Service Opportunity for Seniors (SOS) Meals On Wheels is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to deliver nutritionally balanced meals to seniors. SOS Meals on Wheels is an organization that addresses the issue of senior isolation and hunger locally. SOS was founded…
Trevor’s Trek Foundation (TTF) is a non-profit organization committed to help facilitate research into the causes of childhood cancer and to develop the means to eradicate those causes. Signed into law in 2016, Trevor’s Law (attached to the Frank R…
The Crowd2map Project aims to help prevent female genital mutilation (FGM) in Tanzania by mapping the locations of rural villages and settlements where this commonly occurs. Rescue teams often get notified about FGM taking place at night with only hours…
Mission Blue is uniting a global coalition to inspire an upwelling of public awareness, access and support for a worldwide network of marine protected areas – Hope Spots. The organization has designated 135 Hope Spots around the world – rich…
GISCorps volunteer Lauren Weaver assisted Warehouses4Good in their mission to improve the logistics of food distribution in rural counties. Warehouses4Good sought support to determine the locations where warehouse space would have the most positive impact on the philanthropic supply chain…
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is a non-profit, cross-disciplinary organization devoted to the advancement of geospatial professionals around the world. URISA provides the international GIS community opportunities for professional development, advocacy and resources, and a vibrant peer…
Green World Campaign is an organization with a goal to help “ReGreen the World." To achieve this goal, they provide eco-education to school-age children, farmers, women, and local elders in an area of poverty and land degradation in coastal Kenya. They…
The New England chapter of Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (NEURISA) in conjunction with Clark University held a mapathon during its virtual NEURISA Day 2020 event. About 20 mappers teamed up to map for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)…
The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) (www.redisa.org.za) is a non-profit, public benefit organization which pioneered a new approach to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and applied it to the scrap tire problem. South Africa generates about 12…
The Conservation Lands Foundation (CLF) is a nonprofit organization based in Colorado, USA. CLF is the official umbrella organization for the Friends Grassroots Network, a group of more than 60 community-based “Friends” organizations who work to protect their local public lands…