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The Abortion Survivors Network is the only advocacy and support organization for abortion survivors and their families world-wide. It is founded and directed by abortion survivor, Melissa Ohden, MSW. We provide help and hope to abortion survivors and all impacted by abortion, and we humanize the unborn and abortion survivors in a way no one else can.The Abortion Survivors Network provides social and healing support to survivors and their families, while raising awareness in the public about the incidence of failed abortions and the experiences of abortion survivors. We firmly believe that as abortion survivors and families are supported and the public educated about the incidence of failed abortions and the lives of survivors, that a culture of life will be restored.

The mission of Jean Houston Foundation is to promote positive social change by developing international communities of leaders in Social Artistry to apply a wide range of cutting edge leadership and human potential development skills for finding innovative solutions to critical local and global issues. The Foundation offers training, research, consultation, leadership, and guidance with the aim to advance individual, social and cultural development both locally and globally.

Our Mission: Kupenda (“love” in Kiswahili) for the Children transforms harmful beliefs surrounding disability to those that improve children’s lives.Our Vision: A fully integrated society where people of all abilities have access to health, education, and a loving community.

Sisters Of The Road exists to build authentic relationships and alleviate the hunger of isolation in an atmosphere of nonviolence and gentle personalism that nurtures the whole individual, while seeking systemic solutions that reach the roots of homelessness and poverty to end them forever. We believe that all individuals are equally worthy, that no one has a monopoly on the truth, and that we have much to learn from one another. We consistently refuse to participate in or condone any act of violence, harm or humiliation, including sexism or racism. Our founding goals are to be a safe, public place for everyone, especially women and children, to offer nourishing meals at little cost or in exchange for labor, and to offer job training and employment experience to local residents. For thirty-five years, Sisters' has worked to fulfill these goals and to build a community based on nonviolence, dignity, and systemic change.

We fight to conserve wildlife, habitats, and ecosystems, by ensuring that international and national legal frameworks and policies are robust, well-implemented, and enforced.

Create opportunities that enable play, in order to combat social isolation, foster inclusive communities, and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

The Grateful Garment Project’s mission is to ensure that every victim of a sexual crime who crosses the threshold of a Sexual Assault Response Team facility or who seeks medical attention and/or law enforcement involvement is provided with whatever new clothing, toiletries, snacks, and other miscellaneous items that he or she may require, to reduce further negative impact against their being. We have further expanded our mission and vision to encompass all victims of sexual violence. This includes, but is not limited to Commercially Sexually Exploited Children and victims of Human Sexual Trafficking.

We help find and free slaves through strategic action using ordinary people. The Exodus Road is an established, innovative nonprofit which focuses primarily on empowering rescue from modern slavery and human trafficking by actively searching for current victims, supporting and building capacity for local authorities and national practitioners, and equipping communities to act as abolitionists.

The mission of the Nonhuman Rights Project is, through education and litigation, to change the common law status of at least some nonhuman animals from mere “things,” which lack the capacity to possess any legal right, to “persons,” who possess such fundamental rights as bodily integrity and bodily liberty, and those other legal rights to which evolving standards of morality, scientific discovery, and human experience entitle them.

Raise the consciousness of the world community about the challenges of the Congo and provide support to Congolese institutions in bringing about peaceful and lasting change. Friends of the Congo envisions a peaceful and prosperous Congo wherein Congolese are able to fulfill their enormous human and natural potential.

Founded in 1998, The Democracy Council advocates freedom, human rights, equal opportunity, and public participation across the globe. The Council's work is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the belief that a vibrant civil society and accountable public administration remain fundamental tenets of democratic societies. The rights of all human beings, governed and governing, should be respected. The right to organize and advocate on one's own behalf is a fundamental right of all people. Discrimination, repression, and torture must be resisted at all levels - at all times. The Council maintains a proven track record of working with both local and national government offices and civil society organizations to build the capacity of those pushing to promote these values. Through civic engagement and education, public testimony and partnerships with civil society organizations, the Council works to ensure that respect for rights and the promotion of public participation in an accountable and productive manner are priorities of transitioning states.

The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education and advocacy, we build broad constituencies in the United States and selected global communities.