Gary Thorud, spoke about Hospice Caring and the many services they provide.  Hospice Caring helps with many non medical services that are not reimbursed by insurance; such as feeding, grocery shopping, getting to the doctor, etc., all of which is provided at no cost.  Services are provided by volunteers who go where the patients are. Also, because the recipients of these services are at the end of their life, Hospice Caring supports the families with specific bereavement programs.  They have also created a camp for children ages 8 – 12, called Camp Caring.  The camp was created to bring comfort to children following the death of someone they love.   
The budget of $900k, is funded through foundations, donations, and special events.  The quality of the organization earned it the Standard of Excellence award and multiple features in the catalog for philanthropy.  Go to www.hospicecaring.org for more information.

Mark Harris spoke about the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET), which gives concerned Americans the opportunity to help protect civilians from genocide.  GI-NET also gives their members the opportunity to directly protect civilians on the ground, where genocide and mass atrocities are occurring, through their unique Civilian Protection Program. They believe that if given the tools, ordinary Americans can become everyday upstanders against genocide.  In the long term, they believe that empowering individuals to stand against genocide will build the political will necessary for the international community to recognize its responsibility to protect the victims of genocide and mass atrocities.  By investing heavily in individuals and empowering them to be local leaders on their campuses and in their communities, GI-NET provides hands-on opportunities for Americans to make genocide prevention a domestic political issue.