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http://www.accion.org

ACCION International is a nonprofit that fights poverty through microlending. Every day, millions of enterprising women and men around the world struggle to better their lives by opening tiny businesses. They work exhausting hours yet they barely scrape by. What they need to break free is a little credit - a loan as small as $100. With ACCION, they can get it.

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http://www.aclu.org

The ACLU's mission is to fight civil liberties violations wherever and whenever they occur. Most of our clients are ordinary people who have experienced an injustice and have decided to fight back. The ACLU is also active in our national and state capitals, fighting to ensure that the Bill of Rights will always be more than a "parchment barrier" against government oppression and the tyranny of the majority.

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http://www.amfar.org

AMFAR's mission is to prevent HIV infection and the disease and death associated with it and to protect the human rights of all people threatened by the epidemic of HIV/AIDS.

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http://web.amnesty.org

Amnesty International's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Our mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of our work to promote all human rights.

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http://www.bbbsa.org

Big Brothers and Big Sisters are, foremost, friends to children: They share everyday activities, expand horizons, and experience the joy in even the simplest events. Within those little moments lies the big magic that a Big Brother or Big Sister brings to the life of a young person.

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http://www.preventcancer.org

Our mission is the prevention and early detection of cancer through scientific research and education. We focus on cancers that can be prevented through lifestyle changes or early detection followed by prompt treatment. These include breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, skin and testicular cancers.

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http://www.csdp.org

We provide advice and technical assistance to individuals and organizations working to reform current drug policies. We facilitate coalition-building among like-minded groups and educate the public by disseminating research, hosting public forums and informing members of the media. We fight the excesses of the drug war by providing pro bono legal assistance to those adversely affected by current drug policy.

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http://creativecommons.org

The Creative Commons is devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to build upon and share. Creativity and innovation rely on a rich heritage of prior intellectual endeavor. We stand on the shoulders of giants by revisiting, reusing, and transforming the ideas and works of our peers and predecessors. Digital communications promise a new explosion of this kind of collaborative creative activity. But at the same time, expanding intellectual property protection leaves fewer and fewer creative works in the "public domain" � the body of creative material unfettered by law and, to quote Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, "free as the air to common use."

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http://www.democrats.org

The Democratic National Committee plans the Party's quadrennial presidential nominating convention; promotes the election of Party candidates with both technical and financial support; and works with national, state, and local party organizations, elected officials, candidates, and constituencies to respond to the needs and views of the Democratic electorate and the nation.

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http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

M�decins Sans Fronti�res (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.

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http://www.easter-seals.org

Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for more than 80 years. Whether helping someone improve physical mobility, return to work or simply gain greater independence for everyday living, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.

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http://eff.org

If America's founding fathers had anticipated the digital frontier, there would be a clause in the Constitution protecting your rights online, as well. Just as Patriots fought for liberty and freedom, we fight measures that threaten basic human rights. Only the dominion we defend is the vast wealth of digital information, innovation, and technology that resides online.

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http://www.family.org/

Our Mission: To cooperate with the Holy Spirit in disseminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible, and, specifically, to accomplish that objective by helping to preserve traditional values and the institution of the family.

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http://www.gsfp.org/

As families of soldiers who have died as a result of war Gold Star Families for Peace organizes to be a positive force in our world to bring our country�s sons and daughters home from Iraq, to minimize the �human cost� of this war, and to prevent other families from the pain we are feeling as the result of our losses.

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http://www.greenparty.org/

Green politics is an ecological approach to politics that links social and ecological problems. Ecology studies the relationships among organisms and their environment. Political ecology brings human institutions and ideologies into this holistic perspective. Thus, Greens believe that in order to harmonize society with nature, we must harmonize human with human. For the Greens, the struggles against racism, sexism, exploitation, war, and all other forms of social domination and violence are central to the struggle for an ecologically sustainable society.

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