COMPANYHISTORIES
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Other Social Advocacy Organizations

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

4companies1896–1980founding years4still active0no longer operating
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The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedVolunteers of America, Inc.
1896
FoundedAssociation of Junior Leagues International Inc.
1901
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedNational Organization for Women, Inc.
1967
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedMothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
1980
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
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The companies

Volunteers of America, Inc. →
Active · founded 1896
Volunteers of America, Inc., is a leading nonprofit human services organization in the United States.
Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. →
Active · founded 1901
By the mid-1980s, the Junior League's membership looked rather different from what it had 20 years earlier.
National Organization for Women, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
The National Organization For Women, Inc., better known by its acronym NOW, is a Washington, D.C.-based organization…
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) →
Active · founded 1980
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has been called America's most-liked charity, though its familiar acronym suggests…
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