NED HAS A SINGULAR MISSION - ADVANCING IN SUPPORT OF FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD. OUR TARGETED, DEMAND-DRIVEN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL NGOS THAT DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS, STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND CIVIC EDUCATION, AND EMPOWER WOMEN AND YOUTH IN A MANNER THAT ENABLES THEM TO ESTABLISH CREDIBILITY AS DEMOCRATIZING FORCES IN THEIR OWN SOCIETIES. NED FURTHER LEVERAGES ITS GRANTS PROGRAM THROUGH NETWORKING AND RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE POLITICAL SUPPORT AND SOLIDARITY (THE WORLD MOVEMENT , THE CENTER INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ASSISTANCE, THE REAGAN-FASCELL FELLOWS PROGRAM, AND AWARD EVENTS), AS WELL AS THROUGH SCHOLARLY RESEARCH THAT GIVES ACTIVISTS ACCESS TO THE LATEST INSIGHTS ON STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION (THE JOURNAL OF AND THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM DEMOCRATIC STUDIES).

International Religious Freedom and Advocacy

THE WAS CREATED IN 1985 IN RESPONSE BY A DIRECTIVE FROM MOTHER TERESA TO OUR FOUNDER "TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE POVERTY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE U.S. AND DEVELOPED WORLD." SHE SAID TO USE THE POWER OF , "THE ONE WORD SUMMARY OF THE GOLDEN RULE WHICH RUNS THROUGH ALL THE GREAT RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD." WE ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL AWARDS AND THE HALL OF FAME LOCATED THREE BLOCKS EAST OF THE U.S. CAPITOL IN WHAT WAS THE HOME OF THE GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER FREDERICK DOUGLASS. BY HONORING THOSE WHO ENNOBLE THE HUMAN RACE, WE HOPE TO INSPIRE OTHER TO EMULATE THEIR LIFE OF SERVICE.

PRESERVING COMPETITION IN THE AFTERMARKET AND PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF THE AFTERMARKET IN FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION.

TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS FOR GREATER QUALITY LIFE AND EQUITY.

To provide scholarships prospective women clergy.

BUILDING PEACE AND PROSPERITY BY SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY, A FREE MARKET, AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR UKRAINE. ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, TRAINING, INFORMATIONAL OUTREACH, AND PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGES.

We advocate and embody and equality for all people with disabilities.

TO ASSIST CHRISTIANS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF PERSECUTION AND DISCRIMINATION, CALLING UPON CHRISTIANS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS FAITHS TO PROVIDE SUCH SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM PERSECUTION AND DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH, AND TO COME TO THEIR AID TO SECURE THEIR RIGHT OF FREE PRACTICE OF RELIGION, WHILE PROMOTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE.

TO EMPOWER WORKERS TO RAISE THEIR VOICE DIGNITY ON THE JOB, JUSTICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND GREATER EQUALITY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.

CSC is committed to building through the promotion of personal and economic empowerment, social change, health awareness, and awarding high academic achievement.

TO ENCOURAGE U.S. POLICIES THAT ACTIVELY PROMOTE A JUST, LASTING, AND COMPREHENSIVE RESOLUTION OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT, ENSURING SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION.

The (FMEP ) is a small, independent, Washington DC-based working to defend and support Palestinian rights, to end Israels occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Jerusalem, and to ensure a just and secure future Palestinians and Israelis. In addition to its grant-making, FMEP produces policy-relevant, cutting-edge original research in the form of multiple, widely-read publications. Our research aims to educate policy makers and the wider public on data and policies relevant to the Israeli occupation, Palestinian human rights, and U.S. domestic and foreign policy... FMEPs research is published on its website and distributed to its subscriber lists and through social media. FMEPs educational publications include: a report on Israeli settlement activity, a report on U.S. Congressional activity related to the , a weekly roundup of top news from Israel and Palestine, and ongoing data collection on efforts to curtail consti