The ONE campaign was launched
at a rally in Philadelphia with the
help of U2's Bono.

"Doing a '180' is putting others before yourself and also a willingness to be counter cultural." -ginkworld.net

In England in the 1830s, many poor children had no time for school or play. They worked in coal mines under inhuman conditions.

But these children had a friend in high places:Anthony Ashley Cooper, seventh Earl of Shaftesbury and a member of parliament. He was also a devoted Christian who believed God had called him to help the downtrodden. Shaftesbury fought for years to end the abusive child labor practices, although at times he felt “every hand is against me.” But he stood firm, and Parliament abolished child slavery in the mines. ©bible.org

The ONE campaign was launched at a rally in Philadelphia with the help of U2's Bono.

Action in sociology can either mean a basic action (one that has a meaning) or a more advanced social action, one that not only has a meaning but is directed at other humans and induces a response. The term "social action" was introduced by Max Weber. It is a more encompassing term than Florian Znaniecki's social phenomena, since the individual performing social actions is not passive, but (potentially) active and reacting.

Weber differentiated between several types of social actions:

• rational actions (also known as value-rational ones, wertrational): actions which are taken because it leads to a valued goal, but with no thought of its consequences and often without consideration of the appropriateness of the means chosen to achieve it ('the end sanctifies the means');
• instrumental action (also known as goal-instrumental ones, zweckrational): actions which are planned and taken after evaluating the goal in relation to other goals, and after thorough consideration of various means (and consequences) to achieve it. An example would be most economic transactions;
• affectional action (also known as emotional actions): actions which are taken due to one's emotions, to express personal feelings. For examples, cheering after a victory, crying at a funeral would be affectional actions.
• traditional actions: actions which are carried out due to tradition, because they are always carried out in such a situation. An example would be putting on clothes or relaxing on Sundays. Some traditional actions can become a cultural artifact;

Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA) is a think-tank founded by Ron Sider which seeks to develop biblical solutions to social and economic problems. In late 2004 they produced an article "For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call for Social Action which was signed by numerous evangelical leaders and organizations. ESA is an association of Christians seeking to promote Christian engagement, analysis and understanding of major social, cultural and public policy issues. ESA's board of directors includes many prominent leaders of moderate and progressive evangelicalism. ESA emphasizes both the transformation of human lives through personal faith and also the importance of a commitment to social and economic justice as an outgrowth of Christian faith.

ONE.org Partners

• For more than 30 years, Bread for the World has been a Christian voice for ending hunger. It is a nonpartisan citizens' movement of 54,000 people of faith, including 2,500 churches.
• CARE USA fights root causes of poverty in the world's poorest communities. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.
• DATA (debt,AIDS, trade, Africa) aims to spark response to crises threatening hope in Africa: unpayable Debts, uncontrolled spread of AIDS, and unfair trade rules which keep Africans poor.
• Emergent Village is a growing generative friendship among missional Christian leaders seeking to love our world in the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
• International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization that saves lives, relieves suffering and restores self-reliance through health care
• Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is one of the world's largest nonsectarian, nonprofit organizations providing relief, rehabilitation, protection and resettlement services for refugees, displaced persons and victims of oppression
• Living Water International works in more than 22 countries to bring daily access to safe, clean water to over 5 million people. LWI confronts the global water crisis, as well as hygiene and sanitation development, through a community based approach of training, consulting and equipping.
• Mercy Corps is a not-for-profit organization that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities.
• Oxfam America helps poor and marginalized communities around the world harness economic opportunities and advocate for their rights (e.g., women's rights, labor rights, indigenous peoples' rights) through grant-making, campaigning, and emergency assistance.
• Plan USA is a global partnership of caring people founded in 1937 to bring hope and help to the world's poorest children. Our community-based programs assist more than 10 million children in 45 developing countries.
• For more than 70 years, Save the Children has created real and lasting change for children in need in more than 40 countries around the globe, including the United States.
• World Concern is a Christian humanitarian organization that provides emergency relief and community development in some of the most neglected areas of the world.
• World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.
• A Glimmer of Hope is making a sustainable difference in the lives of the rural poor of Ethiopia. By the end of 2005, the foundation had completed more than 1,600 development projects and helped approximately 1.5 million people. It launched its national aid program in Ethiopia in 2001.
• Action Against Hunger has been a world leader in the treatment of malnutrition since 1979, and has programs that focus on nutrition, food security, water/sanitation, and basic health in more than 44 countries around the world.
• American Baptists are a Christ-centered, biblically grounded, ethnically diverse people called to radical personal discipleship in Christ Jesus. Our commitment to Jesus propels us to nurture authentic relationships with one another; build healthy churches; transform our communities, our nations and our world; engage every member in hands-on ministry; and speak the prophetic word in love.
• American Jewish World Service is a not-for-profit international development organization that works on a non-sectarian basis, on behalf of the Jewish community, throughout the developing world and in Russia and Ukraine.
• Americans for Informed Democracy is a non-partisan, student-led organization that raises global awareness at more than 250 universities in the U.S. We seek to build a global generation that can lead America in our increasingly interdependent world.
• AERDO exist to promote excellence in professional practice; to foster networking, collaboration, and information exchange; and it enable its membership to effectively support the Church in serving the poor and the needy.
• Blood and water represent a community-centered and integrated approach to AIDS that include establishing basic conditions necessary for health, addressing the constraints of poverty, and empowering communities to take ownership of their own long-term health development.
• Christian Children's Fund is creating a better future for more than 7.6 million children & family members in 34 countries, helping overcome poverty through education, early childhood development, nutrition, health, livelihood programs & disaster relief.
• CRWRC is a Christian non-profit organization present with 2,000 communities in 30 of the world's poorest countries where together we are addressing hunger and poverty through emergency disaster assistance, integrated community development programs, and justice education.
• Church World Service, a global humanitarian aid agency and ministry of 36 Christian denominations, works to support sustainable self-help and development, meet emergency needs, aid refugees, and address the root causes of poverty and powerlessness.
• Citizens for Global Solutions is a grassroots membership organization that envisions a future in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone.
• CrossRoads is a character-based strategy dedicated to help communities worldwide discover the hope, life, and truth of Jesus Christ in the midst of devastating societal needs such as HIV/AIDS, addictions, and violence.
• The Episcopal Church
• EWB-USA partners with developing communities to improve their quality of life through the implementation of environmentally sustainable, equitable, and economical engineering projects while developing internationally responsible engineers and engineering students.
• Episcopal Relief and Development responds to human suffering around the world. We provide emergency assistance after disasters, rebuildcommunities, and help children and families climb out of poverty.
• The 4.9-million-member Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) emphasizes worship and prayer, outreach, ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, and preparing professional and lay leaders through college and seminary education.
• FORGE brings teams of students to Africa to partner with refugees. By implementing and sustaining projects like HIV/AIDS education, women's empowerment programs, computer centers, and libraries, we create the beginnings of responsible social action by refugees.
• The Global Health Council is the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. The Council works to ensure that all who strive for improvement and equity in global health have the information and resources they need.
• Grameen Foundation USA is dedicated to reducing global poverty among the poorest of the poor through microfinance. GFUSA partners with 52 microfinance institutions in 22 countries that provide financial services to empower the poor to start very small businesses to support themselves and their families.
• Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the eradication of poverty housing. Some 200,000 Habitat homes now provide decent, affordable shelter to more than 1 million people worldwide.
• Heartland Alliance's mission is to advance the human rights and respond to the human needs of endangered populations through the provision ofcomprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.
• Heifer envisions a world of communities living together in peace and equitably sharing the resources of a healthy planet. Their mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth.
• The Hunger Project empowers grassroots people in more than 10,000 villages of Asia, Africa and Latin America to achieve lasting progress in health, education, nutrition, family incomes and gender equality.
• InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations. With more than 160 members operating in every developing country, we work to overcome poverty, exclusion and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for all.
• Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of 75 religious, environmental, human rights, and community groups working for the cancellation of unjust debts to fight poverty in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
• Keep A Child Alive is a campaign that offers people the opportunity to provide lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medicine and support services directly to children and families with HIV/AIDS in some of the world's poorest countries.
• Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a relief, service, and peace agency of North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. MCC seeks to demonstrate God's love by working among people suffering from poverty, conflict, oppression and natural disaster.
• The Millennium Campaign encourages citizens around the world to hold their governments to account for their promises in the Millennium Declaration and Goals.
• NASW is the largest organization of professional social workers in the world. NASW social workers provide humanitarian assistance for communities in transition, and develop policies to protect human rights both domestically and in international settings.
• Nazarene Compassionate Ministries facilitates projects which address the temporal as well as the spiritual needs of the economically disadvantaged through child development, disaster response, development education, and social transformation.
• NetAid educates young people about global poverty and international development, and provides opportunities for them to take concrete actions that make a difference in the lives of the world's poor.
• Operation Blessing International (OBI) assists the poor with medical, hunger and disaster relief. Since 1978, OBI has touched over 179.7 million people in 96 countries and across the U.S. giving goods and services valued at over $943 million.
• For 35 years, Opportunity International has fought poverty through small business loans and other financial services. The world’s largest Christian microfinance organization, Opportunity serves 810,000 poor entrepreneurs in 27 developing countries.
• Founded by families and friends who have lost loved ones to terrorist acts, Our Voices Together works to counter terrorism by addressing international poverty and fostering cross-cultural understanding. Join us in building a safer, more compassionate world for all.
• The Presbyterian Church (USA) has approximately 2.4 million members in the U.S. and 11,000 congregations. It is part of a larger church family of more than 75 million members of the Reformed Church family.
• For 25 years RESULTS Educational Fund has worked to create the political will to end hunger and poverty by training citizens in advocacy, working with the media, and building coalitions in their communities. Through our sister organization RESULTS, Inc. citizens lobby their own members of Congress!
• Sojourners, is a Christian ministry whose mission is to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice.
• UNA-USA is the nation's largest grassroots foreign policy organization and the leading center of UN policy research. UNA-USA offers Americans thechance to connect with key issues like human rights, global health, development and international justice.
• The General Board of Church and Society is the public policy and social justice agency of The United Methodist Church. In 2004, the General Conference called for churches in the U S and internationally to work for the achievement of the U N Millennium Development Goals.
• The Unitarian Universalist Association's mission is to serve and strengthen its 1,000 member congregations, to foster the growth of Unitarian Universalism, and to give public voice to Unitarian Universalist principles.
• United Support of Artists for Africa
• The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports child survival, protection and development worldwide through education, advocacy and fundraising.
• Founded by Ted Turner, the United Nations Foundation acts to meet the most pressing health, humanitarian, socioeconomic, and environmentalchallenges, through advocacy, building innovative public-private partnerships and grant making.
• World Hope International is a faith based relief and development organization alleviating suffering and injustice through education, enterprise and community health.
• World Hunger Year (WHY) attacks the root causes of hunger and poverty by promoting effective and innovative community-based solutions that create self reliance, economic justice and food security.
• World Relief is a Christian relief and development organization focused on empowering the Church to relieve human suffering, poverty and hunger worldwide in the name of Jesus Christ.