
The Earth Institute - The Earth Institute at Columbia University is the world's leading academic center for the integrated study of Earth, its environment and society. The Earth Institute builds upon excellence in the core disciplines — earth sciences, biological sciences, engineering sciences, social sciences and health sciences — and stresses cross-disciplinary approaches to complex problems. Through research, training and global partnerships, it mobilizes science and technology to advance sustainable development, while placing special emphasis on the needs of the world's poor.
For more information, visit www.earth.columbia.edu
Millennium Promise - Launched in September 2005, Millennium Promise's mission is to end extreme poverty by 2025. In support of this goal, Millennium Promise's unique focus is to promote and coordinate action by individuals, governments, corporations and non-governmental organizations to address the underlying conditions of extreme poverty.
For more information, visit www.millenniumpromise.org
The Clinton Foundation - Through the William J. Clinton Foundation, President Clinton promotes the values of fairness and opportunity for all. His vision is the Foundation's mission: to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. Together with the generosity of citizens and volunteers, President Clinton and the Foundation are vigorously working to advance those principles that move us beyond differences to a common future of shared responsibility, shared benefits, and shared values.
For more information, visit www.clintonfoundation.org
Harvard University,
College of Dental Medicine
The first university-based dental school in the country, Harvard Dental School was founded in 1867. It was also the first to be established in close affiliation with a medical school (Harvard Medical School) and to make the full scholarly and scientific resources of a university available to dental education. In 1940, under President James B. Conant, the School was reorganized as Harvard School of Dental Medicine to place stronger emphasis on the biological basis of oral medicine and to institute multidisciplinary programs of dental research. In 1957, the School of Dental Medicine was awarded National Institute of Dental Research training grant funding and began to expand and enhance its postdoctoral educational programs, combining advanced clinical and biomedical research training for dentists planning careers in academic dentistry.
SolesUnitedsm - SolesUnited(SM) is the first-of-its-kind recycled footwear donation program dedicated to providing new quality footwear to people in need worldwide. With support from a network of shipping and charity partners like Brothers Brother Foundation and Feed The Children, Crocs is determined to make a positive difference, setting a goal of donating two million pairs of recycled Crocs(TM) shoes to those in need in 2008.
For more information, visit www.solesunited.org
NutraCea - NutraCea is a world leader in production and utilization of stabilized rice bran. They hold many patents for stabilized rice bran production technology and proprietary neutraceutical formulas ranging from arthritis, chronic bowel conditions, and effective diabetes control to cardiovascular disease treatment protocols. NutraCea's proprietary technology enables the creation of food and nutrition products to be unlocked from rice bran, normally a waste by-product of standard rice processing. Committed to helping the under fed, they are heavily involved in providing product and technology for developing countries through NutraCea's RiceAde feeding program.
For more information, visit www.nutracea.com
Spirituality for Kids - The mission of Spirituality for Kids (SFK) is to end pain and suffering in the world, by providing a curriculum that helps children develop certainty in their own ability to change their destiny and to overcome any obstacles or challenges they face in life. SFK’s unique program translates universal spiritual principles into concrete, practical tools that children can apply to their lives, and see immediate results. Children learn the benefits of treating others with human dignity, tolerance, and respect. Ultimately they learn that only way to realize their true potential by helping others to achieve theirs. For more information, visit www.sfk.org