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FairVote is a nonpartisan organization seeking better elections for all. It researches and advances voting reforms that make democracy more functional and representative for every american. Since 1992, it has a proven record as a nonpartisan innovator in elections at the local, state, and national level through strategic research, communications, and collaboration.

The Chinese Progressive Association is a grassroots community organization which works for full equality and empowerment of the Chinese community in the Greater Boston area and beyond. Our activities seek to improve the living and working conditions of Chinese Americans and to involve ordinary community members in making decisions that affect our lives.

We work in partnership with local churches, missions agencies, missionaries and seminaries to materialize our vision of cross-cultural outreach to non-Chinese ethnic groups. Our approach is to involve lay Christians in Short-term Missions trips to utilize their professional expertise in the missions field and to share their Christian faith with the local people through their testimonies, contribution and presence.

Project Vote is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the belief that an organized, diverse electorate is the key to a better America. Since 1994 Project Vote has worked to increase civic participation in the United States, focusing on three historically underrepresented constituencies: youth, people of color, and lower-income Americans.

The Canadian League Against Epilepsy is an organization of medical and basic sciences professionals counting more than 125 members, including physicians, basic scientists, nurses, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, students and other health professionals. Our members are all keen to take advantage of their passions and their knowledge in their respective fields to better respond to various basic needs of the epileptic population, present and future. We also work in collaboration with several organizations such as the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance, the American Epilepsy Society and the North American Commission for Epilepsy. We meet at the time of the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences and every other year at the Canadian League Against Epilepsy meeting. The league members are also in contact on an ongoing basis through our website in order to provide information and exchange views on various topics of current interest on epilepsy.

The School for Advanced Research has supported innovative social science research and Native American artistic creativity for more than a century. Since we began offering fellowships in 1972, we have funded the work of more than 345 SAR scholars and artists, among whose ranks are six MacArthur Fellows and eighteen Guggenheim Fellows.

A Christian healthcare ministry promoting and providing: • the formation of disciples in all nations; • excellent medical and spiritual care for those in need; • a whole person approach to healthcare; • healthcare teams—individuals recruited, equipped and supported; • health workers in the field—taught, mentored and encouraged in medical and spiritual excellence; • strong health infrastructures; • public policies promoting health and reducing poverty; • networks and partnerships with other Christ-centred ministries; • enrichment through cross-cultural experience; • programs that are well-managed and cost-effective.

With its roots in the Red River Settlement of the 1820 St John's College has played an important role in Western Canada's educational history. In 1877 it was one of the founding Colleges of the University of Manitoba. Today it is proud to be a member of this internationally-renowned institution while maintaining its own unique and vibrant identity. The key strength of the College has always been its people and the community they create. For over 140 years we have attracted and educated liberal arts and theology students who have gone on to be leaders in their fields. They leave St John's with a first class education and a true sense of what it means to be a part of a supportive community of scholars and researchers.

Roots to Harvest is a not for profit and charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We are about food, about young people, about community, and about doing things in good ways. The first time a person learns where food comes from; the life changing experience of serving those in need; the heat of a greenhouse; the dirt under your fingernails; the feel of a handful of red wiggler compost worms; the first seedlings… This is Roots to Harvest. It's about learning, growing, inquiry & getting dirty. Young people connect with mentors & experts in the community to explore the food system from many different sides – production, distribution, access, culture, and sustainability.

The Canadian Education Association (CEA) is a cross-Canada network of influencers in the education, research and policy, not-for-profit and business sectors conducting research, generating constructive ideas, and sharing them with educators, students, and other stakeholders. CEA is committed to: -advancing ideas that lead to greater student and teacher engagement; -teaching that inspires all students to learn; -schools that ensure both equity and excellence to meet the developmental needs of all learners in our global and changing society. CEA is seeding ideas, illuminating research, and influencing practice – for the success of every learner.

CISV Victoria has been positively impacting the lives of youth for nearly 50 years. Our peace education and leadership building programs are offered to youth ages 11-25 years old. Our monthly meetings, weekend camps and 4-week international summer camps are designed to provide environments where inclusion, cooperation, open-mindedness, and cross-cultural friendships are fostered. Our chapter is proud to be celebrating our 50th year in 2015! (More information can be found on our webiste www.cisvvictoria.ca)

Founded as a not-for-profit, non-government organization in 1957, we have a well-established reputation as a leader in safety education. We continually check our environment to identify gaps in safety promotion and seek to meet the need, either through individual effort or with the many health and safety-related organizations throughout Ottawa and Eastern Ontario that we cooperate with. Our programs include: Safety Education & Courses for Children & Youth Children's Summer Camp Defensive Driving Motorcycle Training Programs Adult Crossing Guard Program