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Mercy Corps
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Founder(s) Ellsworth Culver, Dan O'Neill
Type 501(c)(3)
Founded 1982
Headquarters Portland, Oregon
Key people Neal Keny-Guyer, Nancy Lindborg, Dan O'Neill
Area served Global
Website www.mercycorps.org

Mercy Corps is a non-profit organization engaged in humanitarian aid and development activities. An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Ellsworth Culver, Humanitarian/Aid Worker and Co-Founder of Mercy Corps International (04/14/1927 - 08/15/2005 Wesley Ellsworth Culver was a global citizen with a strong 501(c is a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code ( listing 28 types of Non-profit organizations exempt from some federal Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Humanitarian aid (also called succour) is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes typically in response to humanitarian crises Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided more than US$1 billion in assistance to people in 94 nations[1]. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Supported by headquarters offices in the United States, Scotland and China, the organization employs more than 3,200 staff world-wide in 38 countries and reaches more than 13. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National 5 million people[1].

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History

Mercy Corps Founder Dan O'Neill (left) and late Co-Founder Ellsworth Culver (right) at a refugee camp in Honduras in 1982.
Mercy Corps Founder Dan O'Neill (left) and late Co-Founder Ellsworth Culver (right) at a refugee camp in Honduras in 1982.

The organization was founded in 1979 as Save the Refugees Fund, a task-force organized by Dan O'Neill in response to the plight of Cambodian refugees fleeing the famine, war and genocide of the Killing Fields. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group The Killing Fields were a number of sites in Cambodia where large numbers of people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime during its rule of the country By 1982, the organization had expanded its work to other countries, was joined by Ellsworth Culver (Mercy Corps co-founder), and was renamed Mercy Corps International to reflect its broader mission. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ellsworth Culver, Humanitarian/Aid Worker and Co-Founder of Mercy Corps International (04/14/1927 - 08/15/2005 Wesley Ellsworth Culver was a global citizen with a strong After a shift from simply providing relief assistance to focusing on long-term solutions to hunger and poverty, Mercy Corps' first development project began in Honduras in 1982. Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America.

Financial accountability

Since 2002 more than 90 percent of the agency's resources have been allocated directly to programs. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The agency's efficiency has consistently placed it as one of Charity Navigator's "Four-Star" charities of choice. Charity Navigator is an independent non-profit organization that evaluates American charities. [2]

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, Mercy Corps' income was US$205 million. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. US$81 million (40%) was from government grants. In the United States Federal grants are economic Aid issued by the United States government out of the general federal revenue US$63 million (31%) was from in-kind donations ("material aid") in the form of food, medical, linens, and other supplies and services. Mercy Corps' expenses were US$191 million, which includes salaries and other compensation for 3,200 paid staff. Mercy Corps' total assets in 2006 were over US$98 million. Neal Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer, received over US$221,000 in compensation. [3]

Organization

Mercy Corps is a non-governmental organization (NGO) and a private voluntary organization (PVO). Keny-Guyer is the current CEO of Mercy Corps and Nancy Lindborg currently serves as the organization's President.

Mercy Corps merged with the Conflict Management Group founded by Roger Fisher in 2004. Mercy Corps is a Non-profit organization engaged in Humanitarian aid and development activities Roger Fisher (born May 28, 1922) is Samuel Williston Professor of Law emeritus at Harvard Law School and director of the Harvard Negotiation

Awards and Distinctions

On February 1, 2007, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) nominated Mercy Corps for the Nobel Peace Prize. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Earl Blumenauer (born August 16, 1948) is a Democratic US representative from Oregon, representing. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor [4] Blumenauer primarily supported donations to Mercy Corps during hurricane Katrina. [5]

Other awards and distinctions include:

References

  1. ^ a b Cordeau, Nicole. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir Ellsworth Culver, Humanitarian/Aid Worker and Co-Founder of Mercy Corps International (04/14/1927 - 08/15/2005 Wesley Ellsworth Culver was a global citizen with a strong North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Kahlil Gibran (born Gibrān Khalīl Gibrān bin Mikhā'īl bin Sa'ad; Arabic ar جبران خليل جبران بن ميخائيل بن سعد (born January Founded in 1985 the Arab American Institute is a non-profit membership organization and advocacy group based in Washington D Faith-Inspired Organizations and Global Development Policy: US and International Perspectives; Mapping Faith-based Development Work in the United States, A Background Review", p35. Georgetown University, April 9, 2007
  2. ^ Charity Navigator Rating - Mercy Corps. Charity Navigator. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
  3. ^ Better Business Bureau financial report on Mercy Corps
  4. ^ "Charity up for Nobel Peace Prize", BBC News, 2007-02-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days  
  5. ^ http://blumenauer.house.gov/katrina.shtml
  6. ^ Office of the Press Secretary to the President (2006-09-22). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians "Musharraf confers awards on outstanding Americans for relief work in quake-stricken areas". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2007-11-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
  7. ^ "Pyongyang awards medal to American aid worker", The Guardian, 2006-01-16. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days  
  8. ^ Kader, Nino. Arab Foundation Awards Recognize "Spirit of Humanity". U. S. Department of State. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days

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