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The Public-Private Alliance Foundation (PPAF), a non-profit organization, promotes the United Nations Global Goals and a business approach for poverty alleviation through projects and seminars involving multi-stakeholder cooperation. PPAF engages in work on clean cookstoves and fuel, agribusiness, public health, microfinance & remittances, renewable energy and other aspects of sustainable development.

SOLE Colombia aims to transform the future of learning in Colombia by empowering thousands of educators, librarians and community leaders with the SOLE methodology. We do this by making use of existing computers and internet in public places and designing strategies for self-organized learning to be widely practiced throughout the country, analyzing its ability to transform communities and consolidating a community of SOLE Ambassadors and network of volunteers to encourage learning. The aim is to stimulate curiosity and creativity, technological fluidity, collaboration, self-direction, critical thinking, communication skills, global connections and generally, have fun. Our main goal is to scale this project so that it can reach more than 1,400 public libraries, more than 42,000 public schools and more than 8,000 public kiosks throughout the country, as well as participate from the peace-building process reaching hundreds of rural communities affected by the civil conflict.

The Institute is a 501(c)(3) scientific and literary nonprofit organization that is dedicated to contributing to a greater interest in scholarly and educational pursuits, especially in the natural history sciences. It maintains an interdisciplinary focus in order to better understand complex relationships among disciplines. Its mission is international in scope. In pursuing its mission, the Institute recognizes that greater interests in scholarly and educational pursuits are something that everyone benefits from.

Mission: Improve our Affiliates research infrastructure in areas of mutual interest to NASA and the state of Maine; Encourage more students to consider careers in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); and Enhance NASA’s presence throughout the State of Maine.

The Maine Aeronautics Association is a grass-roots pilot organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting aviation here in the state and beyond.

from the website: "Mount Washington Observatory is a nonprofit research and educational institution working to advance understanding of Earth's weather and climate."

To Advance The Study Of The Security And Vulnerability Of Public And Private Information Systems And Infrastructures. To Facilitate Scientific Research For The Purpose Of Developing Applications Useful In Improving The Security Of Such Systems And Infrastructures And To Disseminate Information On And Conduct Seminars, Conferences, Study Groups, And Research Regarding Such Issues.

TO ADVANCE THE ATMOSPHERIC AND RELATED SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY.

The mission of the Berkshire Museum is to bring people together for experiences that spark creativity and innovative thinking by making inspiring, educational connections among art, history, and natural science.

The American Mathematical Society, founded in 1888 to further the interests of mathematical scholarship and research, serves the international mathematical community through its publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs, which (A) promote mathematical research and its uses, (B) encourage and promote the transmission of mathematical understandings and skills to ensure the continued vitality of the profession, (C) support mathematical education at all levels, (D) advance the status of the profession of mathematics, encouraging and facilitating full participation of all individuals, and (E) foster an awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life.

Our mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers and active citizens through Design, Make, Play — an approach to learning that encourages hands-on experimentation, critical thinking, and iterative problem-solving. Through Design, Make, Play, NYSCI aspires to create a distinctive set of resources that have a measurable and scalable impact on how people learn. The museum anchors and inspires all the work we do, fostering public engagement in STEM, and supporting our youth development program, education offerings and research. We have developed innovative products to extend this learning far beyond our walls, and our extensive network of partnerships deepens and broadens our impact, locally and around the world.

The mission of the Rochester Museum & Science Center is to inspire a better future for all through curiosity, exploration, and participation in science, culture, and the natural world.