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Groups touching over a million people. See also social groups such as [[Gaia Online]] and [[volunteer organizations]]. |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Charities Catholic Charities] - 1400 groups worldwide; provide the 2d largest pool of social services in the us after the gov; run the [http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/mccain-and-obama-palling-around-must-be-the-al-smith-dinner/ Al Smith Dinner] each year. |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Alliance_of_Catholic_Knights International Alliance of Catholic Knights] - 150M people, 2M in the US [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Columbus KoC] |
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Latest revision as of 05:45, 21 October 2008
Groups touching over a million people. See also social groups such as Gaia Online and volunteer organizations.
Religion
Catholicism
- Catholic Charities - 1400 groups worldwide; provide the 2d largest pool of social services in the us after the gov; run the Al Smith Dinner each year.
- International Alliance of Catholic Knights - 150M people, 2M in the US KoC
Social benefit organizations
- Freemasons - ~5M worldwide
- Rotary International
- Knights of Columbus - see above
Unions
Educators
Consumer groups
Environmentalists
Al Gore + causes
- site & lists
- national