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Advocacy Groups

Advocacy Resources

Action Without Borders

The Right

American Conservative Union

Eagle Forum

Empower America

The Heritage Foundation

Grassfire.org

Town Hall - The Internet site for conservative policy and politics

Young America's Foundation

The Left

Democratic Socialists of America

Mother Jones Interactive

Foundations

American Express Company - Makes grants in three program areas: community service, cultural heritage, and economic independence

AT&T Foundation - Focuses on education, health and human services, arts and culture

BellSouth Foundation - Seeks to improve outcomes and stimulate active learning for students in elementary and secondary education in the South

The Benton Foundation - Promotes public interest values and noncommercial services for the National Information Infrastructure

Ben & Jerry's Foundation - Offers competitive grants to not-for-profit organizations which facilitate progressive social change

Carnegie Corporation of New York - Promotes the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding

The Charles Dana Foundation - A private philanthropic foundation with principal interests in health and education

The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Provides fellowships for advanced professionals in natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and creative arts

Heinz Endowments - Focuses on arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environment, health and human services

IBM Corporation - Makes grants in education and the environment

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Makes grants solely in the health care field

Charles F. Kettering Foundation - Researches the way politics, as a dimension of everyday life, function or fail to function

Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindburgh Foundation - Furthers the vision of a balance between technological advancement and environmental preservation

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Dedicated to helping groups and individuals to improve the human condition

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Makes grants to institutions in higher education, cultural affairs and the performing arts, conservation and the environment, and public affairs

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) - Provides grants and services to individual artists and their organizations

David and Lucille Packard Foundation

The Pew Charitable Trusts - Makes grants to nonprofit organizations

Russell Sage Foundation - Dedicated to strengthening the methods, data and theoretical core of social sciences

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Grants focus on science and technology, standard of living and economic performance and education and careers in science and technology

Sprint Corporation - Areas of interest include; education, arts and culture, community involvement, and youth development

Stern Family Fund - Supports policy oriented government and corporate accountability projects

United States-Japan Foundation - Promotes greater mutual knowledge and strengthened understanding of important public policy issues of interest to both countries

Interest and Advocacy Groups

ACLJ: American Center for Law and Justice

ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union

American Arts Alliance

American Conservative Union (ACU)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

California Environmental Resources Evaluation Systems

The Carter Center

Cato Institute

Center for Public Integrity - Investigates the influence of money in politics

Child Welfare - From the University of California, Los Angeles

Christian Coalition

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)

CPSR: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

Creation Research Society

Eagle Forum

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

Empower America - Promotes progressive conservative public policies at state and national levels

Family Research Council

Focus on the Family

The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights - A non-profit consumer advocate group

Friends of the Earth

Greenpeace

Hoover Institution

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)

INFACT's Tobacco Industry Campaign

Leadership Institute

National Coalition for the Homeless

National Organization for Women

National Parks and Conservation Association

NAACP

National Right to Life Committee

NRA: National Rifle Association

Natural Resources Defense Council

National Urban League

QuitDay.org - Promotes smoke-free universities and helps college students quit smoking cigarettes

Quit Smoking Community

Ralph Nader's Public Citizen

Rutherford Institute

The Separation of School & State Alliance

Sierra Club

State and Congressional Term Limits Action Page

Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative - Supports QuitDay's cause for healthier college campuses

Union of Concerned Scientists

United Mine Workers

Women Leaders Online

Working Today

Trade Associations

Free Trade Area of the America

Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA)

Internet for Associations

Organizational Networks

HandsNet (human services organizations)

GW Green University Initiative

Institute for Global Communications (IGC)