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Philanthropy
Changemakers www.changemakers.org 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 850 San Francisco, California 94103 415-551-2363 Changemakers is a national foundation dedicated to transforming the values and practice of philanthropy in order to ensure a more equitable and accountable distribution of resources for creating positive social change. Through grantmaking, donor education, and other programs, Changemakers seeks to (1) build the capacity of organizations practicing and promoting community-based philanthropy, (2) expand the number of donors and dollars supporting social change, and (3) transform philanthropy by promoting the values and practices of community-based philanthropy in the larger philanthropic sector. Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org 121 Habitat Street Americus, Georgia 31709 229-924-6935 Habitat for Humanity is a Christian organization with the goal of eliminating poverty housing from the face of the earth. Volunteer opportunities are available through any one of several thousand affiliates in this country and around the world. You may contact your local affiliate. World Vision www.worldvision.org P. O. Box 9716 Federal Way, Washington 98063-9716 1-800-426-5753 World Vision was founded in 1950 to help children orphaned in the Korean War and continues to help children realize their full potential by tackling root causes of poverty. It has grown to become a global leader in delivering Christian humanitarian aid, and last year it served more than 60 million people in nearly 100 countries including the United States of America. |
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