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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago has been serving Cook County since 1969, and is one of 500 agencies nationwide striving to aid in the positive development of our youth. Nearly 700 volunteers remain the backbone of our program by serving as friends, mentors, and role models; all to help children build self-confidence.
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Canal Corridor Association
Canal Corridor Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving history, protecting nature and open space, and creating tourism destinations in the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor. Founded in 1981 (as the Upper Illinois Valley Association) to advocate for the creation of the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor, CCA has been working tirelessly since then to make the corridor the destination it is today.
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Center for Conflict Resolution
The Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) is one of the nation's premiere not-for-profit providers of mediation services and conflict management training. Our services are flexible and cost-effective, based on a track record of over 31,000 mediated cases and backed by the expertise of knowledgeable, dedicated volunteers and employees.
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Center for Economic Progress
The Center for Economic Progress increases economic opportunities for low-income families, children, and individuals by improving access to public, private, and non-profit programs and services. Through direct services, public education, and advocacy, the Center challenges barriers facing its constituency, thus encouraging self-sufficiency and promoting economic prosperity.
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Center for Scandinavian Studies, North Park University
The Center for Scandinavian Studies links a rich Scandinavian history to a changing 21st century. It enriches and fosters student growth through academic and real-life experiences while a greater community of people interested in Scandinavia develop an understanding of contemporary issues, culture, and life.
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Center for UFO Studies
The Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) is an international group of scientists, academics, investigators, and volunteers dedicated to the continuing examination and analysis of the UFO phenomenon. Our purpose is to promote serious scientific interest in UFOs and to serve as an archive for reports, documents, and publications about the UFO phenomenon.
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Center on Halsted*
In a safe and nurturing environment, the Center on Halsted serves as a catalyst for the LGBT community that links and provides community resources, and enriches life experiences.
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Chicago Cares
Chicago Cares' mission is to respond to the critical human service, educational and environmental needs of Chicago by creating, managing and leading effective and innovative volunteer service programs which foster the ethic of volunteerism, promote a sense of community and support our partnerships with community organizations.
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Chicago Quality Assurance Association
The Chicago Quality Assurance Association (CQAA) is a nonprofit professional organization that was established in 1984 to promote quality principles and practices within Chicago-area companies. CQAA provides a forum for information professionals to present and discuss quality and process management within information systems, technology, and services.
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Chicagoland Toys For Tots
The Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade has become one of the most anticipated and exciting motorcycle events in America. Each year, on the first Sunday in December, thousands of motorcyclists come to Chicago to donate toys to the USMCR Toys for Tots Program and ride their bikes in "The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Parade."
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Council for Jewish Elderly
The mission of Council for Jewish Elderly is to facilitate independence of older adults and to enhance quality of life by advocating on their behalf and by offering programs and services throughout the continuum of care for individuals, families and the community.
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Financial Managers Society
The Financial Managers Society, Inc. is the only individual membership society exclusively devoted to the needs of finance & accounting professionals from financial institutions.
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Holocaust Educational Foundation
The Holocaust Educational Foundation is a private, non-profit organization established in 1980 by survivors, their children, and their friends in order to preserve and promote awareness of the reality of the Holocaust.
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Newberry Library*
The Newberry Library, open to the public without charge, is an independent research library and educational institution dedicated to the expansion and dissemination of knowledge in the humanities. As one of the world's leading repositories of a broad range of books and manuscripts relating to the civilizations of western Europe and the Americas, the Library's mission is to acquire and preserve research collections of such materials, and to provide for and promote their effective use by a diverse community of users. As a library, the Newberry is dedicated to the highest standards of collection preservation and bibliographic access; as a research and educational institution, it is committed to facilitating research, teaching, and publication in an atmosphere of full and free intellectual inquiry.
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Polish Genealogical Society of America
The Polish Genealogical Society of America, with headquarters in Chicago, was founded and incorporated in the state of Illinois on August 23, 1978. The Society exists as a national 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization to collect, disseminate and preserve information on Polish and Polish-American family history and to help its members use that information in their own research.
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Society of American Archivists
SAA's mission is to serve the educational and informational needs of more than 4,600 individual and institutional members and to provide leadership to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of records of historical value.
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State of Illinois AIDS/HIV & STD Hotline
The mission of the Illinois Department of Public Health is to promote the health of the people of Illinois through the prevention and control of disease and injury.
We, as a diverse public health workforce, care about the well-being of people and are guided by the following principles:
•Prevention of disease and injury
•Protection of food, water, air and environment
•Promotion of safe and healthy communities
•Scientific approaches to analyzing and solving problems
•Partnership and collaboration to achieve coordinated response to community health issues
•Population-based strategies to address public health issues
•Individual responsibility as important to achieving healthy lifestyles
•Advocacy for public health policies to improve the health of populations
•Recognition of the unique value and needs of diverse populations
•Innovation as essential to the practice of public health
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Treasury Management Association of Chicago
The Treasury Management Association of Chicago® (TMAC) is a not for profit professional organization dedicated to providing a forum for its members for the exchange of ideas, concepts, and techniques related to cash/treasury management.
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Vaughan Cascino Law Offices, Ltd.
Since 1986, Allen Vaughan & Michael Cascino have represented thousands of injured persons one at a time. We have just added an immigration practice and expect also to offer international legal services.
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- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago has been serving Cook County since 1969, and is one of 500 agencies nationwide striving to aid in the positive development of our youth. Nearly 700 volunteers remain the backbone of our program by serving as friends, mentors, and role models; all to help children build self-confidence.
- Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
Our mission is to create a safer community with a strong infrastructure, improve neighborhood schools, provide a voice for our youth and stabilize the local business and housing structure. BPNC is dedicated to developing strong grassroots leadership by utilizing the capacity of residents to organize and mobilize their own resources. BPNC serves a low-income working class neighborhood on Chicago's southwest side.
- Call to Action
Call to Action (CTA) is a Catholic movement working for equality and justice in the Church and society. An independent national organization of over 25,000 people and 53 local chapters, CTA believes that the Spirit of God is at work in the whole church, not just in its appointed leaders.
- Canal Corridor Association
Canal Corridor Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving history, protecting nature and open space, and creating tourism destinations in the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor. Founded in 1981 (as the Upper Illinois Valley Association) to advocate for the creation of the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor, CCA has been working tirelessly since then to make the corridor the destination it is today.
- Center for Conflict Resolution
The Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) is one of the nation's premiere not-for-profit providers of mediation services and conflict management training. Our services are flexible and cost-effective, based on a track record of over 31,000 mediated cases and backed by the expertise of knowledgeable, dedicated volunteers and employees.
- Center for Economic Progress
The Center for Economic Progress increases economic opportunities for low-income families, children, and individuals by improving access to public, private, and non-profit programs and services. Through direct services, public education, and advocacy, the Center challenges barriers facing its constituency, thus encouraging self-sufficiency and promoting economic prosperity.
- Center for Scandinavian Studies, North Park University
The Center for Scandinavian Studies links a rich Scandinavian history to a changing 21st century. It enriches and fosters student growth through academic and real-life experiences while a greater community of people interested in Scandinavia develop an understanding of contemporary issues, culture, and life.
- Center for UFO Studies
The Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) is an international group of scientists, academics, investigators, and volunteers dedicated to the continuing examination and analysis of the UFO phenomenon. Our purpose is to promote serious scientific interest in UFOs and to serve as an archive for reports, documents, and publications about the UFO phenomenon.
- Center on Halsted*
In a safe and nurturing environment, the Center on Halsted serves as a catalyst for the LGBT community that links and provides community resources, and enriches life experiences.
- Chicago Cares
Chicago Cares' mission is to respond to the critical human service, educational and environmental needs of Chicago by creating, managing and leading effective and innovative volunteer service programs which foster the ethic of volunteerism, promote a sense of community and support our partnerships with community organizations.
- Chicago Quality Assurance Association
The Chicago Quality Assurance Association (CQAA) is a nonprofit professional organization that was established in 1984 to promote quality principles and practices within Chicago-area companies. CQAA provides a forum for information professionals to present and discuss quality and process management within information systems, technology, and services.
- Chicagoland Toys For Tots
The Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade has become one of the most anticipated and exciting motorcycle events in America. Each year, on the first Sunday in December, thousands of motorcyclists come to Chicago to donate toys to the USMCR Toys for Tots Program and ride their bikes in "The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Parade."
- Council for Jewish Elderly
The mission of Council for Jewish Elderly is to facilitate independence of older adults and to enhance quality of life by advocating on their behalf and by offering programs and services throughout the continuum of care for individuals, families and the community.
- Financial Managers Society
The Financial Managers Society, Inc. is the only individual membership society exclusively devoted to the needs of finance & accounting professionals from financial institutions.
- Health Encyclopedia
Welcome to Healthopedia.com, a medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focussed health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications.
- Holocaust Educational Foundation
The Holocaust Educational Foundation is a private, non-profit organization established in 1980 by survivors, their children, and their friends in order to preserve and promote awareness of the reality of the Holocaust.
- Newberry Library*
The Newberry Library, open to the public without charge, is an independent research library and educational institution dedicated to the expansion and dissemination of knowledge in the humanities. As one of the world's leading repositories of a broad range of books and manuscripts relating to the civilizations of western Europe and the Americas, the Library's mission is to acquire and preserve research collections of such materials, and to provide for and promote their effective use by a diverse community of users. As a library, the Newberry is dedicated to the highest standards of collection preservation and bibliographic access; as a research and educational institution, it is committed to facilitating research, teaching, and publication in an atmosphere of full and free intellectual inquiry.
- Polish Genealogical Society of America
The Polish Genealogical Society of America, with headquarters in Chicago, was founded and incorporated in the state of Illinois on August 23, 1978. The Society exists as a national 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization to collect, disseminate and preserve information on Polish and Polish-American family history and to help its members use that information in their own research.
- Society of American Archivists
SAA's mission is to serve the educational and informational needs of more than 4,600 individual and institutional members and to provide leadership to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of records of historical value.
- State of Illinois AIDS/HIV & STD Hotline
The mission of the Illinois Department of Public Health is to promote the health of the people of Illinois through the prevention and control of disease and injury.
We, as a diverse public health workforce, care about the well-being of people and are guided by the following principles:
•Prevention of disease and injury
•Protection of food, water, air and environment
•Promotion of safe and healthy communities
•Scientific approaches to analyzing and solving problems
•Partnership and collaboration to achieve coordinated response to community health issues
•Population-based strategies to address public health issues
•Individual responsibility as important to achieving healthy lifestyles
•Advocacy for public health policies to improve the health of populations
•Recognition of the unique value and needs of diverse populations
•Innovation as essential to the practice of public health
- Treasury Management Association of Chicago
The Treasury Management Association of Chicago® (TMAC) is a not for profit professional organization dedicated to providing a forum for its members for the exchange of ideas, concepts, and techniques related to cash/treasury management.
- Turkish Cultural Foundation
The Turkish Cultural Foundation was established in January 2000 with the mission to support the preservation and promotion of Turkish culture and heritage worldwide through original programs and cooperation with like minded organizations. The Foundation is an US tax-exempt public charitable organization supported entirely by private donations.
- U.S. - Ukraine Foundation
The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization established in 1991 to facilitate democratic development, encourage free market reform, and enhance human rights in Ukraine. The Foundation creates and sustains channels of communication between the United States and Ukraine for the purpose of Building Peace and Prosperity Through Shared Democratic Values. USUF is dedicated to strengthening the mutual objectives of both nations while advancing Ukraine as a cornerstone of regional stability and as a full partner in the community of nations.
- U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Association
USCPFA was founded as a national organization in 1974, working on people-to-people diplomacy between Americans and Chinese. Over 50 chapters in four regions spanning the United States comprise the organization. National policies are established by the membership, which meets biennially at a national convention. A national board of directors implements national policy and meets twice each year.
- Vaughan Cascino Law Offices, Ltd.
Since 1986, Allen Vaughan & Michael Cascino have represented thousands of injured persons one at a time. We have just added an immigration practice and expect also to offer international legal services.
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International Federation terre des hommes
The International Federation
Terre des Hommes is a network of eleven national organisations
working for the rights of children
and to promote equitable development without racial, religious, political, cultural or
gender-based discrimination.
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International Service for Human Rights
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) promotes the development, strengthening, effective use and implementation of international and regional law and mechanisms for the protection and promotion of human rights.
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