Partners & Organizations
Our purpose is to be a multimedia resource and movement to share stories and articles that provide education, inspiration, motivation and solutions on how to live a happy, healthy and sustainable life. We hope the resources below will help you make a positive impact in the lives of others.
We are always open to adding new partners and organizations that are like minded and are making a positive impact somehow, somewhere! Please let us know if you are interested in being listed on our partners and organizations page. You can send an email to info@positiveimpactmagazine.com and we will review your request.
The Alpha House of Tampa
www.alphahouseoftampa.org
(813) 875-2024
The vision of Alpha House is to provide opportunities for pregnant and parenting women in crisis to create promising lives for themselves and their babies.
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
(202) 303-5313
The American Red Cross helps prepare communities for emergencies and keep people safe every day thanks to caring people who support our work.
Best Buddies International
www.bestbuddies.org
305-374-2233
scotttracy@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). 89% of all revenue goes directly to Best Buddies programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), while only 11% is spent on administration and fundraising. contact- Scott Tracy VP Special Events.
Big Cat Rescue
www.bigcatrescue.org
(813) 920-4130
Big Cat Rescue is the largest accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
www.gatesfoundation.org
(206) 709-3100
info@gatesfoundation.org
Grant Inquiries
(206) 709-3140
Scholarship Inquiries
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/topics/Pages/scholarships.aspx
Bill and Melinda Gates started the foundation because they believe every person should have the chance to live a healthy, productive life. All of the foundation’s grantmaking and advocacy efforts support this mission. We form partnerships and make grants to organizations that we think can get solutions to the people who need them, bring about systemic change, and achieve lasting results. Then we search for ways we can make unique contributions, using our resources, expertise, and ability to bring people together.
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
www.bcrfcure.org
1-866-FIND-A-CURE (346-3228)
Are you at risk for breast cancer? If you’re a woman, the answer is yes, says BCRF, which awards research grants — $22 million in 2005 alone — to experts seeking new prevention methods and treatments. Its funds have been behind some of the field’s biggest discoveries — including the finding that women of African ancestry often have a form of breast cancer that is genetically distinct from that of women of European descent.
• 89% of funding goes to programs
Child Wise
www.childwise.net
+61 39645-8911
Child Wise is Australia’s leading international child protection charity committed to the prevention and reduction of sexual abuse and exploitation of children around the world.
• 90% of donations go to the program
• Jess Allen- jess@childwise.net
The Children’s Home
www.childrenshome.org
(813) 855-4435
The Children’s Home is a place where children learn to smile and families learn to flourish! It is not one individual program that makes us successful, but the combination of all services that make our care to children and families complete. Strengthening Families through prevention and outreach, Finding & Supporting Forever Families, and Healing the Trauma of Abuse and Neglect. The impact that we make in the lives of the people we serve is only made possible through the generosity of the community…and for that we are grateful!
•82% of donations go toward the program
(CIW) Coalition of Immokalee Workers
www.ciw-online.org
(239) 657-8311
The CIW is a community-based organization of mainly Latino, Mayan Indian and Haitian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida. Help to improve wages, treatment of workers and working conditions.
Easter Seals
www.easterseals.com
800-221-6827 (toll-free)
Easter Seals provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities.
Easter Seals Florida,
2010 Mizell Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32792
Easter Seals and its affiliate organizations are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
Janet Smith- Events Director
2401 East Henry Avenue
Tampa, FL 33610-4494
(813) 236-5589
Girls Inc.
www.girlsinc.org
(212) 509-2000
Girls Incorporated is a nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold through a network of local organizations in the United States and Canada.
• more than 75% of funding goes toward the program
iMom
www.imom.com
iMOM.com is a one-stop resource where mothers can find inspiration, ideas, information and insight. The site contains dozens of tools and resources to help moms engage their children in fun and creative ways. Moms can also connect with the iMOM community through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. iSpecialists are iMOM’s carefully selected group of parenting experts, including Dr. Walt Larimore, Dr. Greg Smalley and Shaunti Feldhahn, who contribute articles and advice to iMOM.com and are featured weekly in the Espresso Minute email.
Lillette’s Foundation for the Arts (Ad in book)
www.lillettesfoundation.webs.com
(941) 556-1330
Promotes knowledge and continued development of promising students studying the performing arts while assisting with their financial needs
• 100% of donations go toward program
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www.looktothestars.org
Make a Wish Foundation
www.wish.org
(800) 722-WISH (9474)
The nation’s largest wish-granting organization. Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. From our humble beginnings with one boy’s wish to be a police officer, we’ve evolved into an organization that grants a child’s wish in the U.S. every 40 minutes.
The Nature Conservancy
www.nature.org
(703) 841-5300
The Nature Conservancy protects Earth’s natural resources and beauty. Our conservation efforts are driven by our members. Act now.
• 76% funding goes toward science-driven program work.
Nobel Peace Prize Forum
http://nobelpeaceprizeforum.org
+1 (612) 330-1318
The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is a unique civic learning experience and host of an annual dynamic, global event that brings Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, civic leaders, and scholars together with students and other citizens. The Nobel Peace Prize Forum has a special mission to inspire and engage students and citizens to become full participants in peacemaking efforts around the world.
Posh Abilities
Posh Abilities is a non-profit organization that inspires women locally to empower women globally, offering unique and convenient ways to join the movement toward the global empowerment of women and girls. We actively support urgent social change for extremely disadvantaged women and girls in the areas of Health, Education, Livelihood and Protection (HELP) by offering structured participation in engaging local events and important national projects. Posh Abilities is a non-profit extension of Posh Able Events, a corporate and social event planning firm based in Orlando, Florida. We are a 100% volunteer organization and we do not collect monetary donations.
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Pennies for Peace
www.penniesforpeace.org
(406) 585-7841
An international service-learning program with tens of thousands of participants around the globe. Pennies for Peace gives you the tools to open your world and empower communities through education in Pakistan and Afghanistan!
• 100% funding goes to support their program
Polaris Project
www.polarisproject.org
info@polarisproject.org
202-745-1001
While seniors at Brown University in Providence, Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman were shocked to learn human trafficking was taking place in their neighborhood. The issue, which they had associated with foreign countries, became personal. They founded Polaris Project in 2002 — modeling their strategy on the grassroots spirit of the Underground Railroad — to combat trafficking in the U.S. and abroad.
• 90% of funding goes to programs
Save the Children
www.savethechildren.org
800.728.3843
Ten million children under 5 die each year, including 4 million newborns. A critical goal of Save the Children? Saving the lives of these infants in 18 of the world’s poorest countries by providing infant vaccinations and health care for pregnant women. Sponsor a child for $28 a month, or earmark your dollars for initiatives, like educating girls or providing microloans for women. Celeb moms Debra Messing, Courteney Cox, and Maria Bello showed their support through an eBay auction to benefit the nonprofit in January.
• 90% of funding goes to programs
The Sportkin Project
www.sportkin.com
Sportkin’s philosophy is one of total inclusion. The sporting field is one where all participants are as one in their individual endeavours. Where we are now and where we are going are paramount – where we are from is inconsequential. Respect for self, fellow team members and opponents is what sport engenders in players.
The St. Bernard Project
www.stbernardproject.org
(504) 277-6831
The mission of the St. Bernard Project is to create housing opportunities so that Hurricane Katrina survivors can return to their homes and communities. The St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization carries out its mission through three primary programs: Rebuilding Program, Center for Wellness and Mental Health and Opportunity Housing Program.
• 6% funding goes toward administrative or indirect costs
Tara Hall
www.tarahall.org
(843) 546-3000
Tara Hall, which accepts neglected, troubled, and abused boys, is an effective long-term residential school that develops moral, social, educational and life skills, thus building responsible contributing adults, while providing services to their families.
The White House Project
www.thewhitehouseproject.org
Eager to see a woman president? So is the White House Project, a nonpartisan organization looking to put more women in leadership positions, from local school boards to corner offices to the Oval Office. Their Vote, Run, Lead initiative — supported by TV’s fictional commander in chief Geena Davis — encourages young women to register to vote, read up on policy issues, and run for office.
• 76% of funding goes to programs
