The Carter Center. I think world peace will come from increasing educational opportunities and promoting human rights, and the Carter Center focuses on both of those.
It's kind of overwhelming to think of one organization helping the entire planet, though, so I give to smaller, more localized programs.
Whoever I decided to gift I would would look up via http://www.charitynavigator.org/ to make sure that my idea of where the money should go was in line with where it was actually going.
I would (and do) support the nonviolent direct action of the Christian Peacemaker Teams in places of high conflict. Great organization! I also love the work of the War Resisters' League.
We really give to a lot of local organizations rather than national: a local peace & justice group that focuses on Latin America, our local Catholic Worker house & drop-in center, a local crisis pregnancy center (they gave me free prenatal care during my unexpected pregnancy), and other similar organizations. We tend to support orgs that aren't formal 501(c)(3)'s, because it's harder for them to get funding.
We also have a local giving circle, which is a nice way to stretch small donation dollars and be involved in the grantmaking process.
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