Friends of Happy Retreat (FOHR)
FOHR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation formed in 2006 to address the threat to the historic property. FOHR’s mission is to acquire, preserve, and promote Happy Retreat as a national resource for public enjoyment, education and the study of ethics.
National Conservation Training Center
The NCTC is America’s foremost center on environment education. It develops and presents a wide array of courses, seminars, and conferences on the environment and environmental management.
The Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education
The Byrd Center is a private, nonpartisan and nonprofit educational organization administered by the Congressional Education Foundation with facilities on the campus of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The mission of the Center is to help foster a better understanding of the United States Congress, the Constitution and representative democracy both historically and in a contemporary setting. The Center has an archival section that contains the papers of U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd and other political collections.
West Virginia Humanities Council
The West Virginia Humanities Council is a private, nonprofit organization providing lifelong learning opportunities to the state’s citizens. The WVHC serves as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The humanities lead us to a deeper understanding of the human experience. They explore the story of our time and culture and that of others. Each year, citizens of all ages explore their own and the larger human story through programs, which use history, literature, comparative religion, philosophy, ethics, and more. Our programs are meant to get people thinking and talking with each other.
The Contemporary American Theater Festival
The Contemporary American Theater Festival is dedicated to producing and developing new American theater. Our goal is to sustain an artistic process of innovation and daring, tell diverse stories, and to create a profound and ever evolving relationship between the audience and the work.
The centerpiece of CATF’s commitment to new work is an annual festival of new plays by American playwrights, most often premieres or second or third productions. CATF focuses on plays that deal with contemporary issues that boldly challenge and entertain audiences.
The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation is all about Local Leadership . . . Local Assets . . . Local Needs . . . Our Mission is to improve the quality of life in the Eastern Panhandle by building permanent endowment to benefit Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan Counties. Our Vision is to Gather Grow and Grant. Our goal is to build or gather a permanent endowment for our community.
Center for International Media Ethics (CIME)
CIME strives for the spread of conscientious reporting and ethical journalism throughout the world. We bring together media professionals with the common goal of capitalizing on what each individual journalist can do to enhance press freedom. We value the art of probing through discussion to identify and bring to the forefront key ethical questions that are often left unaddressed in the newsroom.
CIME’s trademark is a focus on what each individual journalist can do to help build democracy. We promote ethical practices from the journalist’s perspective – as a counterpart to efforts by governments, legal institutions, or media organizations.