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The Legion of Good Will has been working in 7 countries for over 6 decades to aid children and families living in social vulnerability. We fight against violence, poverty, and hunger through our various assistance programs that touch over 11 million people today, while promoting social equality and education. All of our programs are driven by our unique educational approach that believes in educating both mind and heart.
Started by a small group of family and friends of the mentally ill determined to increase the pace of research to find the causes, better treatments and cures for mental illnesses, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation was originally incorporated in 1981 as the American Schizophrenia Foundation. In 1985, the organization became the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD). In 2011, the organization re-branded itself, becoming the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, awarding NARSAD Grants to fund research in every major area of brain and behavior research for all mental illness. Since awarding the first NARSAD Grant in 1987, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has awarded more than $360 million to fund more than 5,000 grants to more than 4,000 scientists around the world.
It began with a promise from a father to his dying son. In 1973, a high school student named T.J. Martell was battling leukemia. He asked his father, music industry executive Tony Martell, to raise a million dollars for cancer research so that “no one else will have to experience what I am going through.” Although he had no fundraising experience, Tony agreed. Two years later, T.J. died at the age of nineteen, and as Tony explains today, “that put my promise in cement.” Soon after, Tony was joined by many of his musician friends like Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington to hold a fundraiser at Buddy Rich’s nightclub in New York. They raised $50,000 and the T.J. Martell Foundation was born. Over the years, hundreds of volunteers have worked passionately to help provide more than $270 million for leukemia, cancer and AIDS research. We are proud of our long history and our reputation for innovation in fundraising and the research we support.
Citymeals on Wheels provides a continuous lifeline of nourishing meals and vital companionship to New York City’s homebound elderly. Working in partnership with community-based organizations and senior centers, Citymeals prepares and delivers over 2 million weekend, holiday and emergency meals to more than 18,000 of our frail aged neighbors each year. Last year, over 15,000 individuals volunteered nearly 69,000 hours of their time. Since its founding in 1981, Citymeals has relied on the generosity of its Board of Directors, the City of New York, sponsors and other designated gifts to cover administrative costs. This ensures that 100% of all public donations go directly to the preparation and delivery of meals.
Inspiration for the HelpMeSee campaign began in the late 1970s when Albert L. Ueltschi, the founder of Flight Safety International, dedicated himself to fighting blindness by cofounding and leading the organization, Orbis International. Orbis’s “Flying Eye Hospital,” an ophthalmic operating room on wings, could reach out to every corner of the globe to treat all types of avoidable blindness and to strengthen eye care practices in the developing world through training. While the Flying Eye Hospital program continued to do great work, Al realized it lacked the scalability needed to provide access to the millions waiting for cataract treatment. It wasn’t long into the new millennium when he began investigating the possible use of simulation technology to instruct cataract surgical specialists on Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery, an effective and cost-efficient procedure for treating cataracts. Together in 2010, the Gates Foundation, the A. L. Ueltschi Foundation and the Jim Ueltschi Foundation collectively contributed to the start-up and successful launch of HelpMeSee. HelpMeSee’s campaign uses a three-part approach: 1. The Training of Highly Skilled Specialists HelpMeSee is in the latter stages of developing the HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator as part of an integrated learning system designed to instruction tens of thousands of cataract specialists on Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery. 2. Finding Patients in Need of Care Using an Android smartphone, community health workers find and record patient information as a photograph, voice recording and GPS location in the HelpMeSee Reach app. In this initial medical record a pre-surgery test is conducted by the partner and if required the patient is scheduled for treatment. After the procedure the community health worker is alerted through the app to conduct a 4-week follow-up vision test. A paper-based processed that used to take days is now handled electronically and in minutes. 3. Supporting High Quality Surgeries Delivering high-quality healthcare in the developing world presents a unique set of challenges. Many medicines may be counterfeit and infection rates are higher than in the developed world. In some areas accountability and standards may be week. To address these issues, HelpMeSee developed a pre-sterilized, single-use surgical kit and a cloud-based surgical reporting system. The HelpMeSee surgical kit is a complete set of the instruments, pharmaceuticals and disposables required to perform a Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery. The cloud-based surgical reporting system monitors the outcomes of all procedures. Our goal is to use these for a solution where after initial setup partners can continue this work on their own sustainably.
The mission of The New York Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities.
We are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and our mission is to encourage the extensive historical friendship between the United States and Switzerland and to support Swiss culture and heritage in the New York Tri-State Area and other regions of the United States. In 2007 we celebrated our 125th Anniversary. Our annual cornerstone event - the gala Swiss Ball - and our support of the Swiss National Day Celebration are known to many. The annual Swiss Society Fellowship Prize is granted in honor of the theme of each year's Swiss Ball. Its recognition grows with each successive award. We are supported by the efforts of a volunteer Board of Directors, which is committed to providing a wide range of culturally stimulating and exciting events.
Founded in 1983, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is one of America’s most prominent, culturally-specific dance companies, serving more than 40,000 people nationwide each year through far-reaching programs that entertain, educate and empower. Our mission is to: promote flamenco as a living art form and a vital part of Hispanic heritage; produce and perform high quality dance works; and provide arts education programs that catalyze connections among young people, while nurturing the new generations of Spanish dance artists and educators. We believe that the universal spirit of flamenco – with diverse influences from Arab, Jewish, Gypsy, Spanish, and Latin American cultures – gives this art form a unique power to build bridges between people.
Human rights are universal and fundamental. More than a matter of oppression in far-off lands, they are intrinsic to the way we treat each other in our communities, in our families, and in our homes. For this reason, we use pop culture, multimedia, community engagement and leadership training to reach people where they are and ignite change in the world around them. Working out of centers in India and the United States, Breakthrough addresses critical global issues including violence against women, sexuality and HIV/AIDS, and immigrant rights and racial justice.
BALCONY‘s members believe that never-ending partisan wars have sapped New York State of its premier role: creating an economy that can benefit all New Yorkers. We intend to present a fresh approach, outlining practical, realizable projects to help both business and labor contribute to renewed strength and economic vitality in our great state. BALCONY has the expertise to sound public opinion on a variety of issues, research these issues, and communicate our position to the public and opinion leaders. We are also well-positioned to lobby the legislature, present expert testimony, and advocate for our position.
The Fashion Footwear Association New York is a member based not-for-profit organization servicing the fashion footwear industry. The New York Shoe Show is held four times a year in NYC. #ffanyshoeshow
IFAC's view is that a fundamental way to protect and serve the public interest is to develop, promote, and enforce high-quality, internationally recognized standards for auditing and assurance, education, ethics, and public sector accounting. These standards and related regulation are essential to ensuring the credibility of information upon which investors and other stakeholders depends and to achieving sustainable global economic development. As a result, IFAC supports the following independent standard-setting boards: • International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board • International Accounting Education Standards Board • International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants • International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board It promotes convergence to the standards issued by the boards as well as to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) set by the International Accounting Standards Board. IFAC also issues tools, guidance, and resources to support member bodies and their members who are professional accountants in business or employed in small and medium practices - both of these groups play a critical role in the global economy. In addition, it collaborates with member bodies and works with organizations throughout the world to support the growth and development of the accountancy profession in emerging economies. IFAC also issues tools, guidance, and resources to support member bodies and their members who are professional accountants in business or employed in small and medium practices—both of these groups play a critical role in the global economy. In addition, it collaborates with member bodies and works with organizations throughout the world to support the growth and development of the accountancy profession in emerging economies.
With 250 professional staff and over 1,500 dedicated volunteers, ELEM is able to reach thousands of at-risk youth annually. Recognized as a leader in the field of youth-oriented social services, ELEM has served as a powerful lever for the reduction of poverty and effective participation in society since the organization’s inception in 1981. Utilizing a holistic approach, professional staff and dedicated volunteers offer youth- from normative to fatal risk- a spectrum of services from preventative measures and vocational training, to humanitarian aid and individual counseling. These services provide youth the tools they need to stay on the road to recovery, discover their potential, and lead a dynamic life.
The Jed Foundation (JED) was founded in 2000 by Phil and Donna Satow after they lost their 20-year-old son, Jed, to suicide. We have been working ever since to make mental health a priority for colleges, college students and their families.