Your gift will support the research of our physicians and scientists who continue to pioneer new medical treatments in breast cancer research such as immunotherapy, including vaccines and antibodies. Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s vaccine studies are designed to identify the best way to harness the body’s immune system to ward off recurrences. Our doctors have tested several monoclonal antibodies. They have so far demonstrated that this approach...

Public radio has never been more important. It is an indispensable source of news and cultural experiences for 29 million weekly listeners. It is an irreplaceable forum for content that commercial radio providers overlook. PRI has helped to make the system what it is today by investing $90 million over 20 years to partner with visionary producers and pursue breakthrough ideas. Resulting projects include PRI’s...

Provide 100 pencils to children in an impoverished area.

Supported employment is a way to move people from dependence on a service delivery system to independence via competitive employment. Recent studies indicate that the provision of on-going support services for people with severe disabilities significantly increases their rates for employment retention. Supported employment encourages people to work within their communities and encourages work, social interaction, and integration. Supported employment services should achieve the following...

Trained lab technicians make the entire vision care process come together in the optical laboratory, and play a key role in providing the gift of good sight for a poor person. Your gift of $34 pays for one hour of training for an optical lab techician to help ensure proper lenses for poor patients' eye wear.

$75 will pay for the time it takes for an Information & Referral Specialist to assist 15 people with disabilities and their families. That means for every five dollars, a family indentifies a therapy program for their child, a father finds funding to buy an accessible van, or a woman is given employment resources.

FVPF made a commitment to help curb family violence among the isolated communities where American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and children live and work. FVPF provides technical assistance and training as the clearinghouse for the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence. For this program we partnered with: Indian Health Service, Administration for Children and Families, Sacred Circle, the National Resource Center to End Violence...

The Coalition has given away 142 personal computers, organized holiday parties, paid airfare for families to visit their loved ones in the hospital, and given long distance calling cards and $500 gift cards to wounded troops. Your gift will help the Coalition provide a gift to honor an injured servicemember.

Your gift will provide the seed capital necessary for a poor farmer in Nicaragua to take the first steps out of poverty by starting a microenterprise.

The Venture Fund for Leading Social Entrepreneurs directs resources to regions where innovators are emerging and investment is most needed. Contributing to the Venture Fund will accelerate the impact of Ashoka’s unique Fellow selection model and directly support the work of Ashoka Fellows across the world.

Provides materials and assistance to an intergenerational shared site seeking to serve old and young under one roof.

Your gift will provide enough medication to treat 10 Tibetan women for a variety of reproductive tract infections. Women will receive information on how to prevent infections, good hygiene, and reproductive health training.

This gift provides a salary for one of our Kenyan housemothers, or Aunties, at the Flying Kites Kinangop Childrens Center. These incredible and hardworking caretakers nurture our children in small, family style houses, giving the children security and a place to call home.

Your gift will help fund an Ashoka fellow of Persian origin as part of the Ashoka PARSA Partnership for Social Entrepreneurship. The Ashoka PARSA Partnership for Social Entrepreneurship will financially support a fellow anywhere in the world Ashoka operates for three years based on his or her need, giving the fellow the resources to develop and implement his or her idea full-time. The fellow may...

In countries where human rights are often violated, legal aid plays a crucial role: the most decisive indicator of the reduction of abuse and torture is the early presence of a defense attorney. By actively working with local legal aid offices and lawyers, we can prevent human rights abuses from ever happening. Your donation will provide a IBJ-authored Legal Defender Toolkit that will be a...

Your gift will help provide older adults with opportunities to learn and lead in their communities through OASIS by taking part in challenging arts, health, technology classes and volunteer service programs. By participating in OASIS lifelong learning and service opportunities, older adults can increase their intellectual stimulation, improve their overall health, increase their level of social engagement, and build their skills in a variety of...

In countries where human rights are often violated, legal aid plays a crucial role: the most decisive indicator of the reduction of abuse and torture is the early presence of a defense attorney. By actively working with local legal aid offices and lawyers, we can prevent human rights abuses from ever happening. Legal aid offices in developing countries often face resource problems that may prevent...

In countries where human rights are often violated, legal aid plays a crucial role: the most decisive indicator of the reduction of abuse and torture is the early presence of a defense attorney. By actively working with local legal aid offices and lawyers, we can prevent human rights abuses from ever happening. 20 IBJ-authored legal aid reference booklets will go to 20 legal aid offices,...

NCOA is building a network of involved and concerned Americans across the country committed to interacting with Congress about important legislation. Through periodic updates and timely action alerts we inform the public about bills that are in Congress, and how you can help. NCOA has even developed a list of questions you can ask candidates to determine how they may vote on issues that affect...

Your gift will be used to support broad-based efforts to make sure that locally owned independent media remains strong in the United States. Whether your gift is used towards working to save a favorite public radio program in a local community or used to assist a station starting up a new youth-oriented public radio service - your gift will allow citizens of the United States...