OUR CHARITABLE GIVING
The Unemployed Philosophers Guild gives a significant proportion of its profits to several non-profit, progressive organizations. Each year we give over $40,000 in grants, donations, products and services to a variety of organizaions.
The Center For Justice and Accountability
We were so impressed with the international justice cases this organization took on. They focus on the disempowered worldwide, and win compensation for the victims of egregious wrongs. CJA is one of the only organizations to succesfully sue war criminals who either live in the US or have assets there. Check them out and consider giving to them too. With a tiny budget they've made significant strides towards international accountability and universal justice.
WAW is an organization committed to ensuring the human rights of Afghan women and children. Established before 9-11, WAW offers services to Afghan women and children both in the US and Afghanistan. Some of their most impressive work however, has gone on in Afghanistan (even in Taliban strongholds, like Kandahar) where they have built schools, family guidance centers (read 'shelters') and a burn ward and treatment center. WAW is a great group of incredibly commited people working for the disenfranchised of Afghanistan.
Doctors Without Borders
Médecins Sans Frontières Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence
NYAGV is a non-profit statewood advocacy and education group working to build public awareness of the devastating impact of gun violence in New York and across the country, while advocating for sensible gun legislation on the city, state and federal levels.
Reproductive Health Access Project
RHAP is a small organization that is making a unique, critical contribution to women's reproductive health. Every single donation RHAP receives from supporters like you means RHAP can continuing educating and supporting clinicians like me who do this important work all across the country.
The Fistual Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of and funding for fistula repair, prevention, and educational programs worldwide to help eradicate fistula. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 2 million women have untreated fistula and that approximately 100,000 women develop fistula each year. Fistula is most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia and is easily cured.
Transportation Alternatives is New York City's leading transportation advocacy organization, with a citywide network of thousands of supporters committed to better bicycling, walking and public transit in the five boroughs. Our mission is to reclaim New York City's streets from the automobile, and to advocate for bicycling, walking and public transit as the best transportation alternatives. Every day, all over the city, we're working to revitalize New York City’s neighborhoods and restore a vibrant culture of street life.
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls is a non-profit music and mentoring program dedicated to the empowerment of girls and women.
An invaluable public library in the heart of Brooklyn, which the Philosophers Guild calls home. Their holdings provide the Guild with many of the resources we need to develop the products you all love to us!
What the Brooklyn Public Library doesn't have Wikipedia does. Another valuable resource that makes our lives and work better.
Kids For A Better Future
(website currently down) KBF was started by ten year old Akash Viswanath Mehta. The organization mobilizes kids to work and raise money to improve the lives of kids around the world. Last year they raised money for a girls school in Afghanistan. This year they've focussed exclusively on helping children in the Congo, mostly child soldiers rebuild their lives and get an education. Their work in the Congo is facilated by the organization Ajedi-Ka based in the DRC.
In addition we donate to many schools, libraries, and a variety of other community and charitable organizations.
Finally we have a strong collaborate with the Nation Magazine. 30% of all proceeds from the UPGNATION.COM go to the Nation to help support their mission and publication.
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