Other Organizations
We encourage you to visit the websites of these organizations with whom we have many common goals.
Alliance for Justice - A national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children’s, and consumer advocacy organizations.
Center for Community Innovation - CCI 's mission is to nurture effective solutions that expand economic opportunity, diversify housing options, and strengthen connection to place. As part of UC Berkeley’s Institute of Urban and Regional Development, the center focuses on housing, community and economic development.
Center for Democratic Renewal - A multiracial organization that advances the vision of a democratic, diverse and just society, free of racism and bigotry. It helps communities combat groups, movements, and government practices that promote hatred and bigotry and is committed to public policies based on equity and justice.
Center for New Community – A national organization committed to building community, justice, and equality. The Center is grounded in many faith traditions, and builds community where the dignity and value of all humanity is manifest.
civilrights.org – Resource for current events, news, and research founded by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund.
DiversityInc. - As today’s leading publication on diversity management, DiversityInc's mission is to bring education and clarity to the business benefits of diversity.
Diversityweb.org - This site is designed to provide a comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources for campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission.
Fund for an Open Society - America's only national nonprofit whose sole purpose is working to promote thriving racially and ethnically integrated communities. OPEN’s vision is of a better America, where equality is created and sustained in community through equal access to good schools, housing, and economic opportunity.
Gamaliel - A network of grassroots, interfaith, interracial, multi-issue organizations working together to create a more just and more democratic society.
Heights Community Congress – Based in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Heights Community Congress is an advocate of social justice, a monitor of fair housing and a facilitator of building community.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies - The Center informs and illuminates the nation's major public policy debates through research, analysis, and information dissemination in order to: improve the socioeconomic status of black Americans and other minorities; expand their effective participation in the political and public policy arenas; and promote communications and relationships across racial and ethnic lines to strengthen the nation's pluralistic society.
MoveSmart.org is a start-up non-profit organization that fosters vibrant and diverse neighborhoods by empowering housing seekers to move to opportunity. When launched, the site will layer information on neighborhood amenities, quality of life indicators, affordable housing opportunities, and the services and programs of community based organizations over an interactive map. These maps will be complimented by guides, tools, calculators, worksheets, and an innovative social network that will connect new residents with community-based organizations and new neighbors, making MoveSmart.org a one-stop resource for housing seekers looking for a better neighborhood.
National League of Cities - The oldest and largest national organization representing municipal governments throughout the United States. Its mission is to strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance.
NAACP - The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
National Council of La Raza - Private, non-profit, and non-partisan organization focused on reducing poverty and discrimination, and improving opportunities, for Hispanic Americans.
The National Neighborhood Coalition - An alliance of non-profit and community based organizations providing current information, advocacy, and support, dedicated to promoting economically and socially vibrant neighborhoods.
Oak Park Regional Housing Center - The Oak Park Regional Housing Center is a not-for-profit organization that offers free listings for apartments in a variety of sizes, styles, and rents. In addition, the Center works to achieve meaningful and lasting racial diversity throughout Oak Park, IL and surrounding communities. It fights discrimination against minority homeseekers, opens new housing opportunities in previously segregated areas, and educates the public about the value and benefits of racial diversity and how it may be attained.
Tolerance.org - Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity. Through its online well of resources and ideas, its expanding collection of print materials, its burgeoning outreach efforts, and its downloadable public service announcements, Tolerance.org promotes and supports anti-bias activism in every venue of life.