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Create food security by educating underserved communities on how to use Regenerative Climate Smart Agriculture to replace carbon emitting farming and reforestation practices. Focus on training women and youth on sustainable farming practices to help create long-lasting livelihoods. Reduce the importation of foreign food and increase the export of healthier organically grown food. Collaborate with international corporations to help fund the reduction of carbon through Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies to support underserved farming communities. Reduce crime and poverty by creating opportunities.

ENV Wildlife Conservation Trust protects biodiversity by working to end the illegal wildlife trade threatening countless species with extinction. We implement effective conservation projects and activities throughout Vietnam in collaboration with our sister organization, Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV), and international partners. To make strides towards ending the wildlife trade, our on-the-ground efforts focus on educating the public to reduce demand for wildlife, strengthening law enforcement response to wildlife crime and tracking results, and collaborating with government officials to update and uphold wildlife protection legislation.

Friends of the Earth is an advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the environment, human communities, and healthy life on our planet. We are the U.S. voice of an international network in 76 countries across five continents. For more than 40 years, Friends of the Earth has been the leader in aggressively confronting the root causes of climate change, in stopping wasteful government handouts to polluting industries, and in stemming damaging corporate exploitation that places profit above human and environmental wellbeing. Friends of the Earth promotes clean and sustainable energy, fair solutions to the climate crisis, responsible use of technology, and protection of the earth’s natural treasures.

AVSA was organized to stimulate widespread interest in the propagation and culture of African violets, to promote ways and means for the distribution of all varieties and species, and to gather and publish reliable and practical information concerning the culture and propagation of the African violet. AVSA is the International Cultivar Registration Authority for the genus Saintpaulia. Information about AVSA’s many publications, services and activities is available in the African Violet Magazine, from the AVSA Office, and from the official website (www.avsa.org). The African Violet Society of America, Inc. (AVSA) was organized on November 8, 1946, and incorporated on June 30, 1947. The African Violet Society of America Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Oceanites is the only NGO championing science-based conservation for the 53 signatory countries of the Antarctic Treaty system and international awareness of climate change through the lens of Antarctic penguins. Our institutional memory, scientific expertise, and unique ability to translate complicated science into easily digested take-home messages uniquely position us to positively shape public awareness of climate change. The message Oceanites and its principals take forward is that our future depends on whether we, like penguins, will adapt and still have a decent home, food to eat, and good health, and continue to produce children for generations to come.

TechSoup Global is an international network of 63 NGOs serving a total of 121 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. For over 25 years, it has leveraged technology to build NGO capacity towards solving social problems in local communities and fostering global social change. TechSoup Global's core capabilities include running one of the largest technology philanthropy programs in the world; providing NGO validation services to funders and corporations; gathering, analyzing, and distributing global social-sector data; and catalyzing community-oriented technology innovations. Powered by a social-enterprise business model, this work is grounded in collaborations within the social sector and beyond.

"Since 1974, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society™ has provided firsthand experiences in underwater-related disciplines to young people considering careers in the underwater world. Each year a scholar is selected from North America, Europe, and Australasia to work with leaders in marine-related fields partaking in endeavors ranging from scientific expeditions, underwater research, field study, laboratory assignments, equipment testing and design, photographic instruction, and/or other specialized assignments. Scholars spend a year traveling extensively to gain exposure and get hands-on experiences in activities that will contribute to a well-rounded education. Each year, the incoming interns and scholars are provided with membership in the Explorers Club."

Our Mission is to protect bonobos (Pan paniscus), preserve their tropical rainforest habitat, and empower local communities in the Congo Basin. By working with local Congolese people through cooperative conservation and community development programs, and by shaping national and international policy, the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) is establishing new protected areas and leading efforts to safeguard bonobos wherever they are found. The Bonobo Peace Forest (BPF) is the guiding vision of BCI: a connected network of community-based reserves and conservation concessions, supported by sustainable development. The Peace Forest provides protection for bonobos and other species in the Congo rainforest, while at the same time ensuring a better life for the people who share this precious land.

The Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) is a nonproft 501(c)3 organization founded in 1997 to advance conservaiton and appreciation of Missouri's natural resources, including fish, forest, and wildlife. We work with donors and other conservation partners to financially suppor the mission and priorities of the Missouri Department of Conservation at the statewide, national and internal level. This means we invest in everything from migratory bird programs to youth hunting and fishing events to endangered species habitat rehabilitation. We support the state's nature centers, as well as hiking and wildlife viewing activities. MCHF is goverened by a volunteer board of directors and has raised and invested more than $24 million in conservation projects large and small.

The mission of Wisconsin Hero Outdoors is to help connect Veterans, First Responders and their families to outdoor activities.We operate in 3 primary ways: 1) Coordinate with VA Medical Hospitals across Wisconsin to help Veterans involved in VA care gain access to outdoor activities and programs. 2)Collaborate with other Veteran Service Organizations and Non-Government Organizations to focus time, money and resources to offer outdoor activities to groups and individual Veterans, First Responders and their Families. 3)Coordinate Small group and individual outings for Veterans, First Responders and their Families. Our core values are “Honor. Courage. Conservation.”

To provide a rehabilitation centre for all indigenous avian species in Belize. To provide expert avain medical care for injured birds and sanctuary for non-releasable birds. To facilitate and support enforcement of the Wildlife Laws through the Belize Forest Department. To end the local trade in wild-caught parrots. To provide education programme for schools and other interested entities. To create public awareness of Belize's avian species and their importance to the GDP of the country through tourism. To provide resource and knowledge support to conservation organizations and facilitate overseas and in-house training for Belizean veterinarians and Belize Bird Rescue staff

ISC's mission is to help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all. We are in the business of unleashing the power of people to transform their communities. Our approach ensures solutions emerge from within the community, rather than being imposed from the outside. By sharing international best practices and experience, providing technical expertise and training, and building the capacity of local organizations, we are sparking creative solutions and lasting change. Since our founding in 1991 by former Vermont Governor Madeleine M. Kunin and current ISC President George Hamilton, ISC has led transformative, community-driven projects across the globe. Over the years, we have developed an approach that supports a community’s ability to meet challenges head on.