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Since 1972, The Trust for Public Land has completed more than 5,200 park and conservation projects, conserved more than 3 million acres, and helped generate more than $33 billion in state and local conservation funding—all made possible by the generosity of supporters like you. Because we pool funds from many sources, every $1 donated to The Trust for Public Land conserves more than $4 worth of land.
Since 1972, The Trust for Public Land has completed more than 5,200 park and conservation projects, conserved more than 3 million acres, and helped generate more than $33 billion in state and local conservation funding—all made possible by the generosity of supporters like you. Because we pool funds from many sources, every $1 donated to The Trust for Public Land conserves more than $4 worth of land.
Want to know how you can get involved? Check out the various ways you can help protect these majestic giants at: http://www.savetheredwoods.org/get-involved/take-action/
Want to know how you can get involved? Check out the various ways you can help protect these majestic giants at: http://www.savetheredwoods.org/get-involved/take-action/
A New Type of Rural Development Starts in the Tropics As world demand for food, fiber, feed and fuel outpaces supply, increases in production are urgently needed. These needs must be achieved while maintaining and rebuilding forests and fisheries, as well as slowing the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Tropical nations hold the greatest potential to produce more food for the planet. By increasing the productivity of already-cleared land and building on recent successes in slowing deforestation, we can feed more people while ending deforestation and mitigating climate change. At Earth Innovation Institute, we foster this transition to low-emission rural development – a shift to economic growth that keeps forests and fisheries intact and rewards farmers, ranchers, and fishermen for using sustainable practices.
It is our hope that through greater awareness we can as a voice help preserve and protect all marine life. we will be addressing as well the impact of global warming and human interference has on our oceans creatures, as well as helping to bring awareness and educate the public about the issues of Captivity among Cetaceans and the fragile existence many of our marine mammals and cetaceans face in the world today. We will be posting many informative articles but we also warn you that from time to time there will be some graphic pictures that may disturb you. yet, we seek to reveal the truth and expose the horrors many of our marine life encounter. It is our hope to create empathy, concern, and greater participation through our readers, to sign as well, important petitions and perhaps on occasion write letters to the appropriate authorities when action is needed. We do welcome input as well and welcome any articles or post that would relate to the cause we are fighting for. however, please use proper discretion when commenting as we wish not to offend anyone. We wish to maintain proper decorum at all times.
Habitat never gives homes away. When a family applies for one of our homes they must undergo an extensive application process. Our main requirement is that families earn between 40% and 60% of the median income in that county. Once approved the family begins to complete their 500 hours of sweat equity, our version of a downpayment. They complete this onsite, swinging hammers right next to the other volunteers. At the same time they enter our Homebuyer Readiness Program, a series of classes that teaches basic fincancial literacy. These classes are free and open to anyone, not just our partner families. After the home is done, the keys are handed over in a dedication ceremony. The family then owns the house with a zero-interest mortgage and a payment plan setup specifically for their needs.
For over 20 years, Future 500 has helped companies, NGOs, and other organizations engage more effectively with their stakeholders - to avoid conflict, find common ground, and advance systemic solutions to urgent global problems. In our intermediary role, we favor results over ideology. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, we maintain expertise across key sustainability issues while specializing in elite stakeholder engagement. From climate change to human rights, water stewardship to supply chain transparency, we help our partners build relationships that reduce risk and lead to lasting change. Future 500 is a founding partner of the Transition500 Alliance (T500), a network of the world’s foremost independent sustainability consultancies covering 15 markets in North America, the EU and Asia. Learn more: http://www.future500.org/global-network/.
Program Areas: -Employment & Labor Project -Housing Advocacy and Community Development Project -Immigrants’ Rights Project -National Security and Civil Rights Project -Voting Rights & Voter Empowerment Project -Korematsu Institute For more info visit: http://www.asianlawcaucus.org/alc/programs/
Information on St. Jude Children's Research Hospital events and volunteer opportunities throughout Northern California. For patient referral and hospital information, please visit: https://www.stjude.org/seek-treatment
By 2021, we will end all new cases of veterans' unemployment by making sure all military families have a job before transitioning.
VSCV Foundation was founded by VS Consulting Ventures as a Non-Profit Subsidiary to utilize VS Consulting Business Expertise and Resources and provide Business Solutions to Non-Profits and Charitable Organizations at low or Zero cost. VSCV Foundation will provide those organizations with business solutions and support through their own company and in partnership with other business ventures. www.VSCVFoundation.org
Rich or poor, straight or gay, black, white or brown, urban or rural, religious or not, American-born or foreign-born, able-bodied or living with a disability, the American Civil Liberties Union is here to ensure that EVERY person in this country is entitled to the same basic rights.
To learn more about United Way's movement to cut Bay Area poverty, go to www.uwba.org. As part of our commitment to community excellence and measurable impact, our work is guided by United Way’s Standards of Excellence. Learn more at: http://uwba.org/Financials-and-Policies
The primary objectives and purposes of METI International are to: Conduct scientific research and educational programs in Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI) and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Promote international cooperation and collaboration in METI, SETI, and astrobiology. Understand and communicate the societal implications and relevance of searching for life beyond Earth, even before detection of extraterrestrial life. Foster multidisciplinary research on the design and transmission of interstellar messages, building a global community of scholars from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts. Research and communicate to the public the many factors that influence the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, with a special emphasis on the last three terms of the Drake Equation: (1) the fraction of life-bearing worlds on which intelligence evolves, (2) the fraction of intelligence-bearing worlds with civilizations having the capacity and motivation for interstellar communication, and (3) the longevity of such civilizations. Offer programs to the public and to the scholarly community that foster increased awareness of the challenges facing our civilization’s longevity, while encouraging individual and community activities that support the sustainability of human culture on multigenerational timescales, which is essential for long-term METI and SETI research.