The Cause: Human Trafficking The Viz: Human Trafficking: A Global Issue The Designer: Alex Duke In their own words: ”Human Trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor; a modern-day form of slavery.”

The Cause: Wolf Restoration The Viz: The Grey Wolf of Yellowstone The Designer: Nisa Mara In their own words: “The Grey Wolf Of Yellowstone National Park - Each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play on the ecosystem.”

The Cause: Homelessness The Viz: #ENDHOMELESSNESS The Designer: Brittany Fong In their own words: “As the weather gets colder and Thanksgiving is closing in I really start to wonder about the numerous homeless people that I see on my daily 5 block walk from Washington DC's Union Station to work.  To the community of homeless people huddled under the bridge at Union Station: you have inspired this viz and I hope to inspire others to make a difference.”

The Cause: Health Insurance The Viz: Who are the uninsured Americans? The Designer: Mahdi Moqri

The Cause: Global Malnutrition The Viz: Three Forms of Malnutrition The Designer: Nilam Prasai In their own words: ”This visualization presents country-by-country data on three forms of malnutrition—under-five stunting, anemia in women of reproductive age (WRA), and adult overweight—and shows where these conditions are significant public health problems."

The Cause: Global Hunger The Viz: Global Hunger Index 2014 The Designer: Nilam Prasai In their own words: ”The state of hunger in developing countries as a group has improved since 1990, falling by 39 percent, according to the 2014 GHI. Despite progress made, the levels of hunger are “extremely alarming” or “alarming” in 16 countries, with Burundi and Eritrea both classified as “extremely alarming.” We have made progress but we still need to do more to end hunger completely from the world."

The Cause: Breast Cancer Screening and Awareness The Viz: Octobre Rose The Designer: Geoffrey Felix In their own words: ”I start my blog with an important story. It's about breast cancer and what should be done by you ladies! (because we love you!) In France, we have "October Rose" which is the month for breast cancer early screening."

The Cause: Sponsor a Child The Viz: The Adoption Gap The Designer: Steven Carter In their own words: ”There are millions of children in the world today that don’t have a family to love and care for them. If even a small percentage of households in the US made the decision to adopt, we could make a HUGE impact!"

Yes, we can can make a difference. Please Think Before You Throw Your Food.”

The Cause: Curing Local Violence The Viz: Chicago Crime Data The Designer: Sean Reynolds In their own words: ”This visualization seeks to raise awareness of the true crime trends in Chicago. Although the recent Fourth of July was an especially violent weekend for the City of Chicago, how does the weekend compare to past holiday weekends? Does the data support what is reported in the media? What other trends does the data reveal? ”

The Cause: Refugees The Viz: Exploring the Refugee Crisis The Designer: Deepthi In their own words: ”This visualization explores how the refugee crisis (which could be a fallout of war, famine or an environmental disaster) impacts both the world - the countries of origin and the other countries which play host to the refugees.”

The Cause: Tour de Cure (Diabetes Research) The Viz: Bike-a-Thon Fundraising The Designer: Esau V. In their own words: ”Support rides in the Tour de Cure Bike-a-Thon organized by the America Diabetes Association. The goal is to raise funds for diabetes research, information and advocacy.”

The Cause: Kiva - Loans that change lives The Viz: Kiva Viz The Designer: Jenn Yiu In their own words: ”You can empower people around the world with a $25 loan”

The Cause: Prison Overcrowding in Alabama The Viz: Alabama's Prisons The Designer: Alex Walsh In their own words: ”Alabama's prisons are currently housing a far greater number of inmates than their designed capacities. They employ fewer staff than is authorized by law.”

The Cause: Families of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 The Viz: MH370 The Designer: Vaishali In their own words: "Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared without a trace on March 8th 2014. On-board were 239 people from 15 different countries. This viz lists the passengers and their nationalities"

The Cause: Malaria Prevention The Viz: Malaria: A Global, Curable Disease The Designer: Matt Francis In their own words: "Half the worlds population lives with the threat of malaria, a curable disease. This viz shows the scale of the problem and what can be done to help."

The Cause: Human Rights and Social Progress The Viz: World Analysis by Political Social and Economic Factors The Designer: Deepthi In their own words: "This viz help one understand how the social development and human rights of countries may be driven by the natural wealth, GDP or political system"