Nonprofit Categories
Arts and Culture |
Arts and culture organizations play a special role of anchoring the cultural life of a community. They embody the unique character of who we are as well as educate and enlighten us. Artists and culture bearers are producers, presenters, and preservers of visual and performing arts. Arts and culture inspires us—fostering creativity, goodness, and beauty. |
Community Improvement |
Community improvement organizations support individuals, families, and neighborhoods to help them heal and move toward self-sufficiency. These organizations aid in meeting self through community needs and navigating challenges through a wide range of comprehensive, wrap around services such as education, job training, healthcare, commercial development, and other social programs. |
Education |
Everyone deserves a high-quality education and the opportunity to succeed. Creating lasting change in education is labor-intensive and requires the sustained efforts of many including parents, teachers, and administrators. Nonprofit organizations in the field of education address issues such as literacy, school readiness, education reform, the achievement gap, in- school programming, research, training, policy, and research. |
Environment |
To maintain our way of life, we must inspire transformational and equitable climate resilience projects and environmental programs. Nonprofits working on environmental issues range from those that restore, protect, and enhance our vulnerable coastline and coastal communities to organizations that focus on advocacy, education, or direct services regarding urban water management, reforestation, clean transportation, and more. The actions we take today will ensure a thriving and sustainable region for the next 100 years. |
Human Rights and Social Justice |
Nonprofits working to promote human rights empower individuals, communities, and institutions to promote the protection and enjoyment of rights for all by addressing structures or human actions within society that result in people being treated unfairly or unjustly. These organizations work to ensure that all people have equal access to wealth, health, well-being, justice, privileges, and opportunity regardless of their legal, political, economic, or other circumstances. |
Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform |
These organizations pursue equity in the administration of justice and support public safety workers. They do this by engaging citizens to be civically engaged, ensuring constitutional treatment for all persons throughout the criminal justice system, and by providing pathways that prepare individuals returning from incarceration to re-enter the community. |
Women and Girls |
Women and girls have unique needs that require strategic and culturally specific attention. Nonprofits that work with women and girls focus on addressing their developmental needs and gender specific challenges by using strategies that empower them to become thriving members of our region. |
Workforce Development |
A thriving region is one that works. Workforce development addresses the barriers to employment that prevent individuals from attaining jobs that offer living wages and career pathways. Nonprofits contribute to workforce development by providing work readiness training, foundational skills, specialized training, and job placement opportunities. |
Youth Development |
Youth development programs guide youth in their journey toward independence by teaching them the skills and knowledge necessary to function in the world. Youth development programs work with youth during out-of-school time to develop their unique talents and potential in order to develop the resiliency, self-reliance, and the self-confidence required to succeed in adulthood. |
Want to Know More?
For more information or assistance, please contact Meg Miles, Vice President for Philanthropy, at 504.598.1291.