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3 unusual facts about nonprofit organization


Australian Koala Foundation

It is the principal non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the conservation and effective management of the wild koala and its habitat.

Collaborative Law Institute of Texas

The Collaborative Law Institute of Texas (CLI-TX) is a non-profit organization, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Dallas, to promote collaborative law as an alternative to traditional litigation in solving divorce disputes.

Nonprofit organization

The Model Nonprofit Corporation Act imposes many complexities and requirements on membership decision-making.


Baku Zoo

A working group, which includes specialists from different research institutes and NPO’s, is created in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

Bear Smart Initiative

The Bear Smart Initiative is a community initiative sponsored by the Jackson–Macon Conservation Alliance (J-MCA), a nonprofit organization that was formed in hopes of bringing like minded people together who agree on the cause of conserving and protecting the Southern Appalachian Mountains Mountains of Western North Carolina.

Bud Schwenk

After his playing career, Schwenk spent 30 years as an executive in St. Louis at Junior Achievement, a national nonprofit that prepares young people for the workforce.

Combined Federal Campaign

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is a program allowing certain nonprofit organizations to solicit contributions from employees of the federal government of the United States.

Distomo

The judges awarded the plaintiffs the Villa Vigoni in Menaggio, Italy, a German government-sponsored nonprofit foundation.

Education Action

Education Action!, a nonprofit organization founded by Jonathan Kozol, was intended to be a US national support structure aiming to help stem the flight of teachers from underfunded and racially segregated schools.

Guntram and Irene Rinke Foundation

The Guntram and Irene Rinke Foundation is a German nonprofit organization based in Hamburg which awards an annual literary prize for nostalgic literature.

Hamilton Lane

Hamilton Lane has clients and fund investors around the world including public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, Taft-Hartley funds, financial institutions, insurance companies, foundations and endowments.

Margaret M. Morrow

She has received numerous awards, including the Bernard E. Witkin Amicus Curiae Award from the Judicial Council of California; the Shattuck-Price Award from the Los Angeles County Bar Association; the Ernestine Stahlhut Award from the Women Lawyers’ Association of Los Angeles, and the Maynard Toll Award from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.

Maryland Conservatory of Music

It is currently located in Bel Air, Maryland on the campus of John Carroll High School (though it is not affiliated), and it is a nonprofit organization with the mission of offering quality music training to both children and adults.

Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development

The humanitarian engagement of the Novartis Foundation goes back to the 60s, when the Basel companies Ciba, Geigy, Sandoz, Durand&Huguenin, Hoffmann-La Roche and Lonza founded the Basel Foundation for Developing Countries.

Openowledge

Openowledge(Korean:오픈놀리지) is an educational,nonprofit organization managed by students of CheongShim International Academy.

Pura Vida Coffee

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Pura Vida also provides profit sharing opportunities for nonprofit organizations such as Episcopal Relief and Development, Catholic Relief Services and Sojourners.

The Daughters Sisters Project

The Daughters Sisters Project, now called Teen Talking Circles, is a nonprofit organization co-founded by Linda Wolf and K. Wind Hughes in 1993 in Washington State, and incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1997.

Uri Regev

Currently he serves as the President and CEO of “Hiddush – For Freedom of Religion and Equality”, a trans-denominational nonprofit organization aimed at promoting religious freedom and equality in Israel, a partnership between Israeli Jews and World Jewry, founded in 2009.

World Peace One

World Peace One (or WP1 Foundation, Inc.) is a non-profit organization based in Florida and California, whose intent is to promote World peace by a multiplicity of global campaigns, programs and activities whose intent is to aid humanity in "ending all war".


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ACDI/VOCA

ACDI/VOCA is a private, international development nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C, United States.

Adolph Kiefer

Kiefer actively supported Swim Across America, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for cancer research, and participated in SAA public swimming events well into his 70s and 80s.

Anu Prabhakar

In 2009, she gave her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAIDS.

Anya Verkhovskaya

Verkhovskaya has served on the Advisory Committee for New Émigrés in New York City and is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Archive: Institute of Russian Jewish American Diaspora, New York City, Sir Martin Gilbert, Honorary Chair, a nonprofit organization founded to preserve the history and collective memory of the Jewish immigrant community from the former Soviet Union.

Armed Forces Insurance

AFI also is a corporate member of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), a private, nonprofit organization that supports the Army—active duty, National Guard, Reserve, civilians, retirees and family members.

Army Emergency Relief

In 2003, a new nonprofit organization, the Armed Forces Relief Trust, was formed with assistance from the National Association of Broadcasters.

Atiku Abubakar

In 2011, while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Peace Corps in 2011, the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) – an independent 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, separate from the Peace Corps, that serves as an alumni association for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers – honored Atiku with the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award.

Brett Dennen

Dennen has been a part of The Mosaic Project, a San Francisco Bay Area-based nonprofit organization, since its inception.

Brian Maienschein

He served as the executive director of Youth Court, a nonprofit organization that works with first-time juvenile offenders.

Career Transition For Dancers

In 1985, nonprofit organization Career Transition For Dancers, Inc. was established in New York City with money from Actors’ Equity Association, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, American Guild of Musical Artists, and the Screen Actors Guild.

Center for Performance Research

Center for Performance Research is a nonprofit organization founded by Jonah Bokaer and John Jasperse in 2008.

Center for Urologie Regional Entrepreneurship

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Center for Urological Regional Entrepreneurship (also known as CURE) is a nonprofit organization funded by the Heinz Endowments.

Comic Book Classroom

Comic Book Classroom, based in Denver, Colorado, is a nonprofit organization that educates in the areas of literacy and arts through alternative approaches to learning and character development.

Davidson Academy of Nevada

The school is a division of the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, a nationwide nonprofit organization established by the Davidsons to support the needs of profoundly gifted children through information resources, networking and educational opportunities, family support, advocacy, and scholarships.

Davis Campus Cooperatives

Davis Campus Co-ops (DCC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide low-cost cooperative housing for students attending University of California, Davis.

Derek Ellerman

He is a co-founder of Polaris Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that combats human trafficking and modern slavery.

Developmental Studies Center

Developmental Studies Center (DSC) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Oakland, California that was founded in 1980 by Eric Schaps.

EveryoneOn

Connect to Compete, or Connect2Compete as it soon came to be known, was initially housed at the D.C.-based nonprofit organization One Economy Corporation.

Fauglia

The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP), a United States based nonprofit organization, established a campus in Fauglia in 1992.

Filmmakers Alliance

Filmmakers Alliance is a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles.

Gaspee Days Committee

The Gaspee Days Committee is a civic-minded, nonprofit organization that operates many community events in and around Pawtuxet Village, including the famous Gaspee Days Parade each June.

Hagley Gap

The Blue Mountain Project (BMP) is a nonprofit organization and a partnership has been established between the BMP and the community of Hagley Gap.

IAAA

International Academy of Aquatic Art, nonprofit organization for the development of swimming as a performing art.

J. D. Lasica

Additionally, Lasica serves as one of Board of Advisors for ClassWish.org, a nonprofit organization.

Kevin Gentry

From 1991 to 1997, Gentry served as executive vice president of the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Arlington, Virginia.

Mach Song

The paper has a readership of approximately 75,000 in 15 cities across the United States and is published by Boat People SOS—a national Vietnamese American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Mark Potok

Mark Potok is a spokesman and director of publications and information for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in Montgomery, Alabama, a nonprofit organization that arose from the anti-segregation movement to counter extremism and hate crimes.

Mazon

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting world hunger

MBAs Without Borders

MBAs Without Borders, a Division of PYXERA Global, formerly CDC Development Solutions, or "MWB" is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization.

Mexiconservación

Mexiconservación is a nonprofit organization, based in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

MUFI

Michigan Urban Farming Initiative, an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Detroit, Michigan, United States

Nicholas C. Petris

He was a supporter and advocate of Save The Bay, a nonprofit organization that was successful in restricting and managing land development around the San Francisco Bay.

North American Guqin Association

As of 2006, the society is recognized as a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service.

Northwest Seaport

The Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center is a nonprofit organization in Seattle, Washington dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Puget Sound and Northwest Coast maritime heritage, expressed through educational programs and experiences available to the public.

NWEAMO

New West Electronic Arts & Music Organization (NWEAMO), founded by composer Joseph Waters in Portland, Oregon, U.S. in 1998, is a nonprofit organization based in San Diego, California that produces the annual international festival of electro-acoustic music.

Pablove Foundation

The Pablove Foundation is a US pediatric cancer nonprofit organization founded by Jo Ann Thrailkill and Jeff Castelaz.

Polaris Project

The Polaris Project was founded in 2002, by Derek Ellerman and Katherine Chon, who were seniors at Brown University, when they were inspired to create a nonprofit organization that focuses on ending human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

Ruth Lilly

Lilly made headlines in November 2002 when she pledged stock worth $100 million to the Poetry Foundation, a tiny Chicago nonprofit organization that publishes Poetry Magazine, and a similarly large gift to Americans for the Arts in Washington.

Save the Elephants

Save the Elephants is a London-headquartered nonprofit organization founded in September 1993 by Iain Douglas-Hamilton.

Social nudity in Seattle

Body Freedom Collaborative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the integration and acceptance of non-sexual social nudity in a variety of public and private settings, and was formed in the early 2000s by Mark Storey and Daniel Johnson

Stephen S. Morse

He was the founding chair of a nonprofit organization called ProMED (Program to Monitor Emerging Diseases) and was one of the originators of ProMED-mail, an international network inaugurated by it in 1994 for disease outbreak reporting and monitoring using the Internet.

Switchboard

Switchboard of Miami, a nonprofit organization offering hotline, informational and referral services in Miami, Florida.

The Llura Liggett Gund Award

The award is the highest tribute presented by the Foundation Fighting Blindness, a nonprofit organization that funds research and clinical trials on eye disease.

The Sea Hunters II: Diving the World's Seas for Famous Shipwrecks

This work details the author's continuing search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization NUMA.

United Way

United Way Worldwide, a nonprofit organization providing leadership and services to a network of member United Ways, donors and partner organizations across the world.

Up the Ridge

Up the Ridge was created as a part of the Thousand Kites project, a nonprofit organization aimed at exacting prison reform through narrative means.

Warft

WARFT, or WAran Research FoundaTion, a nonprofit organization

WARFT

WARFT or WAran Research FoundaTion is a nonprofit organization promoting interdisciplinary research among undergraduate students in the city of Chennai, India.

We Are Family

We Are Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization created after the September 11, 2001 attacks