October 01, 2007
Idealists Change the World Via the Web
Idealist.org is a website run by Action Without Borders, an organization founded in 1995 by Ami Dar. Action Without Borders headquarters in New York City and has offices in Portland, Washington, DC and Argentina.
Action Without Borders is a non profit organization. It is nonpartisan organization without an ideological bent and it is not affiliated with any religious group.
Idealist.org is an interactive website trough which organizations and individuals collaborate and share resources and information to make our world a better place to live. 288 Idealist groups which connect people of similar interests, more than 70,000 organizations from 180 countries, more than 2000 speakers, take part in this community. The Web site’s goal is to promote a free world in which human dignity is respected.
Idealist.org helps people to be integrated and find their niche in the world in which they live in by promoting job opportunities. Volunteers and internships opportunities lead people to commit themselves to civic involvement. Idealist.org is a tool for people who desire to connect with the world around them and want to improve their community as well as the communities beyond their nation’s borders.
At the 2002 Webby Awards, Idealist won both the Webby and the People's Voice award for the Best community site. At the 2006 Webby Awards, Idealist was chosen as the People's Voice Winner for Best Employment Site. Entering their second decade, Action Without Borders will keep creating new spaces, new methods and opportunities to lead people to imagine, think, connect and act to make this world a better place.
Posted by Buzz Webster at October 1, 2007 11:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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