23 December 2009: Holiday

Help St. Jude Hospital ensure children receive the cancer treatment they need, regardless of a family's ability to pay.

C.A.R.E. needs your help raising $2.5 million to invest in women and girls.

Fight breast cancer by turning your holidays "passionately pink."

Cancer Research U.K.: "Thousands of lives saved, but still a long way to go."

Thistle Farms stands in solidarity with women recovering from sexual abuse, violence, and life on the streets.

Donating to Born to Drum can help fund drumming for women who can't afford drumming camp.

Humanitarian Notes raises HIV/AIDS awareness in Africa by mobilizing local musicians.

The American Friends Service Committee puts peaceful Quaker values into action.

One book, one child: everybody wins when literacy is supported for low-income students.

Bill Gates stands behind Community in Schools in Durham's efforts to reduce the student dropout rate; so can you.

Previous years in TMN giving recommendations: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.

Classic: the New York Times neediest cases fund.

For homeless New Yorkers, Urban Pathways shows the way home.

Donating to the Peregrine Fund protects Peregrine Falcons, Bald Eagles, and other birds of prey.

Receive 10 free trees when you join the Arbor Day Foundation.

CFIDS fights chronic fatigue syndrome and provides information and hope.

Autism Speaks seeks answers while autism prevalance figures grow; for another angle, consider the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network.