In Search of New "Partner Organizations"
We're looking for new partnership and we need your suggestions.
As you know, we recently announced the full funding of a project with charity: water. We're so excited to share that we've already fully funded partnership projects with four organizations: Not For Sale, Partners in Health, World Concern, and charity: water.
We are looking to add 1-2 new partner organizations in the coming weeks to begin a partnership and highlighting on our website and fundraising for through the ODW community. Partnership projects can range (currently) anywhere between $10,000-$25,000 US.
How does this work?
When people join our movement and donate through ODW, they can either give to our general "Giving Fund" which allows our Board of Directors to award grants to small NGOs and CBOs, award "matching grants, or people can actually choose which project (and organization) they want to support through our "partners."
That's where you come in!
Please share your suggestions of "partner organizations" we should consider. Please note that while our grants are directed towards small NGOs and CBOs (around $100K US budget), we're looking for various projects through several partners that are larger and more established (with operating budget up to around $1million).
Once we finish a project with a partner organization, we look for new partners. Our most recent partner organization - NURU International - was selected (and vetted) out of your suggestions.
Here are some other criteria to consider as you make your suggestions:
- The organization's work must align with one or more of the Millenium Development Goals.
- The organization must be a registered 501c3 non-profit organization or registered in their respective countries.
- The organization must be widely respected for their transparency and efficiency as an organization.
- The organization must be interested in a mutual partnership and collaboration for the common goal of alleviating extreme poverty.
- The organization should be active in social media platforms (website, facebook, twitter, etc).
- The organization should be working to keep their administrative costs low, thereby directing a high % of their funding directly to projects around the world, in areas of extreme global poverty. Funds raised through ODW must go directly to an agreed upon project.
- The are able to demonstrate a model of sustainability and empowerment.
What are your recommendation?
Are there any organizations that you know, respect, and love?
Write your suggestions in the comments and let us know why we should consider them.
As usual, any potential partner organizations will go through our thorough vetting and analysis process before they can be considered for an official partnership.
Lastly, while we love our collaboration with these established "partners," our heart is really focused on small grassroots NGOs and CBOs. Take a minute to read why.
Photo Credit: from World Concern (one of our partners). Photo taken by Derek Sciba of WC in Chad, Africa.
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Hi, I like Malaria No More. Malaria drastically affects child health in developing nations. Malaria No More takes a three prong approach to solving the problem: Investments, Communications, Resources Mobilizations.
http://www.malarianomore.org/approach
I would recommend FilterPure Filters at filterpurefilters.org which assists in providing clean safe drinking water or Central Asia Institute which promotes education for girls in the middle east.
I highly recommend Life in Abundance International. I just returned from a missions trip in Ethiopia where I met the people behind their programs and those who've benefited from them. Their model is genius — equip the local church to "wholistically" change communities by meeting needs in the area of health, education, HIV/AIDS, disaster relief, spirituality, orphans/vulnerable children, water sanitation, micro enterprise, etc. This month they're celebrating 10 years as an organization (and in Ethiopia). LIA is active in seven countries in north east Africa.
A few of LIA's success stories include:
- More than 600,000 have received health education and clinical care
- 75 communities have been trained and empowered for wholistic ministry
- More than 3,000 individuals have been trained as community resource persons
- 600 families have benefited from income generating activities - More than 1,000 persons have benefited from skills development programs
- In Ethiopia, about 750 orphaned and/or vulnerable children have received care and rehabilitation
- Communities continue to be served post our response to the 2005 Tsunami in Somalia
- In response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, more than 19,000 youth are involved in sexual health programs, 50 mothers are in programs to prevent vertical AIDS transmission programs and over 800 individuals with AIDS are benefiting from home based care and support.
http://liaint.org
I recommend The Ratanak Foundation, a Canadian-based nonprofit which now has affiliates in the UK and Australia. Ratanak funds a number of projects in Cambodia, focussing on rescuing, rehabilitating and economically redirecting children who have been sold into the sex industry, often by their parents or relatives.
Website: http://www.ratanak.org
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=731915794&v=wall#!/group.php?gid=62154361501&ref=ts
I recommend Basic Human Needs http://www.basichumanneeds.net/. What started seven years ago as three people determined to help street children in India, has turned into a school, home and medical clinic to address the needs of this vulnerable population.
I am a part of MICAH 6:3 Sudan which is developing a 400 acre Christian agricultural community in Torit, Sudan. This project will have two wells for clean water, 300 acres of agriculture plantings as well as animal husbandry. The whole purpose of this farm is to put ownership into the people's hands within three years and the farm at that point will be completely self-sustaining. The remaining 100 acres will provide housing as well as a church on site. We are very excited about this project as we will be employing over 1200 local Sudanese people and will be able to feed over 12,000 people. We would appreciate your consideration as a strategic partner.
You should check out Livlife. They're a new uk based charity working in tanzania. They are working to eradicate poverty through free education programmes to enable people to diversify their livelihoods. Completely sustainable and appropriate development which preserves cultures whilst promoting development. They've got a model of an education centre which they are replication around tanzania and all the funds which are donated go straight to their projects in tanzania. Check them out hello@livlife.org. These guys make money go a very long way-something like three pounds a person a month to give them the education they need. I'd give my wages for that!
This summer I spent 10 days in Nicaragua working with an organization called Cantera. They work to develop their community through classes that will enrich the lives of the citizens of Ciudad Sandino and provide the youth an outlet for their energy rather than allowing them to get involved in street gangs.
Cantera could really use the grant money, after recent budget cuts they operate on around $12,000 a year. Many people who began as kids in the program turn down job offers that could provide so much more for them just so they can give back to their community and keep Cantera going. I can personally vouch for the amazing people that work over there and put so much effort into the betterment of both their community and society. Please give Cantera of Nicaragua the chance to show you what they can do.
website: canteranicaragua.org
mission: http://www.canteranicaragua.org/en_cantera.html
Please consider Hungry For Life, an organization that excels in every area of the listed criteria! They are a nonprofit organization committed to seeing a world transformed by a global movement of compassion. Their role is to directly engage churches and groups in projects that help alleviate suffering throughout the world. They facilitate relationships between those who have resources and those who need them.
Hungry For Life operates on a transparent giving priority and maintains that 100% of funds given to projects will be used for projects.
Visit their website at www.hungryforlife.org and you can read more about the many project currently underway!
I recommend The Luke Commission. It is an independent Christian work that does medical clinics in the bush and presents the gospel. They have a website and they are on Facebook. The leaders are Harry Vanderwal (M.D.) and his wife Echo (PA). They do AIDS testing and treatment, vision assessment and trestment, along with many other basic medical problems.
I would like to nominate SCHAP, a international development nonprofit that stands for "S"ustainable, "C"omprehensive, "H"umanitarian, "A"ssistance, and "P"lanning. It seems like a mouthful, but it encompasses how we view and do our development projects/initiatives & how we "Empower the Capable"
Sustainable and Comprehensive: because our view is that in order for development to be long-lasting and effective, you need to address the key issues of poverty alleviation, however, there are multi-factors and issues that need to be address. From women's rights and empowerment to business development workshops / microloans to clean water access to sanitation and waste management, our comprehensive approach to development is will make a community thrive.
Humanitarian: because it is the type of work we do. Currently our team in western Kenya in a small fishing community called Matoso.
Assistance and Planning: because our projects are not just another hand-out that other aid organizations do. We educate and keep the community accountable for their participation. We choose our project based on the the community's and local leader's excitement and dedication to the project. We try to address all the key issues that not only we see, but also from the people and leaders in the community.
SCHAP is currently in Matoso, Kenya and have spent that past 6 months prepping, training volunteers and teammates, and the last month have been on the ground working with the community to education and "Empower the Capable."
To read more about their time there and their experiences, visit the daily blog at http://www.schapontheground.tumblr.com AND visit our website and watch out "Block" campaign video at http://www.schap.info. Twitter: @SCHAPInfo
I can't recommend a particular organization working on Pakistan relief, but donating to flood victims seems absolutely imperative right now. Unfortunately the international community isn't being as generous as it was when Haiti was hit with the earthquake..
Thanks for this. We've certainly underestimated the impact of the situation in Pakistan and hope to respond soon.
Unfortunately i cant recommend a particular organization working on Pakistan flood relief, because of the vastness & size of destruction there are quiet a few small NGO's being set-up to help with the relief effort. Being a Pakistani i have witnessed the destruction first hand, which is why i appeal that a helping hand be lend & the best way i can think of for donation is through United Nations fund or the Poverty Alleviation Fund for Pakistan Flood Relief to ensure that the donation is spent in the right place.
Thank you Noor ul Ain.
We hope to launch our Pakistan Relief Fund very soon.
http://edenprojects.org/
Thank you, Cindy. Do you have a personal connection with Eden?
I @miguelaj recommend, A Future Without Poverty, Inc. (http://www.fwop.org)
During my first year of undergrad in 2007, I volunteered abroad in #Mexico, visiting the states of Zacatecas and Jalisco with their student chapter. Our goal for the month was to complete the construction of a Chicken/Fish aquaculture farm, helping organize a women’s sewing co-op by teaching them how to use the computers, and installing #solar panels built by local high school #engineering students in a remotely located elementary school. This trip changed my life.
Currently based in #Ripley, #Ohio, Future Without #Poverty is a registered nonprofit organization that focuses on the creation of opportunities, not just handouts, and builds their programs based on four E's: #Education, #Enterprise, #Empowerment, and #Environment.
Some of their programs include:
- Bringing #water to villages two miles away using GPS to locate elevations needed to create the pressure necessary to carry it across PVC pipes to each household.
- Successfully working with local Mexican government to invest in bringing #electricity into rural communities far from the city.
- Familiarity with #hydroponic, rain harvesting, gray #water, and drip irrigation #gardening methods.
- Successful low cost solar panels system designed for #rural schools to use that help them get access to electricity.
Syl Flores, Founder and President of FWOP, derives his ‘fire’ from his personal experiences growing up in poverty in south Texas. He has organized a team of experts that include Thomas Benjamin, a recipient of awards for successful program design from the #UN, Dr. Isidor Wallimann, president of the Social Economy Association and Network Cooperative of #Basel, Switzerland, and Mr. Carl Westmoreland, Senior Historian at the #Cincinnati National Underground #Freedom Center who has worked worldwide on issues of social #justice and freedom. Syl is also a dedicated father and husband with a supportive family that participates in FWOP fundraisers and at one point even ran a small but popular Mexican restaurant in the small town of Ripley to help raise funds. Personally, I think it's amazing the caliber of work that FWOP has managed to do on such a small budget and limited exposure.
However, a few months ago Syl underwent major heart surgery and through the grace of god survived despite the probable odds of a massive heart attack that could kill him if it struck. When I first met him, prior to my first trip, he told me that most people could tell you when they were born, but only a few could tell you why. Syl knows why he was born and it is obvious from meeting and talking with him that he will continue to fight for the poor no matter what obstacles get in his way. Hence, I am proud to support his organization and be on the lookout for opportunities to help Future without Poverty fulfill their mission. As a result, I know what I was born to do!
Mr. Carl Westmoreland of the #Cincinnati #Freedom Center interviewed Syl about the international poverty conference he held at Northern Kentucky University in April 2009 and about tackling poverty. You can listen to it here: http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2009/03/freedom-station...
I hope you take the time to listen to the interview and visit the organization, http://www.fwop.org to read about our programs and approach. Please and feel free contact me if you need more information or to answer questions about my involvement. Thank you so much for the work Eugene and everyone at #ODW. Your outreach would mean a lot and I wish you many more success!
I can strongly and knowledgeably recommend Convoy of Hope. They are a raw and real organization that is both viable and established as well as grass roots and up and coming. They've been around for about 15 years and have already helped about 35 million people through community outreaches, disaster response, children's feeding initiatives and partner resourcing. The coolest thing is that as an activist against hunger they have a unique philosophy on hunger. They believe that hunger goes beyond the meal and thus they bring relief through injecting hope and life into communities through one-day inspirational events, clean and healthy water, nutritional programs, healthy living environments and agricultural initiatives.
As the reading rainbow guy would but it, don't take my word for it: www.convoyofhope.org www.twitter.com/convoyofhope www.facebook.com/convoyofhope www.youtube.com/theconvoyofhope
I wholeheartedly recommend Restore International to be a ODW partner organization. This non-profit is doing some powerful and amazing things around the world, in places of the most need. The small staff of lawyers and their associates started in 2004 by going into Indian brothels, saving young girls who were forced into prostitution and slavery through child trafficking and prosecuting brothel owners and other individuals who were and are perpetrating this awful cycle. As lawyers, they have the education, knowledge and skill set to see the prosecution of these people through and are able to combat an unjust, corrupt police system.
Since starting work in India, Restore has also tackled work in Uganda, helping alleviate the suffering that has occurred for more than 20 years of civil war. They are building schools, providing clean water, assisting with legal issues and so much more.
This is a powerful and amazing organization, run by a few very selfless, very passionate individuals, like Bob Goff, the founder and president. They deserve all the backing in the world, and I would be ecstatic to see ODW partner with such an incredible organization.
Thanks everyone for all these worthwhile suggestions. We'll do some research and hope to share news of some new partners in the coming months.
We appreciate your input, voice, and partnership.
Please consider Happy Child International as a partner organization. They certainly meet all of your criteria and are doing very important grass roots work in Brazil, rescuing child prostitutes off the street and rehabilitating them.
As you can read, these children end up on the streets exploited and abused because of the extreme poverty their families face. You can check out this article by the BBC News to read more about the reality these children face: http://ow.ly/2v8cY
Here is the website for Happy Child: http://www.happychild.org/
You can follow them @HappyChildInt
We would love to spread the word through ODW, utilizing your birthday for a cause and party for a cause tools.
Thank you for the work that you do and for your consideration!
@mchellepeterson
I would like to nominate Agros International for One Day’s Wages new partner organization. Agros is a Seattle based NGO that works with rural poor families in Central America and Mexico on acquiring agricultural land, attaining economic self-sufficiency, realizing their God-given potential, and passing on to future generations the values and resources that enable them to flourish. They are aligned with the following UN Millennium Development Goals:
· Ending poverty and hunger by assisting landless peasants in Central America and Mexico with acquiring land ownership and helping to build a sustainable community on that land.
· Promoting gender equality by encouraging the formation of village leadership structures that include equal numbers of both men and women.
· Supporting environmental sustainability by providing farmers with the resources and technical assistance to grow crops free of excessive pesticides and herbicides.
Founded in 1982 as a 501c3 non-profit organization they have been tirelessly working with families in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Chiapas, Mexico to build self-sustaining and thriving communities. They work to provide landless, rural, poor families access to agricultural land, long-term credit, and training, so families are able to start, develop and eventually own an economically sustainable village. Since 1982 Agros has helped create 40 villages lifting thousands out of poverty. Agros could not operate without the generous donations from their supporters and Agros has built a well respected reputation among its donor community over the last 25 years.
I track the work of Agros on their outstanding blog and through Facebook and Twitter @AgrosIntl. These sites are maintained regularly allowing me an opportunity to follow closely the work of the organization. Agros has also recently created a website called One Village which allows supporters to essentially step inside a village via personal stories, videos, and photos.
Agros’ vision, mission and values match closely with those of ODW and they would make a wonderful partner to your organization.
Shooz is an NPO that collects used running shoes and distributes them to the needy and homeless around the world. Shooz was started by runners, who on a trip to South Africa to run the Comrades Marathon, noticed the poverty at every turn. www.shoesforplanetearth.com
Receiving a free pair of shoes gives both adults and children the opportunity to improve their lives through providing opportunities for work, education and health - Adults, as they now have shoes to wear to work, and children, as they can now walk to school, which can be as much as 15 kilometres away. And for everyone the chance to exercise and so improve their physical and mental well-being.
Our shoes keep feet warm in the winter and they drastically reduce the rate of foot infections, injury and disease.
Runners, families and schools are donating their running shoes to us to help people improve their lives. We would love to be involved with ODW so that more people around the world can reap the benefits of both giving and receiving….. and any financial donations to assist with shipping our shoes around the world would be greatly appreciated as this would allow us to help more people.
Thank you for this opportunity :)
This project is amazing!!
Its an NGO in Uganda and has a vision to grow hugely across Africa as it is needed.
I have just spent 3 weeks at their first childrens village which only takes children with HIV. They truly only choose the worst cases where the child would not survive without their support and they give them a life that enables them to live to the full. The children I worked with were so full of life and health you wouldn't have even know they had been sick and yet the staff there have the most amazing stories about how the children were when they arrived.
The project has the HOPE priciples which stand for Health, Love, Prosperity and Education. They are also currently reaching out into the local community to make a real impact on the area they work in.
www.gcanet.org
I traveled to Haiti with them in March and they are doing some amazing work in the country side, Mirebalais, to bring health care, schooling, electricity and clean water to the community.
My wife is fulfilling her destiny to transform her country, The Gambia in West Africa, by educating and empowering female students. She came to the US in 1994 and will be completing her PhD in Educational Leadership at Syracuse University's School of Education next year. We, Starfish International, have run a summer school program for the past 3 years and are trying to secure land to build an Academy of Excellence grades Pre-k through 12. Our girls are already transforming their communities and have plans to recreate their country. If they are the result of 3 short summers, I can't fathom the impact of producing 100 agents of change each year that have experienced an advanced education for 13 years in which the primary focus is service to humanity. As a new 501c3, we are currently looking for funding to start building our Academy with the hope of staring the preschool next September! My wife and our Starfish Girls are beyond phenomenal!
http://starfishinternational.org
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