Our Members
Thank you to all of Global Washington’s Members!
GIVING CIRCLE
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft is committed to serving the public good through innovative technologies and partnerships that contribute to economic growth and social opportunity and by delivering on our business responsibilities of growth and value to customers, shareholders, and employees. www.microsoft.com
CHAMPION MEMBERS
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, the Foundation focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, they seek to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. www.gatesfoundation.org
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
JPMorgan Chase’s philanthropic goal is to be the catalyst to meaningful, positive, and sustainable change within our highest need neighborhoods and communities across the globe.http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Corporate-Responsibility/corporate-philanthropy.htm
Landesa
Landesa is an international nonprofit organization working to secure land rights for the world’s poorest people, those 3-4 billion chiefly rural people who live on less than $2 a day. http://www.landesa.org/
PATH
PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, we help provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. www.path.org
World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian charity organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. www.worldvision.org
The YMCA of Greater Seattle
The YMCA of Greater Seattle is an inclusive organization of men, women and children with a shared commitment to nurture the potential of youth, promote healthy living and foster social responsibility. The Seattle Y supports strengthening the global community through: International youth and young adult exchange, service learning and cross-cultural education; Community Engagement of immigrant and newcomer populations; and Movement Strengthening by Increasing the capacity of Ys in developing countries to be self-sustaining. www.seattleymca.org
LEADERSHIP MEMBERS
Agros International
Works to see rural poor families own agricultural land, attain economic self-sufficiency, realize their God-given potential, and pass on to future generations the values and resources that enable them to flourish. www.agros.org
GAPPS (Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth)
GAPPS’ mission is to lead a collaborative, global effort to increase awareness and accelerate innovative research and interventions that will improve maternal, newborn and child health outcomes. www.gapps.org
Global Impact
Global Impact provides organizations and donors with effective ways to give to causes, regions and crises throughout the world. We deliver a wide range of giving solutions through an alliance of globally focused charities, management of two of the world’s largest workplace giving campaigns and partnerships to meet the needs of organizations and donors. http://www.charity.org/
Global Partnerships
Global Partnerships is dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty.
www.globalpartnerships.org
Grameen Foundation
Grameen Foundation’s mission is to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty. www.grameenfoundation.org
Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI)
IDRI is a Seattle-based not-for-profit committed to applying innovative science to the research and development of products to prevent, detect and treat infectious diseases of poverty. By integrating capabilities, we strive to create an efficient pathway to bring
scientific innovation from the lab to the people who need it most. http://www.idri.org/
The Institute for Self-Reliant Agriculture
The Institute for Self-Reliant Agriculture (SRA) implements a progressive approach to self-sufficiency in agriculturally-fertile developing nations. SRA works in cooperation with international organizations, local governments, universities, NGOs, and others throughout the developing world to disseminate the Small-Scale Agriculture Family Self-Reliance Program. This program has been tested in many developing nations where village farmer families struggle with nutritional self-sufficiency and economic stability. We encourage farmers to grow what they eat to provide family nutrition first. www.tifsra.org
International Programs, Washington State University
International Programs serves as the Washington State University advocate for interaction between faculty, students, and citizens of nations and cultures worldwide.www.ip.wsu.edu
The Northwest School of the Arts, Humanities and Environment
Provides a curriculum for grades 6-12 that offers an international perspective and encourages independent and creative thinking in every class. www.northwestschool.org.
Seattle University
Seattle University is a premier educational institution that offers students unique global opportunities in higher learning, including international academic and service programs that challenge students to test the theories and analytical approaches to understanding humanity in a dynamic intercultural setting. www.seattleu.edu/studyabroad/
SightLife
SightLife serves as an international nongovernmental organization (INGO) to eliminate corneal blindness and is one the leading eye banks in the nation. www.sightlife.org
Sonosite
SonoSite is dedicated to bringing high quality ultrasound to patients who would otherwise not have access to this technology due to social conditions, remote location, or poverty. Through our SoundCaring program, we make our innovative ultrasound systems available to nonprofit healthcare providers in challenging environments around the world. www.sonosite.org
Trilogy International Partners
Trilogy’s strategy is to build or acquire wireless enterprises where it perceives unmet demand for telecommunication services and which, under proper capitalization and management, present opportunities for significant growth. http://www.trilogy-international.com/home.php
Washington Economic Development Commission
The Washington State Economic Development Commission was created by the Legislature in 2003. Its mission and focus were updated by the Legislature in 2007, through SB 5995, to: “provide planning, coordination, evaluation, monitoring, and policy analysis and development for the state economic development system as a whole, and advice to the governor and legislature concerning the state economic development system.” http://www.wedc.wa.gov/
Woodland Park Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo saves animals and their habitats through conservation leadership and engaging experiences, inspiring people to learn, care and act. www.zoo.org
SUPPORTING MEMBERS
Ashesi University Foundation: Ashesi University is a coeducational institution whose mission is to educate African leaders of exceptional integrity and professional ability. By raising the bar for higher education in Ghana we aim to make a significant contribution towards a renaissance in Africa. www.ashesi.org
The Breneman Jaech Foundation: The Breneman Jaech Foundation supports international projects to alleviate poverty and improve health.
Cascadia Community College: Cascadia is a community college whose caring culture supports creative, comprehensive, culturally rich, technologically advanced, and learner-centered education that is environmentally sensitive, globally aware, and seamlessly linked with the community, area enterprise, and other educational institutions. http://www.cascadia.edu/
Clark Nuber: an award-winning CPA and consulting firm that has been serving the Northwest from Bellevue, Washington, for over five decades. www.clarknuber.com
Clear Path International: Clear Path’s mission is to “serve landmine accident survivors, their families and their communities.” It considers itself alongside accident survivors on their path to recovery, from the moment of injury to the day they are once again proud and productive members of their community. www.cpi.org
Committee for Children: Committee for Children seeks to foster the social and emotional development, safety, and well-being of children through education and advocacy. www.cfchildren.org
EarthCorps: building global community through local environmental service. www.earthcorps.org
Global Business Center at the Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington: The mission of the Global Business Center is to develop global business expertise by hosting and sponsoring outstanding international education initiatives. http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/gbc/Pages/globalbusiness.aspx
Global Visionaries: Global Visionaries’ mission is to educate and empower youth to become active leaders and global citizens who promote social and environmental justice through community service at home and abroad. www.global-visionaries.org
Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County: Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Established in 1986 as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County works in partnership with God and people from all walks of life to build decent, affordable homes for families in need. www.seattle-habitat.org
iLEAP: The Center for Critical Service: iLEAP is a nonprofit organization with a mission to cultivate and inspire a new generation of global citizens who are motivated by a commitment to service and have the practical skills, rigorous critical thinking, and global community of support to create positive social and systemic change in the world. www.ileap.org
Imago Organizational Design, LLC
Nsansa, LLC: Nsansa advises and coaches change makers and innovators across the public, private and nonprofit sectors who are interested in innovation, design, market based solutions and collaborative approaches to realizing change. www.nsansa.org
Pacific Lutheran University, Wang Center for International Studies: PLU’s global education programs are designed to promote understanding among peoples through learning, research and outreach. www.plu.edu/wangcenter
PeaceTrees Vietnam: PeaceTrees Vietnam is a humanitarian organization dedicated to healing communities affected by war. It sponsors landmine removal and education, survivor assistance, and citizen diplomacy in order to renew relations with the Vietnamese people. www.peacetreesvietnam.org
Richter International Consulting: Dave Richter has been living and working in the international arena most of his life. He has lived as an expat in Africa and in Asia (on three occasions). He has managed 24-hour medical assistance operations in Asia and the Americas, and is fluent in Mandarin. This experience provides Richter International Consulting with the practical hands-on knowledge needed to solve the complex problems which are inherent to international assignments. http://www.richterintl.com/
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute: SBRI advances global health. Their infectious disease research is the foundation for new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics that benefit those who need our help most: the 14 million who will otherwise die each year from infectious diseases. www.sbri.org
VillageReach: works with the mission to save lives and improve well being in developing countries by increasing last-mile access to healthcare and investing in social businesses that address gaps in community infrastructure. www.villagereach.org
Washington Research Foundation/WRF Capital: Our mission is to capture and enhance the value of intellectual property arising from research institutions to support research and scholarship in Washington State. http://www.wrfseattle.org/
williamsworks: offers visionary thinking, subject matter expertise, a global network of local connections, and full-service support. http://www.williamsworks.com/
World Connect: World Connect is dedicated to improving the health and well being of women and children in underserved and under-resourced communities worldwide. www.worldconnect-us.org
ADVOCATE MEMBERS
ACAM-African Communities Against Malaria: Established in 2003, ACAM-African Communities Against Malaria, couples the existing Malaria and Child Survival expertise of NGOs and other community-based resources to ensure improved coordination and effective access to resources to bring about a “Malaria-Free Africa”. www.acamalaria.org
African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest: Promotes an environment of direct trade and business prosperity between Africa and the Northwest United States. www.africanchamberofcommercepnw.com
Akeso Associates: Akeso’s focus is to assist countries in low resource settings to build sustainable systems for improved health and overall development. http://www.akesoassociates.com/
All as One: An organization dedicated to providing orphaned and destitute children in Sierra Leone with a loving home, education, medical care, and a chance for a better future. The organization believes that by saving lives and empowering citizens to be self-sufficient, they will become catalysts for sustainable change within their country. http://www.allasone.org/
Altruism Association Moldova: Contributing to betterment of people’s lives, and helping vulnerable people to abandon this category with the help of organizations and churches by means of offering quality services. http://altruism-md.org/en/index.html
Ayni Education International: Ayni Education International creates quality educational opportunities in Afghanistan that empower and inspire children and their families to build peaceful, just and life-affirming communities. www.aynieducation.org
BOSIA (Bainbridge Ometepe Sister Island Association): The purpose of the Bainbridge-Ometepe Sister Islands Association is to encourage mutual understanding, education, friendship, cultural and peaceful exchanges between the people of Bainbridge Island and Ometepe Island, and between the peoples of the United States and Nicaragua. http://www.bosia.org/
The Borgen Project: The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. We’re the innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. http://www.borgenproject.org/
Burkitt’s Lymphoma Kenya Fund: BLKF’s mission is to increase the long-term survival of Kenyan children diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma. The organization’s efforts focus on raising funds for an ongoing program of medical diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the program will provide for social, economic, and educational assistance so that patients and their families can complete treatment successfully. www.blkf.org
Children’s Health Relief International: The mission of CIHR is to improve the health care of needy children throughout the world. http://www.childrenshealthrelief.org/
China Tomorrow Education Foundation: Our mission is to improve the education in rural China and prepare the children to become responsible global citizens by renovating schools, establishing libraries, providing teaching equipment, training teachers, funding scholarships, and promoting public awareness of rural China education conditions. www.ctef.org
Clay for Earth: Clay for Earth Mission Statement: Practical solutions for sustainable thriving communities worldwide. Our primary additional projects are found at www.ClayforEarthProductions.org. Providing quality media for nonprofits with like-missions. Days for Girls International: Washable Feminine Hygiene for women in impoverished nations. We coordinate volunteer manufacture and distribution of kits and assist communities and nations in creating programs to make sustainable kits possible. Why? Because no woman should spend days in her room without access to hygiene. www.ClayforEarth.org
Community Empowerment Network: The Community Empowerment Network is a Whatcom County-based non-profit which empowers rural communities in developing countries by helping residents build basic life skills, habits and mindsets to become more self reliant. We then build on this strong foundation by collaborating closely with residents, their leaders, government and other partners to offer a range of business development services and break down structural barriers so residents can build sustainable livelihoods and improve their quality of life. These efforts break the cycle of poverty, and foster long-term, sustainable development. http://www.endruralpoverty.org/
Community Health Africa A Poverty Solution: CHAPS is dedicated to easing poverty and suffering by supporting mobile clinics and remote healthcare providers in northern Kenya. http://www.communityhealthafrica.org/
Create Good Foundation: The Create Good Foundation is committed to helping the lives of poor people who live and work in coffee growing regions around the world through water and economic infrastructure projects. Clean water and jobs for the developing world. www.creategood.org
Disaster Training International: The mission of Disaster Training International is to help adults help children who are living with the threat, existence, and aftermath of disasters. We provide emergency preparedness, mitigation, disaster response and recovery training for adults who are responsible for the care, nurture, and well being of young children in disaster situations. http://disastertraining.info/index.htm
East African Community Services: East African Community Services (EACS) was established in 2000 to provide culturally specific advocacy, information, referral and direct social services to Somali, Oromo, Ethiopian and other East African refugees living in King County. www.eastafricancs.org
Engineers Without Borders Puget Sound Professional Chapter: Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a non-profit organization established in 2000 to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects, while involving and training responsible engineering professionals and students. http://ewb-pugetsound.org/
Esperanza International Foundation: Esperanza International’s mission is to free children and their families from poverty through initiatives that generate income, education and health, restoring self-worth and dignity to those who have lost hope. www.esperanza.org
Etta Projects: Etta Projects is a grass roots relief organization, administratively based in Washington State and working on the ground to alleviate extreme poverty in Bolivia. Now in our 9th year, our focus is on attainable, sustainable results that make a lasting impact on poverty. Our organization partners with local municipalities and other international organizations, such as Engineers Without Borders. Active and completed projects include: basic nutrition and hygiene training, securing clean water supplies, designing and constructing affordable water filters, designing and installing ecological latrines, development of sustainable school gardens, and many more. www.ettaprojects.org
Friends of the Orphans: Friends of the Orphans is dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children through the support of the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH, Spanish for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”) network of orphanages in Latin America and the Caribbean. www.friendsoftheorphans.org
GambiaHELP: Gambia Health Education Liaison Project exists to enable communities in The Gambia to protect, conserve and improve their health and the health of their community while building a sustainable economy and environment. www.gambiahelp.org
Give2Cuba: is a Seattle-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of people in Cuba. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Give2Cuba/345632270623
Global Helps Network: exists to facilitate the adoption of villages among “developing countries” by churches and organizations in America. To assist the village leadership in their development socially, economically & spiritually, with a special emphasis on the “Untouchables (or Dalits) of India”. www.globalhelpsnetwork.org
Global Women’s Philanthropy Project
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce: The mission of the Greater Seattle Chamber of commerce is to champion our region’s future as a world leader in economic vitality and quality of life by providing collaborative leadership, business advocacy and member-driven services. http://www.seattlechamber.com/
Guatemala Village Health: We are a group of health workers, engineers, teachers, administrators, college students, kids, and more working to help improve the health of a group of villages in Rio Dulce, and Monterrico – eastern and southwestern areas of Guatemala. http://guatemalavillagehealth.org
Hands for Peacemaking: The mission of Hands For Peacemaking Foundation is to promote opportunities for self-reliance in rural Guatemala. www.handsforpeacemaking.org
Heal Africa: based in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, a region where war has claimed over 5 million lives since 1998, HEAL Africa’s medical, social, and economic initiatives foster peace and development. www.healafrica.org
Healing the Children Oregon and Western Washington: Healing the Children envisions a world where every child has access to good medical care. We are a non-profit organization passionately committed to securing donated medical services for children in need around the world. www.htcorwwa.org
Health Leadership International: A volunteer organization comprised of professionals in the fields of education, health care, social services, and technology/media. Volunteers are committed to sustainable educational solutions that address global health care disparity. http://www.healthleadershipinternational.org/index.htm
Imaging the World: Imaging the World is changing the face of global medicine through a revolutionary new concept integrating technology, volunteers and education to bring medical expertise and high quality health care to remote and under-served areas worldwide. http://imagingtheworld.org/
Initiative for Global Development: The Initiative for Global Development (IGD) is an alliance of business leaders working to reduce poverty by promoting smarter government policies and driving investment in developing countries. www.igdleaders.org
InterConnection: provides computers to underserved people and communities around the world. www.interconnection.org
International Leadership Academy of Ethiopia (ILAE): is working to equip Ethiopia’s most academically gifted students with the essential tools they need to effect real change for future generations http://www.ilacademy.org/
Jet City Stove Works: Jet City Stove Works goal is to create an affordable, non-carbon burning stove that uses the seed of the Jatrophe plant, which is found throughout Africa and other areas in the Southern hemisphere. Moving cooking from an unhealthy daily experience to a healthy, inexpensive alternative. http://jetcitystoveworks.com/default.aspx
Kabissa – Space for Change in Africa: Kabissa (our name means completely in kiswahili) is a volunteer-led non-governmental organization founded in 1999. We help African civil society organizations to put Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to work for the benefit of their communities. We do this by providing an online platform where people and organizations working in Africa can showcase themselves and connect with each other for peer learning and information sharing. www.kabissa.org
Kirlin Charitable Foundation: Our mission is to serve as a catalyst and innovative partner in positive social change, helping children and their families become lifelong learners and thoughtfully active, compassionate members of our global community. www.kirlinfoundation.org
LINGOs: works to improve the performance, lower the cost and increase the effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations. www.lingos.org
Living Earth Institute: Empowering communities to protect their health and environment through the sustainable use of water resources. http://www.living-earth.org/
Lumana: Lumana’s mission is to alleviate poverty in rural communities through education and entrepreneurship. www.lumana.org
Mangrove Action Project: Partnering with mangrove forest communities, grassroots NGOs, researchers and local governments to conserve and restore mangrove forests and related coastal ecosystems, while promoting community-based, sustainable management of coastal resources. http://mangroveactionproject.org/
MEDRIX: Medrix is saving lives and improving the quality of life in Southeast Asia by providing medical resources, international health education, child heart surgeries and safe water development. www.medrix.org
Mercy Corps: exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. www.mercycorps.org
Mona Foundation: dedicated to supporting grassroots educational initiatives and raising the status of women and girls in the United States and abroad. http://monafoundation.org
New Course: Women of all ages should be empowered to determine the course of their own lives—especially when it comes to basic human rights like food, water, health, education, environment, and security. Working with partners, New Course will connect women with these vital resources through sustainable development and natural-resource management. www.anewcourse.org
Oikocredit Northwest: Oikocredit Northwest USA was established to support the work of Oikocredit UA, an international development cooperative which helps poor and marginalized people by empowering them with credit. Our mission is to inform and educate our fellow citizens about microfinance and Oikocredit. Our Board and committees are comprised of dedicated volunteers who are committed to helping spread the word about microfinance as a pathway out of poverty. http://www.oikocreditnw.org/
One by One: One by One was founded in 2005 with the singular mission of contributing to the elimination of fistula worldwide. We work to increase awareness and understanding of this deeply troubling condition that affects so many women. Additionally, we partner with in-country organizations to create programs and mobilize the resources needed to support both life-transforming treatment programs and essential prevention work. www.fightfistula.org
One Equal Heart Foundation: One Equal Heart Foundation accompanies the poor in Chiapas, Mexico as they work to promote nonviolence, build sustainable communities, steward natural resources, and preserve the cultural identity of the Tseltal Maya People. www.oneequalheart.org
One World Now! A Project of the Tides Center: provides international learning experiences to underserved youth. www.oneworldnow.org
Oxfam America: Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Together with individuals and local groups in more than 90 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for social justice. www.oxfamamerica.org
Pangea: Pangea is an association of individuals dedicated to increasing the philanthropic resources flowing to international projects that help people in economically disadvantaged countries lead healthy, productive lives. www.pangeagiving.org
Peace Winds America: strengthens preparedness and response to natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific by coordinating the resources of U.S. and Japanese governments, NGOs, militaries, and businesses. www.peacewindsamerica.org
Pre-Vent: Our vision is a world in which preventive measures will protect vulnerable populations in Africa by lowering the incidence of maternal/child HIV and AIDS. http://pre-vent.org/
Prosthetics Outreach Foundation: Prosthetics Outreach Foundation creates opportunities for children and adults in developing countries who suffer from limb loss and limb deformities to lead more fulfilling lives. www.pofsea.org
Quixote Associates: Quixote Associates is a management consulting company founded to help non-profit, socially-responsible organizations and small, diverse businesses create sustainable strategies and improve operations. Quixote Associates helps build capability and capacity by assessing and facilitating strategic planning, operations management, project management, measurement & evaluation, communications, process improvement, training. www.quixoteassociates.org
RenegAID Innovative Disaster Relief™: produces innovative relief projects and programs, and is dedicated to improving people’s ability to reestablish themselves in catastrophic disasters. www.renegaid.org
RESULTS – Seattle: creates the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty. www.results.org
Richard’s Rwanda: is a group of Seattle students who are working together to support Rwandan girls’ education. http://www.richardsrwanda.org/
The Rose International Fund for Children: helps ‘differently-abled’ and disadvantaged children and adults in Nepal and other developing countries. www.trifc.org
Rwanda Girls Initiative: Rwanda Girls Initiative, believing education is a right and not a privilege, is dedicated to the education and success of girls. http://www.rwandagirlsinitiative.org
Schools for Salone: Schools for Salone is a non-profit organization committed to helping Sierra Leoneans rebuild the many rural schools destroyed during their country’s ten year long civil war that ended in 2002. www.schoolsforsalone.org
SE Asia Children’s Foundation: With heartfelt commitment and personal involvement we support organizations that help impoverished children help themselves to become self-sufficient members of their communities. http://www.balifund.org/, www.asiachildrensfoundation.org
SeaChar.Org: works to promote the use of Biochar as an important part of Seattle’s response to the challenge of Global Climate Change. www.seachar.org
The Seattle Foundation: The Seattle Foundation creates a healthy community through engaged philanthropy, community knowledge and leadership. www.seattlefoundation.org
Seattle International Foundation: The goal of Seattle International Foundation is to enhance the quality and quantity of international philanthropy and leadership from the Pacific Northwest and help donors achieve their desire to leave the world a better place. http://www.seaif.org/
Shoreline Community College: Shoreline Community College offers excellent academic, professional/technical and workforce training programs to meet the lifelong learning needs of its community. Dedicated faculty and staff are committed to the educational success of all students. www.international.shoreline.ctc.edu/home.html
Smiles Forever: trains young indigenous women in Cochabamba, Bolivia to become dental hygienists, giving them a skill that can lead to greater self-esteem and independence. www.smilesforever.org
Solar Nexus International: Solar Nexus International is an international supplier of solar, wind and micro-hydro electric systems based on Orcas Island in Washington State, USA. Our primary business model is that of a value-adding distributor of complete solar power systems, but our mission is solar empowerment through market-based development of local solar energy resources worldwide. http://solarnexusinternational.com/index.php
South Puget Sound Community College: www.spscc.ctc.edu
Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA): The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School explores the design, use, and effects of information and communication technologies in communities facing social and economic challenges. With experience in 50 countries, TASCHA brings together a multidisciplinary network of social scientists, engineers, and development practitioners to conduct research, advance knowledge, create public resources, and improve policy and program design. http://tascha.uw.edu/
Trade Development Alliance: The mission of the Trade Alliance is to promote Greater Seattle, including King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties, as one of North America’s premier international gateways and commercial centers. www.seattletradealliance.com
Uganda Program for Cancer & Infectious Diseases, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: studies the etiology, biology, treatment and prevention of infection-associated cancers with the goals of leading high-quality research, improving patient’s access to care, supporting infrastructure development and training the next generation. www.upcid.org
University of Puget Sound, International Programs: The Office of International Programs focuses on providing opportunities for international education and fostering an appreciation for cultural diversity at the University of Puget Sound. Our office plays an important role in the university’s study abroad and international communities by bringing international students and scholars to campus and by providing study abroad opportunities around the globe. www.pugetsound.edu
University of Washington, The Ellison Center for Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies: The Ellison Center promotes in-depth interdisciplinary study of all major postcommunist subregions – Eastern and Central Europe, the Baltic region, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Russia – in order to understand the legacies of the imperial and communist past as well as to analyze the emerging institutions and identities that will shape Eurasia’s future. http://jsis.washington.edu/ellison/
Uplift International: Uplift International’s mission is to improve the well being of the world’s most vulnerable populations by promoting the universal human right to health through education, advocacy, and humanitarian efforts. Uplift International views health through a human rights lens and human rights through a health lens. http://upliftinternational.org/
Washington Basoga Assoication: WBA is a non-profit organization of Ugandans from the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda living in Washington started for the purpose of contributing to the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of Busoga and Uganda in general. http://busoga.org
Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association: The Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (WBBA) is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(6) trade association serving the life sciences industry in the state of Washington. Our members include organizations engaged in, or supportive of, research, development and commercialization of life science technologies. http://www.washbio.org
Washington Global Health Alliance: The Washington Global Health Alliance (WGHA) works to enhance and expand Washington’s global health impact and showcase our region’s role as a leading center for global health activities. www.wghalliance.org
Washington Women’s Foundation: engages women in the power of collective giving. Through informed and strategic grant-making, our members expand their knowledge, invest in the life of our community and demonstrate leadership through effective philanthropy. www.wawomensfoundation.org
Water for Humans: Water for Humans is a nonprofit social venture enterprise working to bring sanitation and clean water to communities in need through partnerships with local communities, NGOs, social entrepreneurs, universities and governments. These partnerships ensure clean drinking water, create local jobs and protect local water assets. www.waterforhumans.org
West African Vocational Schools: West African Vocational Schools is a Christian, Seattle-based nonprofit that teaches job skills to people in Guinea-Bissau, one of the smallest and poorest countries in the world. www.facebook.com/africaschools
Women’s Enterprises International: dedicated to creating opportunities that equip women in developing countries to overcome poverty and transform their lives and communities. www.womensenterprises.org
World Affairs Council: The World Affairs Council is a membership-based organization that creates forums for discussion of critical global issues. www.world-affairs.org
World Bicycle Relief: World Bicycle Relief is dedicated to providing access to independence and livelihood through The Power of Bicycles. Compared to walking, bicycles represent an enormous leap in productivity and access to healthcare, education and economic development opportunities. The simple, sustainable nature of bicycles empowers individuals, their families and their communities. http://worldbicyclerelief.org/
Zeitgeist Creations
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
| Saira Abbasey McDonald | Michele Anciaux Aoki | Paula Rowland |
| Lillian Baer | Anne Mize | Thomas Byers |
| Michele Moore | Robin Hibbs | Anne Sheeran |
| George Nunes | Jane B. O’Dell | Preston Thompson |
| Joe Staiano | Dr. Thomas DiDonna | Dr. Mark West |
| Lisa Norton | Janis Machala | Aze Malawo |
| Sara Curran | Demi Allen | Rob Short |
| Jill Satran | Greg Adams | Kelly Martin |
