Action Against Hunger
Recognized worldwide as a leader in the fight against hunger, Action Against Hunger delivers programs in over 40 countries, specializing in emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural disasters and longer-term assistance to people in distress.
www.actionagainsthunger.org

Arts Council England
The national development agency for the arts in England, providing funding for a range of arts activities.
www.artscouncil.org.uk | Location: UK | Profile

American Jewish World Service
AJWS is an independent not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 to help alleviate poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the world regardless of race, religion or nationality. It breathes life into Judaism's imperative to pursue justice and helps American Jews act upon a deeply felt obligation to improve the chances for survival, economic independence and human dignity for all people.
www.ajws.org

Association for India's Development
Association for India's Development, Inc. (AID) is a voluntary non-profit organization committed to promoting sustainable, equitable and just development in India, by working with grassroots organizations and movements in India. AID supports and initiates efforts in various interconnected spheres such as education, livelihoods, natural resources, health, women's empowerment and social justice.
www.aidindia.org

BAPS Care International
BAPS Care International is a nonprofit international charity organization committed to sincerely serving the world by caring for individuals, families and communities. Learn more about how we bring about visible, lasting and meaningful change in the lives of so many. And allows us to help you help many more.
www.bapscare.org

Barnardo's - Giving children back their future
Barnardo's is the UK's largest children's charity. We run more than 300 projects nationwide, and each year help over 90,000 youngsters and their families to overcome severe disadvantage. We enable them to address problems like abuse, homelessness and poverty and tackle the challenges of disability. We do this because we believe children only have one chance of a childhood. We no longer run orphanages. Instead we work with children, young people and their families in the community over the long term to tackle the effects of disadvantage and to help them develop into well-rounded adults.
www.barnardos.org.uk

British Heart Foundation
The aim of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is to play a leading role in the fight against heart disease so that it is no longer a major cause of disability and premature death.
www.bhf.org.uk

Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion is the UK's leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. Currently, nearly 11 million people are eligible for our support and we receive around 300,000 calls for help every year.
www.britishlegion.org.uk

CARE :: Defending Dignity, Fighting Poverty:
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation.
www.care.org | Location: USA | Profile

America's Charities
America's Charities is a leader in workplace giving solutions, delivering innovation and technology to payroll deduction charitable giving campaigns. The first nonprofit to develop internet-based workplace giving campaigns, America's Charities is a trailblazer, providing the tools employers need to conduct efficient, effective workplace giving campaigns.
www.charities.org

Canadian Council of Christian Charities
Canadian Council of Christian Charities is a charity serving charities in the areas of financial accountability and stewardship along with broader taxation and legal issues relating to Christian churches and charities in Canada.
www.cccc.org

Cancer Research UK: the UK's leading cancer charity
Cancer Research UK, the UK's leading cancer charity. This site has a wealth of information about the charity and about cancer. We also have many ways for you to make a donation or to support our vital cancer research.
www.cancerresearchuk.org | Location: UK | Profile

CARE - USA: Where the end of poverty begins
CARE is one of the world's largest private international relief and development organizations. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, CARE enabled Americans to send more than 100 million CARE Packages to survivors of the conflict in Europe and Asia. CARE has become a leader in sustainable development and emergency aid, reaching tens of millions of people each year in more than 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. For more than 50 years now, CARE has been a vehicle of American generosity abroad.
www.careusa.org

Catholic Relief Services
CRS teams are working on the ground to bring relief to millions of people struggling to survive in the wake of the catastrophic tsunami. CRS and partners are addressing needs of displaced people and survivors.
www.catholicrelief.org

Church World Service
Church World Service is a cooperative humanitarian ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations, providing sustainable self-help and development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance in more than 80 countries.
www.churchworldservice.org

City of Hope
A leading Southern California biomedical research and treatment center, and hospital for cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
www.cityofhope.org | Location: USA | Profile

Comic Relief - is seriously committed to helping end poverty and social injustice.
Comic Relief was set up by comedians and uses comedy and laughter to get serious messages across, as well as making sure that everyone can have some fun at the same time. Over the years, more than 2050 celebrities have given their time and talent to Comic Relief, you name 'em, they've helped us. From Lenny Henry, Billy Connolly, John Cleese and Jerry Springer to Johnny Depp, Ali G, Davina McCall, Robbie Williams, Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse, Whoopi Goldberg and Woody Allen. Top comedy teams who've given us a lorry-loads of laughs while helping us raise a lot of cash include the League of Gentlemen, The Fast Show and Smack the Pony.
www.comicrelief.org.uk

Christian Children's Fund
Too many of the world's children suffer the debilitating effects of poverty and violence. Children have the right to experience life with as much joy and hope as humanly possible. Christian Children's Fund creates an environment of hope and respect for needy children of all cultures and beliefs in which they have opportunities to achieve their full potential, and provides practical tools for positive change - to children, families and communities.
www.christianchildrensfund.org

Conservation International
Nonprofit applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's biodiversity around the world.
www.conservation.org | Location: USA | Profile

Direct Relief International
Since 1948, Direct Relief International has worked to improve the quality of life for people in need. We focus on health - by providing essential material resources to locally run health programs in poor areas around the world and during times of disaster.
www.directrelief.org

Doctors Without Borders
Medecins Sans Frontieres (also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Food for the Hungry, Inc.
Food for the Hungry was founded in 1971 and helps some of the world's most disadvantaged people in 37 countries through child development programs, agriculture and clean-water projects, health and nutrition programs, education, micro-enterprise loans and emergency relief.
www.fh.org

GOAL
GOAL is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to the alleviation of suffering amongst the poorest of the poor. Founded by its current Chief Executive John O' Shea in 1977, when he invited four friends to join him in an effort to help those in greatest need on the planet.
www.goal.ie

International Aid
International Aid is a Christian relief and development agency that responds to Biblical mandates by providing and supporting solutions in healthcare.
www.gospelcom.net

Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International official Web site. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need. Volunteers and partner families provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat for Humanity houses.
www.habitat.org

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America
A volunteer women's organization, whose members are motivated and inspired to strengthen their partnership with Israel, ensure Jewish continuity.
www.hadassah.org | Location: USA | Profile

Help the Aged
Our vision is of a world in which older people are valued for their contribution. Help the Aged is working hard for a world in which older people are valued for their contribution to society, involved in their local communities and fulfilled in their needs, hopes and aspirations.
www.helptheaged.org.uk

Imperial Cancer Research Fund
The Cancer Research UK, the UK's leading cancer charity. This site has a wealth of information about the charity and about cancer. We also have many ways for you to make a donation or to support our vital cancer research.
www.icnet.uk

Institute of Cancer Research
The Institute of Cancer Research is one of the world's leading cancer research organisations and is internationally renowned for the quality of its science. Our mission is the relief of human suffering by pursuing excellence in the fight against cancer.
www.icr.ac.uk

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
 The Federation carries out relief operations to assist victims of disasters, and combines this with development work to strengthen the capacities of its member National Societies. The Federation's work focuses on four core areas: promoting humanitarian values, disaster response, disaster preparedness, health and community care.
www.ifrc.org

International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofits organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, non-political, non-sectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide where few organizations dare to serve.
www.imcworldwide.org

Islamic Relief Worldwide
Islamic relief is dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the worlds poorest people. It seeks to promote sustainable economic and social development. Islamic Relief provides a facility for online donations.
www.islamic-relief.com

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
Since 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (JDC) has served as the overseas arm of the American Jewish community. Our mission is to serve the needs of Jews throughout the world, particularly where their lives as Jews are threatened or made more difficult.
www.jdc.org

Karuna Trust
Karuna Trust is kindness in action. It is a voluntary organization dedicated for improving the living standards of materially poor people in Sri Lanka. It receives its inspiration from the following insight from the late Most Venerable Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayaka Thera, who was a leading social worker in Sri Lanka: Develop the human being first; the country will develop automatically.
www.karunalanka.org

Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran World Relief works with partners in 50 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from diasters.
www.lwr.org

MAP International
Founded over 50 years ago as an arm of the Christian Medical Society, MAP (Medical Assistance Programs) moved to its permanent location in Brunswick, Georgia in 1985. Today MAP continues to serve the world with a staff of nearly 130 in our U.S., Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador and Bolivia offices, dedicated through their Christian faith to providing health and hope for people living in the world's poorest communities. MAP also works in partnership programs with over 300 organizations, agencies and medical missions around the world.
www.map.org

Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living.
www.mayoclinic.com | Location: USA | Profile

Mencap
Mencap is the UK leading learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers. Together, we fight for equal rights, we campaign for greater opportunities and we challenge attitudes and prejudice. We also provide advice and support to meet people's needs throughout their lives.
www.mencap.org.uk

Mercy Corps
The catastrophic earthquake, resulting tsunamis have killed thousands and left millions of families in Southeast Asia grieving, homeless, and vulnerable. At this hour, our global emergency team is delivering critical food, water, and provisions to survivors in devastated areas, including Indonesia's Aceh province.
www.mercycorps.org

The National Trust
The National Trust protects special places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for ever, for everyone.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk | Location: UK | Profile

Network for Good
Network for Good is the Internet's leading charitable resource - an e-philanthropy site where individuals can donate, volunteer and get involved with the issues they care about. The organization's goal is to connect people to charities via the Internet - using the virtual world to deliver real resources to nonprofits and communities.
www.networkforgood.org

Operation Blessing International
Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation (OBI) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) humanitarian organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Since 1978, Operation Blessing International has touched the lives of more than 175.1 million people in 96 countries and all 50 states, providing goods and services.
www.ob.org

Operation USA
Since 1979, Operation USA has garnered a reputation for innovation, care and speed as we send relief flights and sea and land shipments throughout the world. Hundreds of American corporations have contributed their products and services to our relief and development programs. Thousands of donors have entrusted us with monetary contributions for both domestic and international programs.
www.opusa.org

Oxfam International
Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice. With many of the causes of poverty global in nature, the 12 affiliate members of Oxfam International believe they can achieve greater impact through their collective efforts.
www.oxfam.org

PATH: A catalyst for global health
Solutions for the world's biggest health problems are at hand; it only takes a little creativity to make sure those solutions work in poor countries as well as rich ones. At PATH, we envision a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone.
www.path.org | Location: USA | Profile

Plan USA
Plan USA, is an international, humanitarian, child sponsorship and child focused development organization. Plan works in 45 developing countries within Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Sponsor a child today and make a difference by helping children and their families realize their full potential.
www.planusa.org

Project Concern International
Project Concern is an international health organization that saves the lives of children and their families around the world by preventing disease and providing access to clean water and nutritious food.
www.projectconcern.org

American Red Cross
The American Red Cross helps keep people safe every day as well as in an emergency thanks to caring people who support our work in the community. Please support your local Red Cross
www.redcross.org | Location: USA | Profile

The British Red Cross
The British Red Cross supports the statutory services with a network of some 40,000 volunteers. They provide first aid and welfare services to the victims and families of local emergencies such as train crashes, floods or public evacuations. The British Red Cross also provides help to the elderly or infirm on discharge from hospital, provides short-term medical equipment loans and reunites families separated by crisis.
www.redcross.org.uk

Royal National Institute for the Blind
We are UK's leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight problems. Our pioneering work helps anyone with a sight problem - not just with Braille, Talking Books and computer training, but with imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges.
www.rnib.org.uk

Royal Society
The Royal Society - the UK s national academy of science - is at the cutting edge of scientific progress. It supports many of the UK s top young scientists, engineers and technologists, it influences science policy, it debates scientific issues with the public and much more. It is a an independent, charitable body which derives its authoritative status from its 1400 Fellows and Foreign Members.
www.royalsoc.ac.uk

RSPCA
Charity working for the Five Freedoms for animals through legislation. Investigates complaints of cruelty and rehomes animals through local branches.
www.rspca.org.uk | Location: UK | Profile

The Salvation Army: UK & Ireland
The Salvation Army in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
www.salvationarmy.org.uk | Location: UK | Profile

Samaritan's Purse | International Relief
International Christian relief and evangelism organization provides spiritual and physical aid to victims of war, poverty, natural disaster, and disease.
www.samaritanspurse.org | Location: USA | Profile

Sarvodaya
The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement started 47 years ago. Sarvodaya is Sanskrit for "Awakening of All", and Shramadana means to donate effort. Beginning in just one village and extending the movement to a total of more than 15,000 has been a fascinating adventure.
www.sarvodaya.org

Official Site - Save the Children: Helping Children in Poverty and Children in Need
Save the Children is an independent, non profit charity helping children in need by creating lasting change to end child poverty around the world and in the U.S.
www.savethechildren.org | Location: USA | Profile

Save the Children USA
Save the Children was founded in the United States in 1932 as a nonprofit child-assistance organization to make lasting positive change in the lives of children in need. Today we work in 17 states across the United States as well as in over 40 other countries in the developing world to help children and families improve their health, education and economic opportunities. We also mobilize rapid life-support assistance for children and families caught in the tragedies of natural and man-made disasters.
www.savethechildren.org

IRC | International Rescue Committee - Aiding refugees and communities victimized by war
We are the International Rescue Committee - a critical global network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers. Working together, we provide access to safety, sanctuary, and sustainable change for millions of people whose lives have been shattered by violence and oppression.
www.theirc.org | Location: USA | Profile

UNICEF
UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We have the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. That makes us unique among world organizations, and unique among those working with the young.
www.unicef.org

The Wellcome Trust
The world's largest medical research charity funding research into human and animal health.
www.wellcome.ac.uk | Location: UK | Profile

United Nations World Food Programme
- WFP; Hunger relief against poverty & famine.  Set-up in 1963, WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. In 2003, WFP fed 104 million people in 81 countries, including most of the world's refugees and internally displaced people.
www.wfp.org

World Concern
Many people in developing countries are up against immense hardships. Many compassionate groups and individuals - like you - want to make a difference. For nearly 50 years, World Concern has been bringing the two together to meet needs and offer hope. Millions are living better as a result.
www.worldconcern.org

World Wildlife Fund
WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by: onserving the world's biological diversity. Ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable. Promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. Our work covers many different areas. From policy work to campaigning, on-the-ground action to education and capacity building.
www.wwf.org