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Emergency Response
11 nonprofits
recommended by 54 experts
11 nonprofits
recommended by 54 experts
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Microfinance
11 nonprofits
recommended by 72 experts
11 nonprofits
recommended by 72 experts
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Violence Against Women
14 nonprofits
recommended by 77 experts
14 nonprofits
recommended by 77 experts
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Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene
15 nonprofits
recommended by 116 experts
15 nonprofits
recommended by 116 experts
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Aging
13 nonprofits
recommended by 88 experts
13 nonprofits
recommended by 88 experts
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Animal Welfare, Rights, & Protection
15 nonprofits
recommended by 169 experts
15 nonprofits
recommended by 169 experts
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Arts & Culture
17 nonprofits
recommended by 144 experts
17 nonprofits
recommended by 144 experts
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At-Risk Youth
9 nonprofits
recommended by 88 experts
9 nonprofits
recommended by 88 experts
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Cancer
16 nonprofits
recommended by 46 experts
16 nonprofits
recommended by 46 experts
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Childhood Nutrition/Health
14 nonprofits
recommended by 103 experts
14 nonprofits
recommended by 103 experts
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Climate Change
18 nonprofits
recommended by 121 experts
18 nonprofits
recommended by 121 experts
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Criminal Justice
16 nonprofits
recommended by 126 experts
16 nonprofits
recommended by 126 experts
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Education
15 nonprofits
recommended by 103 experts
15 nonprofits
recommended by 103 experts
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LGBT Equality and Support
19 nonprofits
recommended by 110 experts
19 nonprofits
recommended by 110 experts
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People with Disabilities
11 nonprofits
recommended by 79 experts
11 nonprofits
recommended by 79 experts
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Reproductive Health, Rights, & Justice
19 nonprofits
recommended by 192 experts
19 nonprofits
recommended by 192 experts
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Workforce Development
17 nonprofits
recommended by 121 experts
17 nonprofits
recommended by 121 experts
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Local Animal Welfare, Rights, & Protection
16 nonprofits
recommended by 169 experts
16 nonprofits
recommended by 169 experts
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Local Criminal Justice
21 nonprofits
recommended by 126 experts
21 nonprofits
recommended by 126 experts
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Local LGBT Equality and Support
12 nonprofits
recommended by 110 experts
12 nonprofits
recommended by 110 experts
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Bay Area Arts & Culture
21 nonprofits
recommended by 87 experts
21 nonprofits
recommended by 87 experts
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Bay Area Climate Change
15 nonprofits
recommended by 97 experts
15 nonprofits
recommended by 97 experts
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Bay Area Early Childhood Education
6 nonprofits
recommended by 60 experts
6 nonprofits
recommended by 60 experts
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Bay Area Education
17 nonprofits
recommended by 99 experts
17 nonprofits
recommended by 99 experts
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Bay Area Homelessness
16 nonprofits
recommended by 100 experts
16 nonprofits
recommended by 100 experts
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Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
15 nonprofits
recommended by 96 experts
15 nonprofits
recommended by 96 experts
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Minnesota Access to Art and Culture
18 nonprofits
recommended by 124 experts
18 nonprofits
recommended by 124 experts
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Minnesota Environment
18 nonprofits
recommended by 178 experts
18 nonprofits
recommended by 178 experts
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Minnesota Workforce Development
18 nonprofits
recommended by 100 experts
18 nonprofits
recommended by 100 experts
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Haiti
5 nonprofits
recommended by 1 experts
5 nonprofits
recommended by 1 experts
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Indonesia
6 nonprofits
recommended by 1 experts
6 nonprofits
recommended by 1 experts
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Pakistan
4 nonprofits
recommended by 3 experts
4 nonprofits
recommended by 3 experts
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