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Hmm . . . can't think of the last time I heard about a non-profit organization changing the world. Except if you count governments.
by jamesaguilar 16y ago
Hmm . . . can't think of the last time I heard about a non-profit organization changing the world. Except if you count governments.
- edanm 16y agoI'm guessing non-profits routinely save many tens of thousands of lives every year at least. Wouldn't you count that? By the way, does anyone have any actual numbers on how many lives are saved by non-profits in aggregate?
- davnola 16y agoOff the top of my head: Amnesty International Greenpeace WWF Red Cross and ICRC Oxfam Numerous planned parenthood organisations Numerous medical foundations Gates Foundation Grameen Bank Numerous arts organisations and Rockefeller/Tate/etc foundations
- robinhouston 16y agoIt’s interesting how few of these are eligible for Google’s programme, which is open only to organisations whose headquarters are in the United States. (http://www.google.com/nonprofits/eligibility.html http://www.google.com/nonprofits/eligibility.html)
- Joakal 16y agoWikileaks?
- ippisl 16y agoThe agricultural "green revolution " , which probably saved around a billion lives , was started by the Rockefeller foundation who cooperated on agricultural research with the mexican and u.s. governments.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoDoctors without borders International Red Cross World Health Organization and its predecessors as well as the Food and Agriculture Organization (which have eradicated smallpox, renderpest, and have nearly wiped out polio and guinea worm disease) UNICEF