Our aim is to make this list as comprehensive as possible, but we realize there are likely groups and organizations doing good and important work in the anti-harassment, anti-bullying, civility and related realms that are not featured here. We are particularly interested in adding groups from around the world. Feel free to email us at info@civilination.org with suggestions of who else should be added or to let us know if the information for an organization already listed here needs to be updated. (CiviliNation retains the right to add and/or remove groups and individuals from this list for any reason.)
The Alannah and Madeline Foundation
Location: Australia
About/Mission: Keeping children safe from violence.
Website: https://www.amf.org.au/
Social Media: Twitter @alannahmadeline, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/AlannahandMadeline/
Contact Person/Information: 03-9697-0666
The Alicia Project
About/Mission:Promoting Internet and Child Safety Awareness. Advocating for Missing and Recovered Persons. Battling Against Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking.
Website: http://www.aliciaproject.org/
Social Media: Twitter @aliciaproject, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aliciaproject
Contact Person/Information: Alicia Kozakiewicz, info@aliciaproject.org
Anti-Defamation League
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: Fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, and defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all.
Website: http://www.adl.org/
Social Media: Twitter @ADL_National, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/anti.defamation.league
Contact Person/Information: 1-212-885-7700
Beat the Cyberbully
Location: United Arab Emirates, Dubai
About/Mission: Provides education, awareness and training about online and mobile topics to children and young people and those who work with them to promote safe, responsible and inspiring online communications.
Website: http://www.beatthecyberbully.ae/
Social Media: Twitter @CybersafetyUAE, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CybersafetyUAE
Contact Person/Information: safe@beatthecyberbully.ae
BADASS (Battling Against Demeaning & Abusive Selfie Sharing)
Location: USA, Ohio
About/Mission: A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support to victims of revenge porn/image abuse, and eradicating the practice through education, advocacy, and legislation.
Website: https://badassarmy.org/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBADASS_army, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thebadassarmy
Contact Person/Information: Victims who need help should email help@badassarmy.org; Kate Venable katev@badassarmy.org for all legal help; Katelyn Bowden katelyn@badassarmy.org for media, law enforcement advocacy, and other questions or needs.
Beyond Blue
Location: Australia
About/Mission: Provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live.
Website: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Social Media: Twitter @beyondblue, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/beyondblue
Contact Person/Information: 03-9810-6100
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Location: USA, Massachusetts
About/Mission: Founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Represents a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace.
Website: https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
Social Media: Twitter @BKCHarvard, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BKCHarvard
Contact Person/Information: 617-495-7547
Bully Online
Location: UK
About/Mission: Launched in 1996 by the late Dr. Tim Field and now maintained and updated by the Tim Field Foundation. Website is intended as a source of helpful information about bullying, primarily in work places, but in other situations too.
Website: http://bullyonline.org/index.php
Social Media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Bullyonline
Bullying UK
Location: UK
About/Mission: Part of the Family Lives charity, which has over three decades of experience helping parents to deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life.
Website: http://www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/
Social Media: Twitter @bullyinguk, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BullyingUK
Contact Person/Information: Pamela Park, Deputy Chief Executive, pamelap@familylives.org.uk
Bystander Revolution
Location: USA
About/ Mission: Founded by author and parent MacKenzie Bezos to create a source of direct, peer-to-peer advice about practical things individuals can do to help defuse bullying. Ultimate goal is the discussion and spread of simple habits of leadership, kindness, and inclusion.
Website: http://www.bystanderrevolution.org/
Social Media: Twitter @BystanderRev, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BystanderRevolution
Contact Person/Information: MacKenzie Bezos, info@bystanderrevolution.org
Center for Democracy and Technology
Location: USA, California, Washington D.C.
About/ Mission: Works to preserve the user-controlled nature of the Internet and champion freedom of expression.
Website: https://cdt.org/
Social Media: Twitter @CenDemTech, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CenDemTech
Contact Person/Information: press@CDT.org, DC office 202-637-9800, San Francisco office 202-637-9805
Center for the Digital Future
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: Tracking the global evolution of digital technology and platforms, studying their impact on users and non-users, and working with clients worldwide. Research and policy institute within the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The Center’s main agenda includes: The Digital Future Project, the World Internet Project, created by the Center and customized and proprietary studies, consulting, and market research on behalf of global companies, governments, and policymakers.
Website: http://www.digitalcenter.org/
Contact Person/Information: info@digitalcenter.org, 310-235-4444
The Center for Internet and Society
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: A public interest technology law and policy program at Stanford Law School and a part of Law, Science and Technology Program at Stanford Law School. Brings together scholars, academics, legislators, students, programmers, security researchers, and scientists to study the interaction of new technologies and the law and examines how the synergy between the two can either promote or harm public goods like free speech, innovation, privacy, public commons, diversity, and scientific inquiry.
Website: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/
Social Media: Twitter @StanfordCIS, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stanfordcis
Charter for Compassion
Location: USA, Washington
About/Mission: A network connecting organizers and leaders from around the world, providing educational resources, organizing tools, and avenues for communication; sharing lessons, stories, and inspiration; providing the umbrella of the Charter for Compassion for conferences, events, collaborations, conversations and initiatives to create compassionate communities and institutions.
Website: http://www.charterforcompassion.org/
Social Media: Twitter @TheCharter, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/213082242145131
Chayn
Location: Global
About/Mission: A global volunteer network addressing gender-based violence by creating intersectional survivor-led resources online. Provides country-specific information. Offers toolkits and how-to guides in multiple languages.
Website: https://chayn.co/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/chaynhq, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chayn
Contact Person/Information: team@chayn.co
Childnet
Location: UK
About/Mission: Working with others to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children.
Website: http://www.childnet.com/
Social Media: Twitter @childnet, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/childnetinternational
Contact Person/Information: info@childnet.com
Circle of 6
Location: USA
About/Mission: Making the world a safer and healthier place with technology that enhances friendship and trust.
Website: http://www.circleof6app.com/
Social Media: Twitter @Circleof6app, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Circleof6
Contact Person/Information: Nancy Schwartzman, CEO, nancy@circleof6app.com, general inquiries media@circleof6app.com
Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins
Location: USA, Maryland
About/Mission:Assessing and promoting the significance of civility, manners and politeness in contemporary society. Dr. P.M. Forni, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, co-founded the Johns Hopkins Civility Project in 1997, which was reconstituted as the JHCP.
Website: http://krieger.jhu.edu/civility
Contact Person/Information: Daniel L. Buccino, M.A., MSW, dbuccino@jhmi.edu, 410-550-0105
Common Sense Media
Location: USA, California, New York, Washington D.C.
About/Mission:Empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives.
Website: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Social media: Twitter @CommonSense, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/commonsensemedia
Contact Person/Information: 415-863-0600
ConnectSafely
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: Dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security.
Website: http://www.connectsafely.org/
Social Media: Twitter @ConnectSafely, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/connectsafely
Contact Person/Information: Larry Magid, President and CEO
Crash Overide Network
About/Mission: Founded in 2015 by Zoë Quinn and Alex Lifschitz after their highly publicized experiences as targets of severe online abuse. For privacy reasons, all agents of the network are kept anonymous outside of the organization, due to the high-risk nature of combating abuse and online hate groups. A number of agents are on-call to help work the crisis hotline elements of the organization, in addition to an extended network of agents in fields ranging from security experts to mental health professionals that are called on for advice and assistance.
Website: http://www.crashoverridenetwork.com/
Social Media: Twitter @CrashOverrideNW, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CrashOverrideNetwork
Crisis Text Line
Location: USA
About/Mission: Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text 741741 from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line trains volunteers to support people in crisis.
Website: http://www.crisistextline.org/
Contact Person/Information: press@crisistextline.org, international@crisistextline.org
Cyberbullying Research Center
Location: USA
About/Mission: Dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents. Dr. Sameer Hinduja and Dr. Justin W. Patchin post about issues relevant to helping teens safely and responsibly use technology.
Website: http://cyberbullying.org/
Social Media: Twitter @onlinebullying, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cyberbullyingresearch
Contact Person/Information: Dr. Sameer Hinduja and Dr. Justin W. Patchin
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
Location: USA, Florida
About/Mission: Providing counseling and technical advice to victims of nonconsensual pornography through a 24-hour Crisis Helpline at 844-878-CCRI (2274). Focuses on online harassment, nonconsensual pornography.
Website: http://www.cybercivilrights.org/
Social Media: Twitter @CCRInitiative, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CyberCivilRightsInitiative
Contact Person/Information: Holly Jacobs, PhD., holly@cybercivilrights.org
Cybersmile Foundation
Location: UK, USA
About/Mission: Committed to tackling all forms of digital abuse and bullying online, works to promote diversity and inclusion by building a safer, more positive digital community.
Website: https://www.cybersmile.org/
Social Media: Twitter @CybersmileHQ, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheCybersmileFoundation
Contact Person/Information: 207-241-6472 (USA), pressoffice@Cybersmile.org
Cyberwise
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: Online Safety Education for Parents & Teachers.
Website: http://www.cyberwise.org/
Social Media: Twitter @BeCyberwise, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BeCyberwise
Contact Person/Information: Diana Graber, co-founder, info@cyberwise.org
Dacher Keltner
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: Professor of Psychology and Faculty Director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.
Website: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/author/Dacher_Keltner
Social Media: Twitter @GreaterGoodSC, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Greater-Good-Science-Center-83163029449
Contact Person/Information: Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., Greater@berkeley.edu, 510-642-2490
Dangerous Speech Project
Location: Canada, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, USA,
About/Mission: Violence may be prevented by diminishing inflammatory public speech, or by making it less compelling to its audiences – without harming freedom of expression. The Dangerous Speech Project works to find the best ways to do this.
Website: http://dangerousspeech.org/
Social Media:
Contact Person/Information: Susan Benesch, Project Director
Defamation911.org
Location: Australia, Europe, USA
About/Mission: People suffering from damaging, false statements and reviews can find the free self-help and DIY tips to repair their online reputation.
Website: http://defamation911.org/
Social Media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/defamation911
Contact Person/Information:
Digital-Trust
Location: UK
About/Mission: Digital-Trust brings together technologists and professionals working with victims and vulnerable people to understand evolving risks and address digital abuse.
Provides technical expertise to victims, charities, support groups and organisations working within the criminal justice system as well as directly to people experience digital abuse.
Website: http://www.digital-trust.org/
Social Media: Twitter @Digital_Trust Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DigitalTrustorg
Contact Person/Information: Jennifer Perry, CEO, enquiry@digital-trust.org, 07913-745-131
End Cyber Bullying
Location: USA, New York
About/Mission: Resource for up-to-date ctberbullying information, news, legistature, and cyberbullying prevention tips.
Website: http://www.endcyberbullying.org/
Social Media: Twitter @ETCBtweet, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/endtocyberbullying
Contact Person/Information: 1-772-202-ETCB (3822)
Enough is Enough
Location: USA, Virginia
About/Mission: Making the internet safer for children and families by empowering adults to protect children online.
Website: http://www.internetsafety101.org/
Social Media: Twitter @EIETweets, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EnoughIsEnough101
Contact Person/Information: Donna Rice Hughes, President and CEO, 888-744-0004
EU Kids Online
Location: Europe, see list of countries
About/Mission: A multinational research network that seeks to enhance knowledge of European children’s online opportunities, risks and safety.
Website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/research/EUKidsOnline/Home.aspx
Social Media: Twitter @EUKIDSONLINE, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EU-Kids-Online-102320089891626
Contact Person/Information: Sonia Livingstone or Leslie Haddon, info@eukidsonline.de, Eukidsonline@lse.ac.uk
Family Online Safety Institute
Location: UK, USA
About/Mission: Working to make the online world safer for kids and their families through enlightened public policy, industry best practice and good digital parenting.
Website: https://www.fosi.org/
Social Media: Twitter @FOSI, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FamOnlineSafety
Contact Person/Information: press@fosi.org, 202-775-0158
Feminist Frequency
Location: USA
About/Mission: Feminist Frequency is a video webseries that explores the representations of women in pop culture narratives.
Website: https://feministfrequency.com/
Social Media: Twitter @femfreq, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/femfreq
Contact Person/Information: Anita Sarkeesian
Games and Online Harassment Hotline
Location: USA
About/Mission: The Games and Online Harassment Hotline is a free, text message-based, confidential emotional support hotline created specifically for the gaming community. It offers emotional support and helps find referrals and resources for those in need.
Website: https://gameshotline.org/
Social Media: Twitter @gameshotline, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gameshotline
Contact Person/Information: https://gameshotline.org/contact/
GLAAD
Location: USA
About/Mission: GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBT acceptance. As a dynamic media force, tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. Creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.
Website: http://www.glaad.org/
Social Media: Twitter @glaad, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GLAAD
Contact Person/Information: Becca Palmer, Executive Office Manager, bpalmer@glaad.org
The Good Project
Location: USA
About/Mission: An ensemble of research projects designed to understand the nature of various “goods” and to promote the realization of these “goods” in society. Investigates work, civic participation, organizational collaboration, higher education, family life, conceptions of quality, and the use of digital media among youth.
Website: http://www.thegoodproject.org/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/GPHarvard, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GoodProjectHGSE
Contact Person/Information: Daniel Mucinskas, daniel_mucinskas@harvard.edu
HeartMob
Location: USA
About/Mission: A platform to help end online harassment. Allows users to easily report their harassment and maintain complete control over their story. Once reported, users have the option of keeping their report private and cataloguing it in case it escalates, or they can make the report public. If they choose to make it public, they will be able to choose from a menu of options on how they want bystanders to support them, take action, or intervene. They are also given extensive resources including: safety planning, materials on how to differentiate an empty threat from a real threat, online harassment laws and details on how to report their harassment to authorities (if requested), and referrals to other organizations that can provide counseling and legal services. A project of Hollaback!
Website: https://iheartmob.org/
Social Media: Twitter @heartmobber, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heartmobber
Contact Person/Information: Emily May
Hollaback
Location: USA
About/Mission: A movement to end harassment powered by a network of local activists around the world. Aim is to better understand harassment, ignite public conversations, and develop innovative strategies to ensure equal access to public spaces.
Website: http://www.ihollaback.org/
Social Media: Twitter @/iHollaback, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ihollaback
Contact Person/Information: Emily May
iCanHelp
Location: USA, California, Georgia, Washington
About/Mission: iCanHelpline is a social media helpline for schools. It’s where schools and districts can call or email to get help in resolving problems that surface in social media – problems such as cyberbullying, sexting and reputation issues – whether they involve students or staff.
Website: http://icanhelpline.org/
Social Media: Twitter @icanhelpline, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/icanhelpline
Contact Person/Information: info@icanhelpline.org, 855-997-0409
ICT Watch
Location: Indonesia
About/Mission: A civil society organisation (CSO) established in order to develop, empower and support people, other CSOs and multi-stakeholder in Indonesia for their right to information.
Website: http://ictwatch.id/
Contact Person/Information: info@ictwatch.id, 021-8292428
Identity Theft Resource Center
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: Provide victim assistance at no charge to consumers thoughout the U.S. Educate consumers, corporations, government agencies, and other organizations on best practices for fraud and identity theft detection, reduction and mitigation
Website:
Social Media: Twitter @ITRCSD, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ITRCSD
Contact Person/Information: 888-400-5530
iKeepSafe
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: To give parents, educators, and policymakers the information and tools which empower them to teach children the safe and healthy use of technology and the internet.
Website: http://ikeepsafe.org/
Social Media: Twitter Facebook https://www.facebook.com/iKeepSafe
Contact Person/Information:
Insafe network
Location: Belgium
About/Mission: European Schoolnet coordinates the Insafe network, a key contributor of the Safer Internet Programme of the European Commission, to empower children and young people to use the internet, as well as other online and mobile technologies, positively, safely and effectively. The Insafe network is comprised of numerous national awareness centers.
Website: https://www.betterinternetforkids.eu/
International Bullying Prevention Association
Location: USA, Michigan
About/Mission: Advancing bullying prevention best practices by convening research-based forums, advocating best practices, promoting positive school climate, collaborating across disciplines/ sectors/ fields.
Website: http://www.ibpaworld.org/
Social Media: Twitter @ibpaworld, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/internationalbullyingpreventionassociation
Contact Person/Information: Patricia Agatston, Ph.D., President, 800-929-0397
Internet Watch Foundation
Location: UK
About/Mission: Uses its expertise to work with partners to disrupt the availability of child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world, protect children who are victims of sexual abuse from repeat victimisation and public identification, prevent internet users from accidentally stumbling across child sexual abuse content, delete criminally obscene adult, and non-photographic child sexual abuse content hosted in the UK.
Website: https://www.iwf.org.uk/
Social Media: Twitter @IWFhotline , Facebook https://www.facebook.com/InternetWatchFoundation
Contact Person/Information: 1223-20-30-30
iPredator Inc.
Location: USA, New York
About/Mission: A cybercrime psychology & internet safety company. iPredator Inc. was founded in September 2011 to provide educational and advisory products & services to consumers and organizations on cyberbullying, cyberstalking, online sexual predation, cybercrime, cyber harassment, cyber terrorism, internet addiction and the new field of Information Age Forensic Psychology they are pioneering.
Website: https://www.ipredator.co/
Social Media: Twitter @TheiPredator, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CybercriminalMinds
Contact Person/Information: Michael Nuccitelli, Psy.D., info@ipredatorinc.com, 347-871-2416
It Gets Better
Location: USA, California and international, see list of countries
About/Mission: Its mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world that it gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to make it better for them.
Website: http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
Social Media: Twitter @ItGetsBetter, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itgetsbetterproject
jugendschutz.net
Location: Germany
About/Mission: jugendschutz.net. ist das Kompetenzzentrum für den Jugendschutz im Internet.
Website: http://www.jugendschutz.net/
LICRA
Location: France
About/Mission: International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism since 1927
Website: http://www.licra.org/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/@_LICRA_, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/licra.org
Contact Person/Information: licra@licra.org, 1-45-08-08-08
Love 146
Location: UK, USA, Connecticut, Texas
About/Mission: Working to prevent child trafficking & exploitation, care for survivors, and empower a growing movement. Love is the foundation of our motivation.
Website: https://love146.org/
Social Media: Twitter @Love146, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Love146.org
Contact Person/Information: info@love146.org, 203-772-4420
March Against Revenge Porn
Location: USA
About/Mission: An international digital advocacy organization fighting against the image abuse and cyber sexual exploitation through federal lobbying, global organizing,media advocacy, victim support services, educational outreach,nationwide protest marches, and a legal defense fund.
Website: https://marchagainstrevengeporn.org/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/revengpornmarch, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/marchagainstrevengeporn
Contact Person/Information: help@marchagainstrevengeporn.org
MediaSmarts
Location: Canada
About/Mission: A not-for-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy. Its vision is that children and youth have the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed
digital citizens. Provides information about byberbullying http://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/digital-issues/cyberbullying.
Website: http://mediasmarts.ca/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/MediaSmarts, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MediaSmarts
Contact Person/Information: info@mediasmarts.ca, 613-224-7721
Megan Meier Foundation
Location: USA, Missouri
About/Mission: Promote awareness, education, and positive change in response to the issues surrounding bullying, cyberbullying, and suicide.
Website: http://www.meganmeierfoundation.org/
Social Media: @MeganMeierFndn, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Megan-Meier-Foundation
Contact Person/Information: info@meganmeierfoundation.org, 636-757-3501
The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution
Location: USA
About/Mission: The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution supports and sustains the development of information technology applications, institutional resources, and theoretical and applied knowledge for better understanding and managing conflict. The Center believes that networked information technology can be uniquely leveraged to expand and improve conflict management resources and expertise.
Website: http://odr.info/
National Civility Network
Location: USA, Arizona, Washington D.C.
About/Mission: The NICD announced the formation of the National Civility Network (NCN) in spring 2015. The network is comprised of campus-based institutes and centers committed to a more robust democracy through programmatic initiatives both on campuses and in broader society. The NCN collaborates on projects around themes of political dysfunction, civility, and civic engagement.
Website: http://nicd.arizona.edu/national-civility-network
National Cyber Security Alliance
Location: USA, Washington D.C.
About/Mission: NCSA’s mission is to educate and therefore empower a digital society to use the Internet safely and securely at home, work, and school, protecting the technology individuals use, the networks they connect to, and our shared digital assets.
Website: https://staysafeonline.org/
Social Media: Twitter @StaySafeOnline, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/staysafeonline
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Location: USA
About/Mission: For nearly 20 years, the National Domestic Violence Hotline has been the vital link to safety for women, men, children and families affected by domestic violence. With the help of our dedicated advocates and staff, we respond to calls 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide confidential, one-on-one support to each caller and chatter, offering crisis intervention, options for next steps and direct connection to sources for immediate safety.
Website: http://www.thehotline.org/
Social Media: Twitter @/ndvh, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NationalDomesticViolenceHotline
Contact Person/Information: 1-800-799-7233
National Institute for Civil Discourse
Location: USA, Arizona, Washington D.C.
About/Mission: A non-partisan organization based at the University of Arizona in an effort to promote healthy and civil political debate. NICD’s programs are designed to create safe spaces for elected officials, the media, and the public to engage different voices respectfully and take responsibility for the quality of our public discourse and effectiveness of our democratic institutions. Focus is civility in politics and civic engagement.
Website: http://nicd.arizona.edu/
Social Media: Twitter @NICDInstitute, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NationalInstituteForCivilDiscourse
National Network to End Domestic Violence
Location: USA, Washington D.C.
About/Mission: The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), a social change organization, is dedicated to creating a social, political and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists.
Website: http://nnedv.org/
Social Media: Twitter @nnedv, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NNEDV/
Contact Person/Information: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
NetSafe
Location: New Zealand
About/Mission: NetSafe is an independent non-profit organisation. Its purpose is to promote confident, safe, and responsible use of online technologies.
Website: https://www.netsafe.org.nz/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/netsafeNZ, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/netsafe
Contact Person/Information: queries@netsafe.org.nz, 09-362-0971
NetSmartz Workshop
Location: USA, Virginia
About/Mission: NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement.
Website: http://www.netsmartz.org/Home
Social Media: Twitter @NetSmartz, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NetSmartzKids
Contact Person/Information: 1-800-843-5678
OnGuardOnline.gov
Location: USA
About/Mission: OnGuardOnline.gov is the U.S. federal government’s website to help you be safe, secure and responsible online.The Federal Trade Commission manages OnGuardOnline.gov, in partnership with the Stop Think Connect campaign, led by the Department of Homeland Security, and part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Website: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0038-onguardonline
Social Media: Facebook https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0038-onguardonline
OnlineSOS
Location: USA
About/Mission: A non-profit organization that offers tools, information, and empowerment, in the face of online harassment. While it focuses on the needs of U.S.-based journalists, its resources can be used by anyone experiencing online threats in their professional or personal life.
Website: https://onlinesos.org/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/onlinesosorg, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onlinesosnetwork/
Contact Person/Information: team@onlinesos.org
Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Location: USA, California, Minnesota
About/Mission: Provides innovative resources for students, parents, educators, and others, and recognizes bullying as a serious community issue that impacts education, physical and emotional health, and the safety and well-being of students.created National Bullying Prevention Week, which grew into a month-long event in October 2010, and is now celebrated throughout the United States and internationally.
Website: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/PACER_NBPC, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PACERsNationalBullyingPreventionCenter
Contact Person/Information: Paula Goldberg, Executive Director, PACER Center, Julie Hertzog, Director, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, Bullying411@pacer.org, 952.838.9000 or 800.537.2237
Pantallas Amigas
Location: Spain
About/Mission: PantallasAmigas is an initiative whose mission is the promotion of safe and healthy use of new technologies and the promotion of responsible digital citizenship in childhood and adolescence.
Website: http://pantallasamigas.net/
Social Media: Twitter @PantallasAmigas, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PantallasAmigas/
Contact Person/Information: Jorge Flores Fernández, info@pantallasamigas.net, 605-728-121
PEN America
Location: USA, California, New York, Washington D.C.
About/Mission: PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. It works to ensure that people everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their views, and to access the views, ideas, and literatures of others. Website: https://pen.org/
Social Media: Twitter @PENamerica, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PENamerica/
Contact Person/Information: 212-334-1660
Pew Research Center for Internet, Science & Tech
Location: USA, Washington D.C.
About/Mission: Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Website: http://www.pewinternet.org/
Social Media: Twitter @pewinternet, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pewresearch
Contact Person/Information: 202-419-4300
Project Rockit
Location: Australia
About/Mission: PROJECT ROCKIT builds spaces where imagination, leadership, creative expression and acceptance are available to all young people, regardless of their social label, grades, gender, sexuality or cultural background.
Website: http://projectrockit.com.au/
Social Media: Twitter @projectrockit, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PROJECTROCKIT
Contact Person/Information: 0435-150-280
Random Acts
Location: USA, California
About/Mission: Random Acts is a non-profit organization that offers “one random act of kindness at a time” and features the Crisis Support Network, a community support system through which individuals can receive help if suffering from mental health issues such as depression, self-injury, or addiction, or if cyberbullied.
Website: https://www.randomacts.org
Social Media: Twitter @RandomActsOrg, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RandomActsOrg
Contact Person/Information: info@randomacts.org
Reachout
Location: Australia
About/Mission: ReachOut provides practical tools and support to help young people get through everything from everyday issues to tough times.
Website: http://au.reachout.com/
Social Media: Twitter @reachout_aus, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ReachOutAUS
Contact Person/Information: 0425-865-851, Lifeline 13-11-14, Kids Helpline 1800-55-1800
Safernet
Location: Brazil
About/Mission: SaferNet Brazil offers helpdesk against crimes and human rights violations on the Internet with effective and transparent procedures for forwarding solutions.
Website: http://new.safernet.org.br/
Social Media: Twitter @safernet
Samaritans
Location: Ireland, UK
About/Mission: Samaritans offers people around-the-clock to talk with about anything the caller is going through. Someone doesn’t have to be suicidal to call.
Website: http://www.samaritans.org/
Social Media: Twitter @samaritans, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/samaritanscharity
Contact Person/Information: jo@samaritans.org, 116-123
Southwest Grid for Learning
Location: UK
About/Mission: South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) Trust is a not-for-profit charitable trust providing schools and other establishments with safe, secure, managed and supported connectivity and associated services, learning technologies to improve outcomes, and the toolkit for being safer online.
Website: http://swgfl.org.uk/
Social Media: Twitter @SWGfL_Official,
Contact Person/Information: enquiries@swgfl.org.uk, 0845-601-3203
Spunout
Location: Ireland
About/Mission: Its vision is help create an Ireland where young people aged between 16 and 25 are empowered with the information they need to live active, happy, and healthy lives. It aims to educate and inform our readers about the importance of holistic well-being and how good health can be maintained, both physically and mentally.
Website: http://spunout.ie/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/SpunOut, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SpunOut.ie
Contact Person/Information: info@spunout.ie, 675-3554
Stalking Resource Center
Location: USA, Washington D.C.
About/Mission: In 2000, the National Center for Victims of Crime partnered with the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to create the Stalking Resource Center (SRC).
Website: http://victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center
Social Media: Twitter @SRC_NCVC, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StalkingResourceCenter
Contact Person/Information: Mai Fernandez, Executive Director, 202-467-8700
StopBullying.gov
Location: USA, Washington D.C.
About/Mission: StopBullying.gov is a U.S. federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services which provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.
Website: http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/index.html
Social Media: Twitter @StopBullyingGov, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StopBullying.Gov
Thorn
Location: USA
About/Mission:Digital defenders of children (formerly the Demi & Ashton Foundation), Thorn partners across the tech industry, government and NGOs and leverage technology to combat predatory behavior, rescue victims, and protect vulnerable children.
Website: https://www.wearethorn.org/
Social Media: Twitter @thorn, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wearethorn/
The Tyler Clementi Institute for CyberSafety at New York Law School
Location: USA, New York
About/Mission: Part of New York Law School’s Innovation Center for Law and Technology, a first-of-its-kind anti-cyberharassment research institute that includes the only pro bono law school clinic representing victims of cyberharassment.
Website: http://www.nyls.edu/innovation-center-for-law-and-technology/institutes-and-programs/tyler-clementi-institute/
Social Media: Twitter @nylscybersafety,
Contact Person/Information: Ari Waldman, Director of the Innovation Center for Law and Technology at NYLS, innovation@nyls.edu, 212-431-2368
TrollBusters
Location: USA
About/Mission: A just-in-time rescue service for women writers and journalists experiencing online harassment.
Website: www.troll-busters.com/
Social Media: Twitter https://twitter.com/yoursosteam, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onlinetrollbusters
Contact Person/Information: https://yoursosteam.wordpress.com/contact-us/
UK Safer Internet Centre
Location: UK
About/Mission: The UK Safer Internet Centre, and its partners, delivers a wide range of activity to promote the safe and responsible use of technology
Website: http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
Social Media: Twitter @UK_SIC, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saferinternetuk
Contact Person/Information: enquiries@saferinternet.org.uk, 0844-800-2382
Without My Consent
Location: USA
About/Mission: Without My Consent empowers individuals harmed by online privacy violations to stand up for their rights. Its website focuses on the specific problem of the publication of private images online. Its long-term goal is that the site will also inspire meaningful debate about the internet, accountability, free speech, and the serious problem of online invasions of privacy.
Website: http://www.withoutmyconsent.org/
Social Media: Twitter @withoutconsent, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WithoutMyConsent
Contact Person/Information: founders@withoutmyconsent.org,
Wired Safety
Location: USA
About/Mission: Parry Aftab created WiredSafety from groups of volunteers she had brought together to help address all digital risks for all digital demographics. Wiredsafety and Parry Aftab are probably best know for their work in protecting children online. But its efforts to protect adults being cyberharassed and targeted with revenge porn, although lesser known, are at least as substantial as its work with children.
Website: http://www.wiredsafety.com/
Social Media: Twitter @parryaftab, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stopcyberbullying
Contact Person/Information: Parry Aftab
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Location: USA, Connecticut
About/Mission: Emotions drive learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, and health. The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence uses the power of emotions to create a more effective and compassionate society. The Center conducts research and teaches people of all ages how to develop their emotional intelligence.
Website: http://ei.yale.edu/
Social Media: Twitter @YaleEmotion, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rulerapproach/
Contact Person/Information: Marc Brackett, Ph.D., Director
