Causes We Support
Causes We Support is a vital part of Red Room, as it shines a spotlight on organizations effecting change around the world. Because our authors are also socially minded, we are profiling the nonprofit groups significant to them. Thank you for taking a moment to learn more about them.
This week, Red Room profiles UNICEF.
More Causes We Support
- Adoption Advocacy
- Adoption Advocates International: http://www.adoptionadvocates.org/welcome/entry.php
- Alternative Culture
- Alternatives to Marriage Project: http://www.unmarried.org/
- Alzheimer's Advocacy
- Alzheimer's Association: http://www.alz.org/index.asp
- Alzheimer's Foundation of America: http://www.alzfdn.org/
- Animal Welfare/Pet Advocacy
- American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation: http://www.akcchf.org/
- Animal Friends Rescue Project: http://www.animalfriendsrescue.org/
- Animal Place: http://www.animalplace.org/
- Animal Rescue Foundation: http://www.arf.net/
- Animal Welfare Information & Advice: http://www.animalwelfare.org/
- ASPCA: http://www.aspca.org/
- Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: http://www.asbah.org/
- Humane Society of the United States: http://www.hsus.org/
- Live and Let Live Horse Rescue: http://www.liveandletlivefarm.org/
- Milo Foundation: http://www.milofoundation.org/
- Pets Unlimited: http://www.petsunlimited.org/
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: http://www.peta.org/
- Rocket Dog Rescue: http://www.rocketdogrescue.org/
- SPCA International: http://spca.com/
- Artist Advocacy
- Americans for the Arts: http://www.americansforthearts.org/
- Arts Corps: http://www.artscorps.org/
- Authors Coalition: http://www.authorscoalition.org/
- Authors Guild: http://www.authorsguild.org/
- Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: http://www.cbldf.org/
- Hero Initiative: http://www.heroinitiative.org/
- International PEN: http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/internationalpen/
- National Writers' Union: http://www.nwu.org/
- PEN American Center: http://www.pen.org/
- Asian American Advocacy
- Asian Americans for Community Involvement: http://www.aaci.org/
- Book-Based Organizations: California Legacy Project, Book Group Expo
- Cancer Advocacy
- American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/
- Breast Cancer Action: http://www.bcaction.org/
- Bright Pink: http://www.bebrightpink.com/
- Gilda's Club: http://www.gildasclub.org/
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/
- Lung Cancer Alliance: http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/
- National Breast Cancer Coalition: http://www.stopbreastcancer.org/
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure: http://www.komen.org/
- Career Advocacy
- Chicano/a and Latino/a Advocacy and Cultural Resources
- Arte Público Press: http://www.arte.uh.edu/
- Children's Advocacy
- Amigos de los Romerítos: http://www.amigosdelosromeritos.org/
- Compassion International: http://www.compassion.com/
- Invisible Children: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/
- Make-A-Wish Foundation: http://www.wish.org/
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: http://www.ncmec.org/
- Operation Smile: http://www.operationsmile.org/
- Save the Children: http://www.savethechildren.org/
- Stay Strong Foundation: http://www.thestaystrongfoundation.com/
- Unicef: http://www.unicef.org/
- Creative Arts Festivals
- Cultural Preservation
- Film Noir Foundation: http://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/
- National Film Preservation Foundation: http://www.filmpreservation.org/
- National Trust for Historic Preservation: http://www.preservationnation.org/
- Renew Our Music Fund: http://www.renewourmusic.org/
- Disabled Advocacy
- Eating Disorders
- Academy for Eating Disorders: http://www.aedweb.org/
- Economic Self-Sufficiency/Microloans
- FINCA: http://www.villagebanking.org/
- Grameen Foundation: http://www.grameen-info.org/
- Kiva: http://www.kiva.org/
- Education and Literacy Programs
- 826 Valencia: http://www.826valencia.org/
- Bay Area Discovery Museum: http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/
- Be The Star You Are: http://www.bethestaryouare.org/
- Donors Choose: http://www.donorschoose.org/
- James Patterson PageTurner Awards: http://www.pattersonpageturner.org/
- KIPP Schools: http://www.kipp.org/
- Literacy Center Education Network: http://www.literacycenter.net/
- Once Upon A School: http://onceuponaschool.org/
- Reading is Fundamental: http://www.rif.org/
- Room To Read: http://www.roomtoread.org/
- Teach For America: http://www.teachforamerica.org/
- Elder Advocacy
- Employment Assistance
- Environmental Conservation
- American Forests: http://www.americanforests.org/
- Bainbridge Island (Washington) Land Trust: http://www.bi-landtrust.org/
- Books Into Trees: http://www.ecstaticrelations.com/booksintotrees/
- Defenders of Wildlife: http://www.defenders.org/
- Environment California: http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/
- Environmental Defense Fund: http://www.environmentaldefense.com/
- Forests Forever: http://www.forestsforever.org/
- Friends of the Urban Forest: http://www.fuf.net/
- Galapagos Conservancy: http://www.galapagos.org/
- Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/
- Maine Coastal Heritage Trust: http://www.mcht.org/
- Marin Agricultural Land Trust: http://www.malt.org/
- National Park Foundation: http://www.nationalparks.org/
- National Parks Conservation Association: http://www.ncpca.org/
- Natural Resources Defense Council: http://www.nrdc.org/
- Nature Conservancy: http://www.nature.org/
- Ocean Conservancy: http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
- Pacific Forest Trust: http://www.pacificforest.org/
- Sierra Club: http://www.sierraclub.org/
- Surfrider Foundation: http://www.surfrider.org/
- Food Providers
- Alameda County (California) Community Food Bank: http://www.accfb.org/
- The Hunger Site: http://www.thehungersite.com/
- Meals on Wheels: http://www.meals-on-wheels.org/
- Project Open Hand: http://www.projectopenhand.org/
- San Francisco Food Bank: http://www.sffoodbank.org/
- Food Self-Reliance
- Friends of Libraries
- Bainbridge Island (Washington) Library: http://www.krl.org/index.php/KRL-Branches/Bainbridge-Island.html
- Friends of Public Libraries Association (Lebanon): http://www.assabil.com/
- Friends of the San Francisco Public Library: http://www.freindsandfoundation.org/
- Health Advocacy
- American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org/
- American Lung Association: http://www.lungusa.org/
- AmeriFace: http://www.aboutfaceusa.org/
- Arthritis Foundation: http://www.arthritis.org/
- Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: http://www.asbah.org/
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: http://www.cff.org/
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: hwww.jdrf.org
- Lesbian Health & Research Center: http://www.lesbianhealthinfo.org/
- Lyme Disease Association: http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/
- Muscular Dystrophy Association: http://www.mdausa.org/
- National MS Society: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/
- Partners in Health: http://www.pih.org/
- Planned Parenthood: http://www.plannedparenthood.com/
- St. James Infirmary: http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/
- Sunbeam Foundation: http://www.sunbeamfoundation.org/cms/index.php
- HIV/AIDS Advocacy:
- amfAR: http://www.amfar.org/
- Banyan Tree Project: http://www.banyantreeproject.org/home.html
- Broadway Cares: http://www.broadwaycares.org/
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation: http://www.sfaf.org/
- Youth AIDS: http://www.youthaids.org/
- Homeless Advocacy
- Berkeley (California) Emergency Food & Housing Project: http://bfhp.org/
- Hospice Services
- Compassion & Choices of Northern CA: http://www.compassionandchoicesnca.org/
- Humanitarian Aid
- Afghan Friends Network: http://www.afghanfriends.net/
- Afghan Women's Mission: http://afghanwomensmission.org/index.php
- American Friends of Le Kinkeliba: http://www.lekinkelibaus.org/
- American Friends Service Committee: http://www.afsc.org/
- American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
- AmeriCares International: http://www.americares.org/
- Bhopal (India) Medical Appeal: http://www.bhopal.org/
- CARE: http://www.care.org/
- Doctors Without Borders: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
- International Red Cross: http://icrc.org/
- International Campaign for Tibet: http://www.savetibet.org/
- Mercy Corps: http://www.mercycorps.prg/
- Operation USA: http://www.opusa.org/
- Oxfam: http://www.oxfam.org/
- Samaritan's Purse: http://www.samaritanspure.org/
- Seva Foundation: http://www.seva.org/
- UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org
- Immigration Services
- American Immigration Law Foundation: http://www.ailf.org/
- Institutions of Higher Education:
- International Human Rights
- Amnesty International: http://www.amnesty.org/
- Amnesty International USA: http://www.amnestyusa.org/
- Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org/
- Save Darfur: http://www.savedarfur.org/
- Jewish Advocacy and Cultural Resources
- American Jewish World Service: http://www.ajws.org/
- Anti-Defamation League: http://www.adl.org/
- Legal Advocacy
- LGBT Advocacy and Cultural Resources
- Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice: http://www.astraea.org/
- Equality California: http://www.eqca.org/
- Lesbian Health Research Center: http://www.lesbianhealthinfo.org/
- Horizons Foundation: http://www.horizonsfoundation.org/
- Human Rights Campaign: http://www.hrc.org/
- National Center for Lesbian Rights: http://www.nclrights.org/
- Military Personnel Advocacy
- Books For Soldiers: http://www.booksforsoldiers.com/
- Media Organizations
- National Public Radio: http://www.npr.org/
- Native American Advocacy and Cultural Resources
- American Indian College Fund: http://www.collegefund.org/
- Nonprofit Seeding and Training: Catalyst Project
- Peace Activism
- 1000 Grandmothers: http://www.1000grandmothers.net/
- Buddhist Peace Fellowship: http://www.bpf.org/
- Fellowship of Reconciliation: http://www.forusa.org/
- Global Security Institute: http://www.gsinstitute.org/
- Ploughshares Fund: ploughshares.org
- Political Activism
- Racial Justice Advocacy
- Applied Research Center: http://www.arc.org/
- Refugee Advocacy
- Regional American Advocacy and Culture
- Appalachian Voices: http://www.appvoices.org/
- Regional Museums & Cultural Institutions
- The Lindsay Wildlife Museum: http://www.wildlife-museum.org/
- Regional Performance Groups and Venues
- Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase: http://www.louderarts.com/acentos/
- Berkeley (California) Repertory Theatre: http://www.berkeleyrep.org/
- Retreats and Workshops
- Safety
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving: http://www.madd.org/
- Services for the Homeless and Poor
- Glide Foundation: http://www.glide.org/
- Shelter Services
- Architecture for Humanity: http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
- Building Futures with Women & Children Shelters: http://www.bfwc.org/
- Casa de las Madres: http://www.lacasadelasmadres.org/
- Habitat for Humanity: http://www.habitat.org/
- Veterans Advocacy
- National Coalition for Homeless Veterans: http://www.nchv.org/
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Voting Reform
- Black Box Voting: http://www.blackboxvoting.org/
- Voter Action: http://www.voteraction.org/
- Wildlife Protection
- African Wildlife Foundation: http://www.awf.org/
- Audubon Society: http://www.audubon.org/
- Bat Conservation International: http://www.batcon.org/home/default.asp
- The Jane Goodall Institute: http://www.janegoodall.org/
- Women's Advocacy and Activism
- 50/50 Leadership: http://www.fiftyfifty.us/
- Belladonna Sanctuary of the Goddess: http://www.belladonnasanctuary.org/index.php
- Girls, Inc.: http://www.girlsinc.org/
- Global Fund For Women: http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
- Moms Rising: http://www.momsrising.org/
- Ms. Foundation: http://www.ms.foundation.org/
- National Organization for Women: http://now.org/
- Women's eNews: http://www.womensenews.org/
