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  1. Guitars Over Guns Organization Arts-Based Mentorship And Youth Development Guitars Over Guns Organization (GOGO) offers students from Miami and Chicago's most vulnerable communities a powerful combination of music education and mentorship with professional musicians to help them overcome hardship, find their voice, and reach their potential as leaders. Students in GOGO programs learn to read and write contemporary music, play instruments, and demonstrate skills on stage, in the recording studio, and in life. We believ...
  2. Comer Education Campus Youth Development And Community Revitalization Anchored by the state-of-the-art Gary Comer Youth Center, the Comer Education Campus serves young people from the Greater Grand Crossing community and the surrounding neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side. Our mission is to ensure our youth graduate from high school prepared for college and careers. Together with community partners, we provide a safe and supportive environment for young people ages 8-24 during school hours, after school, and o...
  3. Ignite Housing And Support Services For Youth Experiencing Homelessness In Chicago Ignite stands with youth who are experiencing homelessness on their journey to a home and a future with promise. Ignite intensively serves over 500 young people each year – aged 14-26 – through a continuum of services that includes a drop-in resource center, four residential programs, an after-care program, and wrap-around supportive services including employment assistance, educational and recreational support, inde...
  4. HallieStrong Foundation Spreading Hope To Cancer Patients, One Fun Pair Of Socks At A Time The HallieStrong Foundation provides hope to people fighting cancer, one pair of socks at a time. Hospitals are cold and treatment is hard. We want every cancer patient to not only have the warm socks they need, but the fun socks they deserve while tackling their darkest days. We send personalized care packages of fun socks, free of charge, to cancer patients. We also hand-deliver socks to hospitals and cancer centers around ...
  5. Teen Cancer America Hospital Programs And Units Designed For Teens And Young Adults With Cancer The mission of Teen Cancer America (TCA) is to improve the experiences, outcomes, and survival of teens and young adults with cancer by providing facilities and programs designed specifically for them in hospitals throughout the United States. Founded by rock ‘n’ roll legends Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, TCA builds teen-friendly environments, improves collaboration between pediatric and adult specia...
  6. Spertus Institute For Jewish Learning And Leadership Building Stronger Jewish Communities Through Learning And Leadership Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership is guided by the beliefs that vibrant Jewish communities are learning Jewish communities and that great Jewish communities need great leaders. Dynamic educational opportunities enable personal growth, train future leaders, and engage individuals in the exploration of Jewish life. Offerings range from innovative graduate programs for communal leaders worldwide to public ...
  7. Renew Chicago Providing Resources And Volunteers To Chicago Nonprofits For Community Transformation And Renewal Renew Chicago exists to inspire, educate, and mobilize our community to build the goodness and greatness of our city. We do this by providing financial resources, leadership, and volunteers to more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations across four core areas: Neighborhood Impact, Schools and Education, Economic Renewal, and Leadership Development. Founded in the city and for the City of C...
  8. Pay Away The Layaway Surprising Families By Paying Off Their Layaway Balances Our mission is to inspire hope and spread kindness by paying off layaway balances for families across the United States. During the back-to-school and holiday seasons, our all-volunteer team visits stores and surprises families with the good news that their layaway balances have been paid off. We want to make sure that families can afford to provide every child with a present during the holidays and with school supplies to start the ...
  9. PennPAC Pro Bono Alumni Consulting Pro Bono Strategic Consulting To Help Nonprofits Thrive PennPAC mobilizes teams of University of Pennsylvania alumni as consultants to strengthen nonprofits. Along the way, we’re building an engaged community of thousands of volunteers who have helped hundreds of nonprofits across the country. Through pro bono consulting, our volunteers address strategic business challenges, enabling nonprofits to receive an outside perspective, access skill sets that may not exist within their organizati...
  10. Orchid Foundation Mentorship Program For Underserved Girls The Orchid Foundation's mission is to mentor underserved high school girls. We choose girls – ages 14 to 22 – who are exceling in their academic and/or extracurricular pursuits and help fill the resource gap presented by their socioeconomic backgrounds. Our “Orchids” are star athletes, honor students, poets, humanitarians, and feminists who deserve the same opportunities as the top ten percent. With our hands-on approach to building sisterhood and...
  11. Embarc Collective Helping Tampa Bay’s Startup Talent To Build Bold, Scalable, Thriving Companies Embarc Collective is a nonprofit startup hub that helps Tampa Bay startups to build bold, scalable, and thriving companies. At our 32,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility located in downtown Tampa, we support more than 120 early-stage technology startups in a central physical location to grow, learn, and collaborate. Each company supported by Embarc Collective receives individualized coaching by our staff of...
  12. Kota Alliance Supporting And Connecting Organizations Working For Gender Equality And Female Empowerment The Kota Alliance connects grassroots works with global issues for social change centering on Black and Latinx communities of women and girls in West Harlem, New York and throughout the world. We help build more equitable communities for all marginalized identities using a collaborative feminist approach to advocacy, arts, and health-and-wellness programming. We bring programming in the areas of Arts &...
  13. Wish Upon A Teen Building Social Interaction And Self-Esteem For Teens With Severe Life-Limiting Medical Conditions Wish Upon A Teen is dedicated to providing resources, time, and opportunities to teenagers with severe life-limiting medical conditions. Through creative, social, and educational opportunities, our goal is to normalize the teenagers’ environment and rebuild their self-esteem as they transition to adulthood. We provide ongoing support, age-appropriate programs, and a variety of fun events to t...
  14. CyberSecurity Non-Profit Providing Free, Accessible Cybersecurity Education, Knowledge, And Training CyberSecurity Non-Profit (CSNP) is dedicated to increasing the accessibility of security education and training, so everyone can protect themselves and their organizations from cyber threats. Our programs and resources are open to people of all levels of experience and backgrounds. We are committed to cultivating a supportive and inclusive cybersecurity community – particularly for women and minorities – and to pro...
  15. Materials For The Arts Providing Free Materials To NYC Arts Nonprofits, City Agencies, And Schools To Promote Creative Reuse A program of New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, Materials For The Arts (MFTA) is the city’s largest creative reuse center dedicated to providing nonprofit organizations with valuable items, free of charge, while diverting them from landfills. MFTA accepts unwanted items from individuals and businesses and then gives those items to nonprofits and schools with ongoing arts progr...
  16. Dragonfly Foundation Provides Emotional And Practical Support To Pediatric Cancer Patients And Their Families The Dragonfly Foundation (TDF) provides emotional and practical support to pediatric cancer patients and their families during and after cancer treatment. TDF connects Dragonfly families to each other in the community, offers programs that enhance quality of life, and partners with local children’s hospitals. From providing free toys and entertainment tickets to gas and gift cards to psychosocial suppo...