Careers for Social Changes
Biology majors are increasingly interested in careers that will "make a difference." Below is a list of organizations which aim to improve society, government, the economy, and the environment.
Education in biological sciences is directly relevant to those organizations focused on the environment, health, science, and technology. For those other organizations not focused on those issues, education in biological science can provide an analytical approach relevant to a wide range of concerns. Biological science education combined with work experience, personal interests, and motivation may help students make a contribution in other organizations listed below.
This list is for informational purposes only. |
CORPORATE OVERSIGHT |
| Business for Social Responsibility |
www.bsr.org |
| Consumer Federation of America |
www.consumerfed.org |
| Consumers Union |
www.consumersunion.org |
| Co-op America |
www.coopamerica.org |
| Corporate Watch |
www.corpwatch.org |
| Food First |
www.foodfirst.org |
| Global Trade Watch |
www.citizen.org/trade |
| INFACT |
www.infact.org |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy |
www.iatp.org |
| Jobs with Justice |
www.jwj.org |
ENVIRONMENTAL |
| American Forests |
www.americanforest.org |
| American Rivers |
www.americanrivers.org |
| Center for Health, Environment And Justice |
www.cehn.org |
| Clean Air Trust |
www.cleanairtrust.org |
| Clean Water Action |
www.cleanwateraction.org |
| Defenders of Wildlife |
www.defenders.org |
| Earth Island Institute |
www.earthisland.org |
| Environmental Defense Fund |
www.edf.org |
| Environmental Working Group |
www.ewg.org |
| Friends of the Earth |
www.foe.org |
| Greenpeace |
www.greenpeace.org |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance |
www.ilsr.org |
| League of Conservation Voters |
www.lcv.org |
| Natural Resources Defense Council |
www.nrdc.org |
| National Environmental Trust |
environet.policy.net |
| Nuclear Information Resource Service |
www.nirs.org |
| Redefining Progress |
www.rprogress.org |
| Scenic America |
www.scenic.org |
| Southern Environmental Law Center |
www.southernenvironment.org |
| World Watch Institute |
www.worldwatch.org |
| World Wildlife Fund |
www.worldwildlife.org |
FISCAL AFFAIRS/TAXES/ECONOMICS |
| Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities |
www.sensiblepriorities.org/ |
| Center for Budget and Policy Priorities |
www.cbpp.org |
| Center for Economic and Policy Research |
www.cepr.net |
| Citizens for Tax Justice |
www.ctj.org |
| Economic Policy Institute |
www.epinet.org |
| OMB Watch |
www.ombwatch.org |
| Responsible Wealth |
www.responsiblewealth.org |
| Taxpayers for Common Sense |
www.taxpayer.net |
GENDER/RACIAL/SEXUAL ORIENTATION/SPECIAL POPULATIONS |
| American Association of University Women |
www.aauw.org |
| Animal Welfare Institute |
www.awionline.org |
| Center for Community Change |
www.communitychange.org |
| Center for Women’s Policy Studies |
www.centerwomenpolicy.org |
| Children’s Defense Fund |
www.childrensdefense.org |
| Coalition on Human Needs |
www.chn.org |
| Dads & Daughters |
www.dadsanddaughters.org |
| Co-op America |
www.coopamerica.org |
| Educators for Social Responsibility |
www.esrnational.org |
| Families USA |
www.familiesusa.org |
| Feminist Majority |
www.feminist.org |
| Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation |
www.glaad.org |
| Gay. lesbian and Straight Education Network |
www.glsen.org |
| Gill Foundation |
www.gillfoundation.org |
| Human Rights Campaign |
www.hrc.org |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
www.peta-online.org |
| MADRE |
www.madre.org |
| NAACP |
www.NAACP.org |
| NARAL |
www.naral.org |
| National Organization of Women |
www.now.org |
| National Partnership for Women and Families |
www.nationalpartnership.org |
| Planned Parenthood |
www.plannedparenthood.org |
| United States Students Association |
www.usstudents.org |
INTERNATIONAL |
| Bread for the World |
www.bread.org |
| Doctors without Borders |
www.msf.org |
| Emory University Rollins School of Public Health |
www.sph.emory.edu/PHIL/intl.html |
| Global Exchange |
www.globalexchange.org |
| Human Rights First |
www.humanrightsfirst.org |
| Human Rights Watch |
www.hrw.org |
| Interhemispheric Resource Center |
www.irc-online.org |
| Latin America Working Group |
www.lawg.org |
| Mobilization for Global Justice |
www.globalizethis.org |
LABOR |
| AFL-CIO |
www.afl-cio.org |
LEGAL/JUSTICE/HUMAN RIGHTS |
| ACORN |
www.acorn.org |
| ACLU |
www.aclu.org |
| American Association for Affirmative Action |
www.affirmativeaction.org |
| Amnesty International |
www.amnesty.org |
| Brennan Center for Justice |
www.brennancenter.org |
| Center for Justice and Democracy |
www.centerjd.org |
| Death Penalty Information Center |
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org |
| Demos |
www.demos-usa.org |
| Lawyers Committee for Human Rights |
www.lchr.org |
| Leadership Conference on Civil Rights |
www.civilrights.org |
| National Lawyers Guild |
www.nlg.org |
| Project Underground |
www.moles.org |
| Southern Poverty Law Center |
www.splcenter.org |
| United for a Fair Economy |
www.ufenet.org |
MEDIA |
| Citizens for Independent Public Broadcasting |
www.cipbonline.org/ |
| Commercial Alert |
www.commercialalert.org |
| Common dreams |
www.commondreams.org |
| Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting |
www.fair.org |
| Institute for Public Accuracy |
www.accuracy.org |
| Media Access Project |
www.mediaaccess.org |
| NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS |
| Emory University Rollins School of Public Health |
www.sph.emory.edu/PHIL/nongov.html |
PEACE |
| 20/20/ Vision |
www.2020vision.org |
| Abolition 2000 |
www.abolition2000.org |
| Center for Defense Information |
www.cdi.org |
| Center for International Policy |
www.ciponline.org |
| Council for a Livable World |
www.clw.org |
| Peace Action |
www.peace-action.org |
| Women’s Action for New Directions |
www.wand.org |
POLITICAL ACTION AND POLICY |
| Americans for Democratic Action |
www.adaction.org |
| Alliance for Democracy |
www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/ |
| Center for Public Integrity |
www.publicintegrity.org |
| Center for Responsive Politics |
www.opensecrets.org |
| Common Cause |
www.commoncause.org |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus |
bernie.house.gov/pc/ |
| Electronic Policy Network |
www.epn.org |
| Emily’s List |
www.emilyslist.org |
| Institute for Policy Studies |
www.ips-dc.org |
| League of Women Voters |
www.lwv.org |
| Lindesmith Center |
www.lindesmith.org |
| Progressive Caucus |
bernie.house.gov/pc/ |
| Public Campaign |
www.publiccampaign.org |
| Public Citizen |
www.citizen.org |
| Public Interest Research Groups |
www.pirg.org |
RELIGION/CHURCH STATE RELATIONS |
| American United for Separation of Church and State |
www.au.org |
| American Friends Service Committee |
www.afsc.org |
| Fellowship of Reconciliation |
www.forusa.org |
| Friends Committee on National Legislation |
www.fcnl.org |
| Interfaith Alliance |
www.interfaithalliance.org |
| National Council of Churches |
www.ncccusa.org |
| People for the American Way |
www.pfaw.org |
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| BioDemocracy Campaign |
www.purefood.com |
| Center for Democracy and Technology |
www.cdt.org |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest |
www.cspinet.org |
| Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility |
www.cpsr.org |
| Consumer Project on Technology |
www.cptech.org |
| Council for Responsible Genetics |
www.gene-watch.org |
| Critical Mass Energy Project |
www.citizen.org/CMEP |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation |
www.eff.org |
| Electronic Privacy Information Center |
www.epic.org |
| Food Research and Action Center |
www.frac.org |
| The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Food |
www.thecampaign.org |
| Nuclear Information and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine |
www.pcrm.org |
| Physicians for a National Health Program |
www.pnhp.org |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility |
www.psr.org |
| Union of Concerned Scientists |
www.ucsusa.org |
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