Lesson 2: What Does a Nonprofit Do, and for Whom? (6-8)
Handout 1

Internet Sites of National Nonprofit Organizations

National Coalition for the Homeless http://www.nationalhomeless.org/

Heart of America United Way www.unitedway.org

Assoc. of Community Organizations for Reform Now www.acorn.org/

Volunteers of America www.voa.org/ Catholic Charities www.catholiccharitiesusa.org

American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org

American Cancer Society www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp

American Humane Association http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer

American Red Cross www.redcross.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America www.bbbsa.org/

Boys and Girls Club www.bgca.org

Camp Fire Boys and Girls www.campfire.org

Futures for Children www.futurechild.org

Junior Achievement www.ja.org

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation www.gkccf.org

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation www.emkf.org

W.K. Kellogg Foundation www.wkkf.org

Literacy Volunteers of America www.literacyvolunteers.org

Make a Wish Foundation www.wish.org

Points of Light Foundation www.pointsoflight.org

Rockefeller Foundation www.rockfound.org

Salvation Army www.salvationarmy.org

YMCA www.YMCA.NET

Youth Volunteer Corps of America www.yvca.org

To find a very thorough listing of most national nonprofits, you can try The Independent Sector @ www.independentsector.org.