Freelance photojournalist covering news stories, humanitarian issues and world travel. Often works with NGOs to highlight crises and efforts to mitigate them.
Fediverse address:
@gavingough@newsie.social
Tagged: NGOs, Charities & Campaign Groups
Greta Thunberg
Swedish climate change activist, part of Fridays For Future.
Fediverse address:
@gretathunberg@mastodon.nu
All Aboard Northwest
Group campaigning for better transit, regional and intercity rail in the Greater Northwest region of the United States, from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.
Fediverse address:
@aanw@rail.chat
Canadian Association for Food Studies
An academic association promoting critical, interdisciplinary scholarship in the broad area of food systems, including policy, production, distribution, and consumption.
Fediverse address:
@CAFS@mstdn.ca
Translate Science
Initiative to promote translation of scientific articles, books, papers etc.
Fediverse address:
@TranslateScience@fediscience.org
Open Collective
Fundraising, money management and legal status platform for charities, activists and libre projects that want to be transparent about where their money comes from and how it is used.
Fediverse address:
@opencollective@opencollective.com
School For Africa / Jonathan Mburugu
Initiative by a Kenyan teacher to help educate some of the poorest kids in the world.
Fediverse address:
@Jonathan@schoolforafrica.org
It’s run by Fediverse user Jonathan Mburugu, who posts interesting perspectives from Kenya and Africa on his personal account at:
@JonathanMBR@mstdn.social
Co-op Cloud
Organisation that helps co-operatives and collectives to create their own online clouds using free open source software.
Fediverse address:
@coopcloud@social.coop
SecureDrop
Free open source encrypted platform that allows whistleblowers and activists to contact journalists and NGOs anonymously through the Tor network.
Fediverse address:
@securedrop@freedom.press
PFLAG Tampa
Tampa Florida branch of the US-based organisation for LGBTQIA+ people and their parents, families and allies.
Fediverse address:
@pflagtampa@noc.social
Blind LGBT Pride International
US-based organisation promoting awareness, inclusion and well-being of blind and visually-impaired LGBTQIA+ people. Affiliate of the American Council of the Blind.
Fediverse address:
@BPI@universeodon.com
Scientist Rebellion India
Scientists in India demanding action on the climate crisis.
Fediverse address:
@SciRebIND@social.rebellion.global
Madeline T. Morcelle
Lawyer for the National Health Law Program in the United States, an organisation that promotes the healthcare rights of people on a low income, including reproductive rights.
Fediverse address:
@madeline4health@mstdn.social
All Aboard Washington
Group campaigning for better passenger and freight rail service in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest.
Fediverse address:
@aawa@rail.chat
liftUKRAINE
NGO matching Ukrainian refugees with offers of private accommodation in Germany, supporting refugees, and helping deliver aid and reconstruction supplies to Ukraine.
Fediverse address:
@liftUKRAINE@social.anoxinon.de
PublicSpaces
A non-profit coalition of Dutch broadcasters, museums, arts organisations etc. campaigning for an ethical internet. They organise conferences on this topic, and run their own Fediverse servers.
Fediverse address (main, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@publicspaces.net
Fediverse address (videos, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@video.publicspaces.net
Fediverse address (podcasts, in Dutch and English): @TheTimeIsNow@podcast.publicspaces.net
FOSSASIA
Organisation that promotes free open source software and open hardware across Asia. It organises events, software and hardware projects, coding workshops etc.
Fediverse address:
@fossasia@floss.social
Topio e.V.
German non-profit organisation which helps ordinary people “de-Google” their phones by installing privacy-friendly operating systems. They run events to help with this including workshops, exhibitions, lectures etc.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@topio@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos, in German):
@topio@pixelfed.social
Fediverse address (events, in German):
@topio_space@mobilize.berlin
Plazi
Non-profit organisation promoting persistent and openly accessible digital taxonomic data about plants, animals and fungi. Founded in 2008 and based in Bern, Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@plazi_species@mastodon.green
News Literacy Project
US-based non-partisan non-profit organisation trying to fight misinformation and disinformation, and help people distinguish between credible and non-credible news. Founded by the Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Alan C. Miller in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@NewsLitProject@flipboard.com
Let’s Encrypt
Authority which provides HTTPS security certificates to websites free of charge. Run by the Internet Security Research Group, a US-based non-profit organisation. Let’s Encrypt certificates currently secure over 300 million websites.
Fediverse address:
@letsencrypt@infosec.exchange
Privacy International
Long-established charity and campaign group that has fought for the right to privacy since 1990.
Fediverse address (main):
@privacyint@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (videos):
@privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org
Greenpeace Deutschland
German branch of the environmental campaign group.
Fediverse address (investigative account, in German):
@gpinvestigativ@greenpeace.social
Fediverse address (general account, in German):
@greenpeace_de@greenpeace.social
Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA)
Non-profit organisation based in the United States which promotes open source hardware through conferences, development groups and hardware certifications.
Fediverse address:
@oshwassociation@mastodon.social
Framasoft
France’s biggest non-profit organisation promoting free open source software. They have created many libre online projects including the Fediverse’s PeerTube, Mobilizon and the “Frama” series of servers.
Fediverse address (in French):
@Framasoft@framapiaf.org
Dr Mike Galsworthy
Founder of Scientists For EU and the Bylines Network, presenter at BylineTV.
Fediverse address:
@mikegalsworthy@mas.to
The Small Technology Foundation
Researches, develops and promotes online services designed for human beings rather than corporate profits.
Fediverse address (live streaming):
@fedi@owncast.small-web.org
Fediverse address (co-founder Laura Kalbag):
@laura@mastodon.laurakalbag.com
Fediverse address (co-founder Aral Balkan):
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
Maryland Poor People’s Campaign
Maryland branch of US campaign group fighting poverty and seeking structural justice. (The group is named after a similar movement from 1968 that was led by Martin Luther King.)
Fediverse address:
@marylandppc@union.place
The Restart Project
Grassroots initiative to help people fix electrical, electronic and other devices instead of throwing them away. The project helps organise Restart Parties all around the world, where volunteers show how to fix broken gadgets and machines.
Fediverse address:
@restartproject@mastodon.green
The MarineBio Conservation Society
Non-profit marine conservation and science education group, promoting knowledge, research and protection of ocean life. Founded in 1998, staffed by volunteers around the world.
Fediverse address:
@marinebio@mastodon.world
Greenpeace Bochum
Branch of the environmental campaign group in Bochum, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@greenpeace_bo@ruhr.social
Journeys In Film
US-based non-profit organisation promoting films as a way to aid teaching of important topics such as human rights, the environment, history etc.
Fediverse address:
@JourneysInFilm@hcommons.social
The Internet Archive
Massive non-profit archive website which includes digital copies of vast amounts of printed, audiovisual and interactive media. Perhaps most famous for its Wayback Machine which allows people to look at older versions of almost any website.
Fediverse address:
@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
Timnit Gebru
Founder and Executive Director at the DAIR Institute, researching AI from an ethical starting point, encouraging safety processes to be built into AI from beginning to end, and bringing more diverse participation into AI research.
Fediverse address:
@timnitGebru@dair-community.social
Bits & Bäume (“Bits & Trees”)
German campaign group which aims to build bridges between technology fans and environmentalists.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@bits_und_baeume@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org
Fediverse address (Berlin branch, in German):
@bitsundbaeume_berlin@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org
Fediverse address (Dresden branch, in German):
@BitsUndBaeumeDresden@dresden.network
We Are Open Co-Op
Co-operative which helps charities, ethical businesses and public bodies adopt more open approaches to digital policy.
Fediverse address:
@weareopencoop@mastodon.social
KostNixLaden Bochum
A free shop in Bochum, Germany, which distributes surplus stuff like clothes and other goods. Anyone can take what they need or donate what they don’t need.
Fediverse address (in German):
@kostnixladen@ruhr.social
LSVD+
Germany’s largest NGO campaigning for LGBTQIA+ rights, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in German):
@lsvd@mastodon.social
AAERS – Association for Adenomyosis and Endometriosis Research and Science
Non-profit health advocacy organisation promoting evidence-based research into adenomyosis and endometriosis.
Fediverse address (in French and English):
@aaers@mastodon.online
Society for the Study of Labour History
UK organisation dedicated to the history of labour (i.e. the lives and politics of working people and the labour movement, not specifically the political party).
Fediverse address:
@sslh@mastodon.me.uk
Consumer Reports
US-based non-profit consumer organisation and magazine, publishing reviews and tips on a wide range of products.
Fediverse address:
@ConsumerReports@flipboard.com
Cascadia Rail
Non-profit organisation campaigning for high speed rail connecting the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The suggested plan would connect British Columbia, Oregon and Washington State.
Fediverse address:
@CascadiaRail@social.ridetrans.it
Greenpeace International
Official account of the environmental campaign group.
Fediverse address:
@greenpeace@mastodon.social
Greater Greater Washington
Urbanist campaign group and news site about transport, housing and land use reform in Washington DC, USA.
Fediverse address:
@ggwash@urbanists.social
National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
Missouri chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, a non-profit organisation for blind people in the USA established in 1940.
Fediverse address:
@Missouri@nfb.social
Scientists for Future Deutschland
German branch of the campaign by scientists to save the planet from environmental destruction due to climate change. They are letting the world know the science of climate change, conducting research themselves and helping climate scientists to network.
Fediverse address (in German):
@S4F@climatejustice.global
longcovid
Support group for people suffering or concerned about the effects of Long Covid, where Covid-19 infection causes long-term or chronic illness. Hosts regular discussions with patients, doctors, researchers and journalists.
Fediverse address:
@longcovid@mstdn.social
Internet. Czas działać! (“Internet. Time to act!”)
Polish-language group of activists promoting privacy and user rights on the internet. They also run a podcast and provide lectures and workshops on these topics.
Fediverse address (main, in Polish):
@icd@mastodon.internet-czas-dzialac.pl
Fediverse address (videos, in Polish):
@icd@video.internet-czas-dzialac.pl
Leo Burtscher
Staff astronomer at the observatory in Leiden University in the Netherlands, studying the nuclear regions of active galaxies. Also co-founder of Astronomers For Planet Earth, a grassroots pressure group which campaigns to stop global warming.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@leo@mastodon.green
Parents For Future
An international environmental campaign to stop global warming. You can follow the Swedish and German branches on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Swedish):
@parents4future_se@climatejustice.global
Fediverse address (in German):
@parents4future@climatejustice.global
Greenpeace München
Branch of the environmental campaign group in Munich, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Greenpeace_M@muenchen.social
Power Up With Pride
Grassroots initiative organising video game speedruns to support LGBTQIA+ charities.
Fediverse address:
@PowerUpWithPride@kind.social
Association for Art History
UK organisation promoting art history and visual culture through events, publications, grants etc. Founded in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@forarthistory@mastodon.social
Institut Aranés
Non-profit organisation which provides free language lessons in the Occitan Aranese language, and promotes Aranese language and culture through projects and publications.
Fediverse address (in Catalan):
@admin@occitania.social
Cascadia Climate Action Now
Environmental activism group based in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Fediverse address:
@CascadiaCAN@climatejustice.social
The Public Health Pledge
Campaign urging event organisers to make their events safer by implementing protections against the spread of Covid-19 (such as testing, masking, ventilation etc).
Fediverse address:
@phpledge@floss.social
Auschwitz Memorial
The memorial and museum at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp built during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Over a million people were murdered by the Nazis at the camp during the Second World War, most of them civilians including children. The memorial functions as a reminder of what can happen, and campaigns for it never to happen again.
Fediverse address:
@auschwitzmuseum@mastodon.world
Karrot
Free open source online platform for organising community activism and volunteer initiatives such as food sharing etc. Anyone can set up their own Karrot site, or join an existing site.
Fediverse address:
@karrot@fosstodon.org
Arndell
Works at the medical NGO Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres which helps people in conflicts and other hazardous areas get medical treatment. Also a solarpunk enthusiast, with a background in logistics, first response, journalism and hostile environments.
Fediverse address:
@arndell@mastodon.social
The Software Freedom Conservancy
A non-profit organisation which promotes free open source software and defends it in the courts if necessary.
Fediverse address:
@conservancy@sfconservancy.org
Greenpeace Freiburg
Local Greenpeace group in Freiburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@greenpeace_freiburg@mastodon.social
FossJobs
Posts jobs available at companies and organisations that develop and improve Free Open Source Software, Open Source Hardware or related projects.
Fediverse address:
@fossjobs@fosstodon.org
Greenpeace Aotearoa
Aotearoa (New Zealand) branch of the international NGO campaigning to protect the environment and stop climate change.
Fediverse address:
@greenpeace@mas.to
FreeTech Project
Non-profit initiative helping people use technology in a more financially, socially and environmentally sustainable manner, mainly relying on FOSS wherever possible. Provides help to everyone, regardless of technical skill level. Based in South Yorkshire, UK.
Fediverse address (main):
@freetechproject@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@freetechproject@tilvids.com
Peer Community In
NGO managing a platform which hosts scientific communities, evaluating and recommending scientific articles in open archives and preprint servers. Also publishes the Peer Community Journal.
Fediverse address:
@PeerCommunityIn@ecoevo.social
Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia)
Non-profit organisation campaigning for better public transport in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1976.
Fediverse address:
@ptua@mastodon.social
ORCID Organization
ORCID is a free open identifier system which assigns a unique code for authors and researchers on academic publications, to help track the contributions made by individuals.
Fediverse address:
@ORCID_Org@scicomm.xyz
DataRequests.org / Datenanfragen.de
Non-profit organisation which is promoting people’s right to privacy, and making people more aware of their privacy rights.
Fediverse address (main account, in English):
@datarequestsorg@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@datenanfragende@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (technical account, in English):
@dev_at_datarequestsORG@chaos.social
International Commission on Polar Meteorology
Promoting study of the Arctic and Antarctic weather and climate. Part of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS) NGO which promotes atmospheric sciences.
Fediverse address:
@ICPM@fediscience.org
Unicorn Riot
US-based non-profit news collective covering stories related to social injustice, racism, environmental damage, authoritarianism and far right groups. The collective was founded by environmental and social activists, its stories often cover protests.
Fediverse address:
@UnicornRiot@mastodon.social
OONI – The Open Observatory of Network Interference
OONI monitors network-level blocking of internet access, which is usually by governments or ISPs, and flags up any mass internet blocks or other interference. They also develop FOSS tools for carrying out this monitoring.
Fediverse address:
@ooni@mastodon.social
Code The City
Grassroots initiative based in Scotland that organises workshops, user groups, hack events etc to promote open data and libre technology as forces for public good.
Fediverse address:
@ctc@mastodon.me.uk
Amnesty Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany branch of the human rights NGO Amnesty International.
Fediverse address (in German):
@AmnestyDdorf@nrw.social
Climate Psychology Alliance of North America
Non-profit volunteer organisation of professionals in mental health and psychology, looking at the psychological aspects of the climate crisis and promoting psychological shifts towards tackling the crisis.
Fediverse address:
@climatena@climatejustice.social
Computertruhe e.V.
Volunteers in Germany who repair abandoned computers so they can be donated to charity.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@computertruhe@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (Berlin branch, in German):
@ComputertruheBerlin@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (Chemnitz branch, in German):
@ComputertruheChemnitz@chaos.social
Fediverse address (Munich branch, in German):
@ComputertruheMuenchen@social.tchncs.de
The Tor Project
Non-profit organisation that maintains the Tor network, which allows people to communicate anonymously over the internet thanks to a special network that scrambles any attempts to trace connections. The easiest way to use Tor is with the Tor web browser, which you can download from their website.
Fediverse address:
@torproject@mastodon.social
Noyb
European campaign group which defends people’s privacy. Noyb’s focus is on fighting privacy violations by companies and corporations. (In case you’re wondering, the name stands for None Of Your Business!)
Fediverse address:
@noybeu@mastodon.social
GreenFediverse
Project listing Fediverse instances that use environmentally friendlier energy sources for their hosting.
Fediverse address:
@greenfediverse@chaos.social
Open Web Advocacy
Non-profit organisation of developers trying to protect the open web from restrictions imposed by tech giants.
Fediverse address:
@owa@mastodon.social
Greenpeace Stuttgart
Local branch of the environmental campaign group in Stuttgart, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@greenpeace_stg@mastodon.social
Creative Commons
Official account for the non-profit organisation that promotes Creative Commons licences and public domain tools for sharing knowledge and creativity.
Fediverse address:
@creativecommons@mastodon.social
DC Books to Prisons
Non-profit organisation in Washington DC providing free books to people in prison. Founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@DCBookstoPrisons@bookstodon.com