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Our founder and Executive Director, Jennifer Arnold, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis as a teenager and spent two years using a wheelchair. It was a difficult time for her as she felt isolated, alone, and dependent on those around her. Her father, a physician in Atlanta, heard about an organiztion that trained service dogs to help people in wheelchairs. The program, which was located in California, had a long waiting list and worked mainly with those in their own region, so her father decided to start a similar program in Georgia. Three weeks after the first planning meeting for Canine Assistants, her father was hit and killed by a drunk driver while he was taking a walk. Determined to accomplish her dream and complete what her father had started, it took Jennifer and her mother ten years of hard work and dedication to open the program. Fortunately, Jennifer no longer needs a wheelchair, yet she fully understands the needs and concerns of others with physical disabilities. We no longer want people with disabilities to feel isolated and dependant on others. The dogs trained at Canine Assistants can turn lights on and off, open doors, pull wheelchairs retrieve dropped objects, summon help, and provide secure companionshieven more important than the physical skills they possess, is their ability to eliminate feelings of fear isolation, and loneliness felt by their companions. One Canine Assistants' recipient made the value of this skill quite clear when asked by a reporter what she like most about her service dog, immediately she responded, "My service dog makes my wheelchair disappear."

Free Wheelchair Mission is a humanitarian, faith-based, nonprofit organization that provides wheelchairs at no cost to people with disabilities living in developing nations. In collaboration with a network of like-minded partners, Free Wheelchair Mission has provided more than 1.3 million wheelchairs to those in need in developing nations since 2001, providing renewed dignity, independence, and hope through the gift of mobility. Our mission is to provide the transforming gift of mobility to people with disabilities living in developing nations as motivated by Jesus Christ. Free Wheelchair Mission believes in a world where everyone who needs a wheelchair has one.

Vitamin Angels reduces child mortality worldwide by connecting essential micronutrients with infants and children under five. Essential nutrients, especially vitamin A, help young immune systems fight infectious diseases, helping children attain good health and the opportunity to lead meaningful and productive lives.

To serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition, and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods, and through the translation of these collections into meaningful educational, aesthetic, intellectual, and cultural experiences for the widest array of audiences.

Casa Teresa provides a loving and supportive family home to pregnant women and their babies facing difficult circumstances, giving them a hope and a future.  With a trusted and compassionate team of professionals and a proven Residential Program, our mothers learn lifelong skills to redirect their lives, create families that thrive and give in return.

The New School University's mission is to educate women and men, from all walks of life and all parts of the globe, who want to pursue learning in a free and creative association unconstrained by conventional boundaries, for their own self improvement, the advancement of their professions, and the improvement of the city and world in which they live. The New School is a progressive university in the heart of Greenwich Village, New York City.

Water For People works with people and partners to develop innovative and long-lasting solutions to the water, sanitation, and hygiene problems in the developing world. We strive to continually improve, to experiment with promising new ideas, and to leverage resources to multiply our impact.

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to wildlife conservation in Africa. Established in 1961, AWF has been Africa's conservation organization and is uniquely positioned to promote conservation of wildlife and wild lands in a modern Africa. We work with people - our supporters worldwide and our partners in Africa - to craft and deliver creative solutions for the long-term well-being of Africa's remarkable species, their habitats, and the people who depend upon them. Today, AWF is the only global conservation organization that implements Africa-led strategies and programs.

We serve American children as their national arts organization, seeding their imagination, cultivating creativity, and fostering mutual empathy among them (for “a more perfect union”) and with their peers worldwide (for a peaceful future). Founded in 1997, the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) organizes the Arts Olympiad, a school art program that has grown over the years into the world’s largest; it also produces the World Children’s Festival at the National Mall, located across from the U.S. Capitol. ICAF's ad-free ChildArt quarterly magazine enhances cross-cultural understanding and global competencies. ICAF has organized Healing Art Programs to revive faith in nature of child victims of natural disasters, and Peace through Art Programs to restore trust in humanity of children in conflict zones.

Performs boldly envisioned concerts distinguished by extraordinary yet rarely-heard orchestral works from all musical periods Showcases up-and-coming soloists and composers of exceptional promise at major concert venues Commissions and records important new works Provides dynamic, substantive education programs for children and adults In all its endeavors, Riverside Symphony strives to serve the art form and inspire adventurous listeners of all backgrounds to engage with classical music.

THE TOWER FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE PHILANTHROPY AMONG SJSU ALUMNI AND FRIENDS BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, RELIABLE, AND RESPONSIVE CHARITABLE GIVING SERVICES, DONOR STEWARDSHIP, AND ACCURATE ACCOUNTING FOR ALL GIFTS.

Outfest protects our past, showcases our present and nurtures our future by fostering artistic expression of gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ culture and its transformative social impact on the world. Their mission aims to create visibility to diverse LGBTQIA+ stories and empowers storytellers, building empathy to drive meaningful social change. Founded by UCLA students in 1982, Outfest is the leading organization that promotes equality by creating, sharing and protecting LGBT stories on the screen. Outfest builds community by connecting diverse populations to discover, discuss and celebrate stories of LGBT lives. Over the past three decades, Outfest has showcased thousands of films from around the world to audiences of nearly a million, educated and mentored hundreds of emerging filmmakers and protected more than 20,000 LGBT films and videos.