University of Georgia Institute for Nonprofit Organizations : Organization Listings

Nonprofit Organizations

Looking for an internship opportunity? Interested in the local nonprofit community? While the listings below represent a fraction of the nonprofit and voluntary organizations in these regions, they can serve as a starting point for students interested in internship opportunities and as a resource for research and collaborative efforts.

Organizations are listed alphabetically and geographically, from most local to regional.

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An Excel spreadsheet of the listings below is available here.

Athens

Organization

Interest Area

Website/Contact

AIDS Athens	AIDS/Healthcare	http://www.aidsathens.org/
Athens Area Home Builders Association	Professional Association	http://208.56.3.169/
Athens Area Humane Society	Animal Welfare	http://www.athenshumanesociety.com/
Athens Canine Rescue	Animal Welfare	http://www.athenscaninerescue.com/
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Athens Community Council on Aging	Human Services	http://www.emmanuel-athens.org/Data/Outreach_Agencies/Aging.html
Athens Community Playground	Children	http://ebiz.terry.uga.edu/~playground/
Athens Grow Gren Coaltion	Environment	www.athensgrowgreen.com
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art	Arts	http://www.athica.org/
Athens Justice Project	Legal Aid
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Athens Land Trust	Environment	http://www.athenslandtrust.org
Athens Regional Medical Center	Healthcare	http://www.armc.org/
Athens-Clarke Community Tree Council	Environment	http://www.athenstrees.com/
Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation	Historic Preservation	http://www.achfonline.org/
BikeAthens	Environment	www.bikeathens.com
Botanical Garden	Environment	http://www.uga.edu/botgarden/home2.html
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Boulevard Neighborhood Association	Historic Preservation	http://www.historicboulevard.org/
Boys and Girls Club of Athens	Children
BreastFest	Breast Cancer	http://www.breastfest.org/athens/index.htm
Canopy Studio	Arts	http://canopystudio.com/aboutus.htm
Clarke County Mentor Program	Education/Children	http://www.itown.com/athens/mentor/index.html
Common Ground Athens	Resource Center	http://www.freewebs.com/commonground/about/
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Creative Earth	Environment	www.creativeearth.net
Extra Special People, Inc.	Education/Children	http://www.extraspecialpeople.org/
Habitat for Humanity at UGA	Human Services	http://www.uga.edu/~habitat/
Hot 100.7 FM	Radio	http://www.hot1007.com
Jeannette Rankin Foundation	Women's Issues	http://www.rankinfoundation.org/
Lyndon House Arts Center	Arts	http://www.accleisureservices.com/
Mercy Health Center	Healthcare	http://www.mercyhealthcenter.net/index2.html
Nuçi's Space	Music/Mental Health	www.nuci.org
Pet Assistance & Welfare Society	Animal Welfare	http://www.pawsofathens.com/
Pink Ribbon, Inc.	Breast Cancer	http://www.itown.com/athens/pinkribbon/index.html
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Project Safe	Women's Issues	http://www.project-safe.org/
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic	Human Services	http://www.rfbd.org/Units/Georgia_Unit.htm
Sandy Creek Nature Center	Environment	http://www.sandycreeknaturecenter.com/
The Boybutante AIDS Foundation, Inc.	AIDS/Healthcare	http://www.boybutante.org/
Upper Oconee Watershed Network	Environment	www.uown.org
Volunteer UGA	Volunteer Resources	http://www.uga.edu/volunteeruga/

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Northeast Georgia

Organization

Interest Area

Website/Contact

American Red Cross	Human Services	http://chapters.redcross.org/ga/athens/
Broad River Watershed Association	Environment	www.uga.edu/brwa/brwa.html
Community Connection	Human Services	http://www.communityconnection211.com/
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia	Human Services	http://www.foodbanknega.org/
Girls Scouts of Northeast Georgia	Children	http://www.girlscoutsnegeorgia.org/
Multiple Choices	Human Services	http://www.multiplechoices.org/index.php
Northeast Chapter of the Georgia Conservancy	Environment	www.gaconservancy.org
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Oconee River Land Trust	Environment	srthompson@peachnet.campuscwix.net
Oconee Rivers Audubon Society	Environment	http://alpha.rmy.emory.edu/~ORAS/
United Way of Northeast Georgia	Fundraising	http://www.unitedwaynega.org/source/who.cfm

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Georgia

Organization

Interest Area

Website/Contact

Georgia Environmental Policy Institute and Georgia Land Trust Service Center	Environment	www.gepinstitute.com
Georgia Legal Watch	Environment	http://www.georgialegalwatch.org/
Georgia Transit Association	Professional Association	http://www.thegta.org/
HERO for Children	Children	http://www.heroforchildren.org/

To Search a full database of nonprofit organizations in Georgia, click here, or cut and paste: http://liberator.itos.uga.edu/ganpis/citymatch.asp

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Southeastern United States

Organization

Interest Area

Website/Contact

Community Affordable Housing Equity Corporation	Housing	http://www.cahec.com/home.html
Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations	Resource Center	www.fano.org
Fund for Southern Communities	Fundraising	http://www.fundforsouth.org/
Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations	Resource Center	www.lano.org
Mississippi Center for Nonprofits	Resource Center	www.msnonprofits.org
Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama	Resource Center	www.nonprofit-al.org
North Carolina Center for Nonprofits	Resource Center	http://www.ncnonprofits.org/
South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations	Resource Center	www.scanpo.org
Southeastern Council of Foundations	Fundraising	http://www.secf.org/publications.asp
Southern Education Foundation	Fundraising	http://www.beyondracism.org/sefback_frame_text.htm
Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc.	Education	http://www.spaef.com/
Southern Growth Policies Board	Think Tank	http://www.southern.org/

Southern Rural Development Initiative	Community Services	http://www.srdi.org/index.htm
Southern Poverty Law Center	Community Services	http://www.splcenter.org/

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