http://www.unwomen.orgIn July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact.
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Un Women, Women Empowerment
Pathways of Women's Empowerment
http://www.pathwaysofempowerment.orgPathways of Women’s Empowerment is an international research and communications programme established in 2006 which links academics with activists and practitioners to find out what works to enhance women’s empowerment. We are identifying where women are achieving real gains and discovering the positive and negative factors which have influenced their journey.
She Takes on the World
http://shetakesontheworld.netShe Takes on the World is a top blog for women entrepreneurs, career women, and young women professionals.
LearnVest
http://www.learnvest.comOur mission at LearnVest is to empower women everywhere to take control of their personal finances so that they can afford their dreams. We’re here to help by giving you the information, tools, and support you need to earn well, save well, and spend well.
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Women Empowerment, Learnvest
Young Female Entrepreneurs (YFE)
http://youngfemaleentrepreneurs.comYoung Female Entrepreneurs is an online platform that helps entrepreneurial women in their 20s and 30s to discover new people, brands, and headlines that will help them start and grow their businesses. The YFE mission is to help young women on their path to profitable businesses while building a collective reputation that is philanthropic, successful, multi-faceted, and collaborative.
Women's Empowerment
http://www.womens-empowerment.orgThe mission of Women's Empowerment is to educate and empower women who are homeless with the skills and confidence necessary to get a job, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and regain a home for themselves and their children.
Mercy Corps
http://www.mercycorps.orgOur mission: to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities
Ashoka
http://www.ashoka.orgAshoka envisions an Everyone A Changemaker™ world: a world that responds quickly and effectively to social challenges, and where each individual has the freedom, confidence and societal support to address any social problem and drive change. Ashoka strives to shape a global, entrepreneurial, competitive citizen sector: one that allows social entrepreneurs to thrive and enables the world’s citizens to think and act as changemakers.
