More than 1.6 million Americans have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As of August 1, 2007, 67,000 of them had been killed or wounded. In addition, more than 250,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans had been treated at...

FreePledge is a young for-profit social venture that aims to help nonprofits tap into the Internet and technologies.
FreePledge has leveraged the power of growing e-commerce market to empower nonprofit organizations.

Users go through FreePledge for their online shopping, they pay ex...

Since 1998, Knowbility's AIR (Accessibility Internet Rally) program has introduced tech professionals to the concept of making applications accessible to everyone - including people with disabilities.  Using tech sector networks and listserves, Knowbility issues a challenge to the local ...

MobileActive is a global network of organizations, technologists, organizers, and activists who are using mobile phones in their social change work.

Mobile phones have emerged as a campaign organizing tool across traditional socio-economic and cultural boundaries. Mobile phone campaigns ha...

[This case study was authored by Nancy Schwartz www.nancyschwartz.com/getting_attention.html and is republished with her permission]

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Arts Engine, Inc. supports, produces, and distributes independent media of consequence and promotes the use of independent media by advocates, educators and the general public. By fostering the production and use of independent film, video and new media, Arts Engine connects media makers and acti...

"Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org promotes the protection, preservation and propagation of gorillas. Project Koko, a primary focus of TGF/Koko.org, involves teaching a modified form of American  Sign Language to two lowland gorillas, Koko and Michael. In addition, TGF/Koko.org is developing ...

For a full project description, along with additional screenshots and content samples, see www.kiwanja.net/wildlive!.htm

Founded in 1988, the North-East Centre for Popular Medicine is a Brazilian NGO which trains, organizes, and structures community-based groups to be more effective in advocating for a public health policy, through programmes in:

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Tupiniquim is a Portugeuse-language blog that raises awareness about the plight of the indigenous population in Brazil, other Central and South America. The content is primarily a reposting and translation of Brazilian and international news articles.

You can read a (rough) translatio...