From LF Wiki
Nonprofits
This list tries to compile the largest nonprofit organizations around, nationally and internationally.
Change.org provides a network of nonprofit organizations that may not be listed here.
| Name | Assists | Description
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| American Civil Liberties Union
| USA
| Working to defend peoples' constitutional rights.
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| Americans for Fairness in Lending
| USA
| Working to reform the lending industry to protect Americans' financial assets.
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| Amnesty International
| Global
| Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all.
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| American Near East Refugee Aid
| Middle East
| Provider of development, health, education and employment programs to impoverished families throughout the Middle East.
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| Doctors Without Borders
| Global
| Provides medical treatment to those in disaster areas; known for extremely low administrative costs.
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| Drug Policy Alliance Network
| USA
| We envision new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights.
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| Electronic Frontier Foundation
| Global
| EFF is the leading civil liberties group defending your rights in the digital world.
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| Human Rights Watch
| Global
| By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes.
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| NORML(Marijuana Reform)
| USA
| An organization dedicated to the reform of marijuana laws, the biggest contributor to the explosive prison population.
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| Open Society Network
| Global
| The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.
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| Southern Poverty Law Center
| USA
| The SPLC began investigating hate activity in response to a resurgence of groups like the Ku Klux Klan in 1981.
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| Students for Sensible Drug Policy
| USA
| Pushes sensible policies to achieve a safer future, while fighting against counterproductive Drug War policies.
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| Survivors of Torture
| Global
| Provides medical and mental health care & social and legal services to survivors of torture and war traumas and their family members.
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| Teach For America
| USA
| Recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools in the effort to expand educational opportunity.
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American Monitoring Groups
These are nonprofit or collaborations between nonprofit organizations.
| CitizensForEthics.org
| "Promote ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests."
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| ContractorMisconduct.org
| POGO's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database
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| crocodyl.org
| Collaborative research on corporations
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| FactCheck.org
| Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
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| LittleSis.org
| Tracking the relationships of politicians, corporate executives, lobbyists, financiers, and their affiliated organizations.
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| Govtrack.us
| Research and track the activities in the U.S. Congress, legislation, voting records, and congressional committees.
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| MediaMatters.org
| A non-profit, research and information center dedicated to monitoring, analyzing, and correcting misinformation in the U.S. media.
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| Opensecrets.org
| A nonpartisan guide to money’s influence on U.S. elections and public policy.
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| POGO.org
| Project On Government Oversight.
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| Watchdog.net
| Localized government tracking via zip code or city.
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Government Organizations
| AmeriCorps
| AmeriCorps members address critical needs in communities all across America.
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| Peace Corps
| The Peace Corps is a volunteer organization to assist third world countries in medicine, education, and infrastructure.
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Independent Journalism and other projects
| AlterNet.org
| An independent journalism website that publishes critiques of policies, investigative reports and analysis.
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| Current.com/News and Politics
| "Current.com is the place to find and share stories and videos that are interesting to you."
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| Democracy Now
| A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
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| Trafficking Project
| A blog dedicated to raising awareness of modern day slavery and exploring innovative solutions to stop it.
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| Talking Points Memo
| A news aggregate and analysis website.
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| They Rule
| An interactive visualization of board members in 2004.
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| Truthout.org
| An independent journalism website that's a hit or miss.
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