the world with Earthjustice, a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth. With hundreds of victories, this team of lawyers is protecting our planet one case at a time.

your sisters. Make it possible for women and girls of color to attend notable events around the country with Event Scholarships through SisterSong, a reproductive justice group.
 

a life with your sweet pup. Therapy dogs are used for many things, from helping children get comfortable reading aloud to brightening up residents at assisted living communities.

a friend, fellow room mom or student to run for office with She Should Run. The project was started by the Women’s Campaign Forum after various studies showed that women don’t think to run for office unless someone asks. Women win at the same rate as men, get more in the pipeline!

a woman in another part of the world with Women to Women International. The group will match you up with a woman to provide financial support for job skills and rights awareness and your letters will send hope to another part of the world.

is running out. One of the oldest natural landscapes in America is disappearing...mountaintop by mountaintop. Help stop mountaintop removal mining with a donation to earthjustice.org (“because the earth needs a good lawyer”).

lemonade and make a difference. Kids and youth groups can operate lemonade stands in July as part of LemonAID 2009 and donate proceeds to The Salvation Army to aid homeless children. 

to filtered water and keep plastic bottles out of our landfills. Go to FilterForGood.com to buy a reusable Nalgene Brita-filtered bottle for about $10. Cost of saving the environment = priceless.

for the Asian Health Initiative of Tufts Medical Center, which granted $35,000 to the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence for its youth service program that educates kids on teen dating violence.

your story. Visit Lifelines, a unique online global community established by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a non-partisan organization which provides women’s health care and promotes women’s rights. Tell your story and encourage friends to do so, and inspire women all over the world. worldlifelines.org.

for change with Cyrus International, an organization whose TraffickingHOPE, OrphanHOPE, and DreamHOPE programs help worthy aid groups around the­ world fight human trafficking, assist orphaned children, and make a difference in the lives of the poor and socially oppressed.

stock, time or money to Safe Horizon, an organization on a mission to move victims of violence from crisis to confidence. Your company can also sponsor a local one-time or ongoing project to get involved. safehorizon.org

yourself some karma. Malaria is the number one cause of death and illness among refugees in Africa (and women and children are 75 percent of the refugee population). For only $10, you can send a mosquito net through nothingbutnets.net.