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The spirit of giving is one Americans of all walks of life are proud to share. There are so many ways to contribute to the people and causes you care about from September 11 efforts and beyond.
Here you'll find the organizations and groups that will use your generous financial support to improve lives and circumstances locally, nationally, and around the world.
Every dollar can make a difference to someone, somewhere. Start here to help change the world.
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Peace & Understanding
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Agape Foundation
The Agape Foundation is a nonprofit public foundation that raises and distributes funds to groups working for nonviolent change. Its Afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that is sending hand-knit and crocheted blankets and garments to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan.
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National Conference for Community and Justice
The National Conference for Community and Justice is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. NCCJ promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.
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Arab American Institute Foundation
The Arab American Institute Foundation aims to inform and educate the public about the role of the Arab American community in American society, to promote fuller and deeper public understanding of Arab American contributions and concerns. AAIF developed an educational and PSA campaign to challenge stereotypes and hate crimes following the September 11 tragedy.
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Peaceful Tomorrows
c/o Tides Center
Peaceful Tomorrows is an advocacy organization founded by family members of September 11th victims. Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent responses to terrorism, and to explore peaceful options in the search for justice. It hopes to spare additional innocent families the suffering that its founding victims have already experienced-and to break the cycle of violence and retaliation engendered by war.
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Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
The Fellowship of Reconciliation seeks to replace violence, war, racism, and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice. FOR is an interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change. It educates, trains, builds coalitions, and engages in nonviolent and compassionate actions locally, nationally, and globally.
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Seeds of Peace
Seeds of Peace is a nonprofit, non-political organization that helps teenagers from regions of conflict. It is a safe and supportive camp environment is created where youngsters can air their views and learn listening, communication and other conflict resolution techniques. Seeds of Peace equips the next generation with the leadership capabilities required to end the cycles of violence.
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Global Exchange
Global Exchange is urging people around the US to reaffirm their commitment to peace, justice, and tolerance during this traumatic time. Global Exchange is organizing communities around the US to say no to the kind of prejudice that makes terror possible in the first place.
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Tolerance.org
A Web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Tolerance.org encourages people from all walks of life to "fight hate and promote tolerance." Through its public service announcements and Web site, Tolerance.org hope to awaken the public to the problem of hate and intolerance, and to equip the public with the best tolerance ideas to bring into our homes, schools, businesses and communities.
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Interfaith Center of New York
The Interfaith Center of New York is an educational organization whose mission is to make New York and the world safe for religious difference. It is an alliance of religious leaders, activists, artists, educators, media and business professionals, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to making New York a nationally and internationally recognized model for mutual understanding and cooperation between faiths.
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United for Peace
United for Peace is a collaboration of national and international peace organizations and local places of worship and community organizations. It is encouraging communities around the country to organize peace events during the week of September 11, 2002 in the hopes of transforming that day into an occasion that promotes a more just and peaceful world
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