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This page provides links to various national public policy organizations. (See also Oregon Policy Directory). This list includes entries from the current and previous editions of
Public Interest Group Profiles (REF KNIGHT JK1118.P79
2006), and from Organizations that rate Members of Congress on their voting records (DOC-US LC14.2x:97-3 C). Additional entries have been added by the UO
Libraries' Document Center. Categories were modified from Public Interest Group Profiles. The links were last verified and corrected on
11 February 2009.
Animal/Wildlife | Business/Economic | Civil/Constitutional Rights | Community/Grassroots | Consumer Protection | Corporate Accountability/Responsibility | Education/Arts/Culture | Environmental | Families/Children/Elderly | Governmental Process | Health/Nutrition | Information Policy | International Affairs | Labor | Media | Political | Public Finance/Taxation | Public Interest Law | Religious | Think Tanks | Other Policy Links
American policy search:
Search boxes at the beginning of each section are for searches restricted to sites listed in that section.
Animal/Wildlife
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
- Defenders of Wildlife
- FARM (Farm Animal Reform Movement)
- The Fund for Animals
- The Humane Society of the United States
- IFAW International Fund for Animal Welfare
- In Defense of Animals
- National Audobon Society
- National Wildlife Federation
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta)
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Business/Economic
- American Business Conference
- American Council for Capital Formation
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Associated Builders and Contractors,
Inc.
- Business Roundtable
- Club for Growth
- Competitive Enterprise Institute
- The Conference Board, Inc.
- Corporate Accountability International
- Council on Competitiveness
- Economic Strategy Institute
- Families and Work Institute
- Freedom Works
- Information Technology Industry
Council
- Institute for International Economics
- Milken Institute
- National Association of
Convenience Stores
- National Association of Manufacturers
- National Association of Realtors
- National Farmers Union
- National Federation of Independent Business
- National Restaurant Association
- Small Business Survival Committee (aka Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council)
- Taxpayers for Common Sense
- United States Council for International Business
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Weidenbaum Center
Civil/Constitutional Rights
- Alliance for Retired Americans
- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
- American Center for Law & Justice
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State
- Arab American
Institute
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
- Business and Professional
Women/USA
- Center for Democratic Renewal
- Center for Justice & Democracy
- Center for
Reproductive Rights
- Children's Defense Fund
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
- Freedom
Forum
- Handgun Control, Inc./Center to Prevent Handgun Violence
- Human Rights Campaign
- Lambda Legal
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Inc.
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
- NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF)
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- National Association of Arab Americans (NAAA, Inc.)
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- National Committee for a Human
Life Amendment
- National Congress of American Indians
- National Council of La Raza
- National Council on Aging
- National Family Planning and
Reproductive Health Association
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Policy Institute
- National Hispanic Leadership Agenda
- National Organization for Women (NOW)
- National Organization on Disability (NOD)
- National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
- National Right to
Life Committee
- National Urban League
- 9to5, National
Association of Working Women
- Operation
Save America
- People for the American Way
- Planned
Parenthood Action Fund
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
- The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
- Servicemembers
Legal
Defense Network
- Students for Academic Freedom
Community/Grassroots
- Advocacy Center at ISC
- Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
- Center for Community Change
- Concerned Women for America
- Common Good
- Eagle Forum
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
- National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
- National People's Action
(NPA)
- National Training and Information Center (NTIC)
- U.S. ENGLISH, Inc.
- United States Public Interest Research Group
Consumer Protection
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
- American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)
- BBB Wise Giving Alliance
- BoardSource
- The
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Center for Auto Safety
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Center for Study of Responsive Law
- Consumer Alert
- Consumer Federation of America
- Consumers International
- Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
- Co-op America
- Foundation for a Smokefree America
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- National Association of Consumer
Advocates
- National Charities Information Bureau
- National Consumer Law Center
- National Consumers League
Corporate Accountability/Responsibility
- Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
- Catalyst
- Center for Business Ethics
- Center for Corporate Citizenship
- Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES)
- Committee for Economic Development
- CorpWatch
- Council of Institutional Investors
- Council on Foundations
- Ethics Resource Center
- The Foundation Center
- Independent Sector
- INFACT
- Investor
Responsibility Research Center
- National Center for
Educational Accountability
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
- The Points of Light Foundation
Education/Arts/Culture
- Accuracy in Academia
- American Association of University
Women (AAUW)
- American Council on Education
- American Federation of Teachers
- Americans for the Arts
- The Education Trust
- International Technology Education Association
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Education Association
Environmental
- American Forests
- American Land Rights
Association
- American Rivers
- Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
- Center for Health, Environment and Justice
- Conservation Fund
- Conservation International
- Earth First!
- Earth Island Institute
- Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Environmental Defense
- Environmental Law Institute
- Environmental Working Group
- Foundation on Economic Trends
- Friends of the Earth (FOE)
- Greenpeace USA
- Izaak Walton League of America
- The Keystone Center for Science and Public Policy
- League of Conservation Voters
- National Parks and Conservation Association
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Ocean Conservancy
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
- Pinchot
Institute for
Conservation
- Rainforest Action Network
- Resources for the Future
- Sierra Club
- The Wilderness Society
- World Resources Institute
- Worldwatch Institute
Families/Children/Elderly
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- American Family Association
- America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth
- Center for Law
and Social Policy
- Children's Defense Fund
- Families and Work Institute
- Family Research Council
- National Association of Retired
Federal Employees (NARFE)
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Committee to Preserve
Social Security and Medicare
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- National Partnership for Women & Families
Governmental Process
- Center for Voting and Democracy
- Citizens Against Government Waste
- Congressional Management Foundation
- Council for Excellence in Government
- Council of State Governments
- National Association of Counties
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National Governors' Association
- National League of Cities
- Project Vote Smart
- United States Conference of Mayors
Health/Nutrition
- Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
- AIDS Action
- American Medical Association
(AMA)
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- Bread for the World
- Families USA Foundation
- Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
- National Breast Cancer Coalition
Information Policy
- American Library Association. Office for Intellectual Freedom
- Association of American Publishers
- Association of Research Libraries
- Educause
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Federation of American Scientists. Government Secrecy Project
- Information Technology Association
- Open the Government
- Recording Industry Association of America
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Software and Information Industry Association
- Wireless Association
International Affairs
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
- Amnesty International USA (AIUSA)
- The Atlantic Council of the United States (ACUS)
- Center for Arms
Control and Non-proliferation
- Center for Defense Information
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Council for a Livable World
- Council on Foreign Relations
- DataCenter
- Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
- Henry
L. Stimson Center
- Human Rights Watch
- Institute for International Economics
- Middle East Policy Council
- Minuteman
Project
- Peace Action
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Population
Connection
- TransAfrica Forum Inc.
- Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc.
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- World Security Institute (WSI)
Labor
- AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE)
- American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
- American Federation of Teachers
- American Postal Workers Union
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)
- International Association of Fire Fighters
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
- United Auto Workers (UAW)
- United Electrical, Radio,
and Machine Workers of America
Media
- Accuracy in Media, Inc. (AIM)
- Center for
Democracy and Technology
- Center for Media and Public Affairs
- Center for Media Literacy
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Electronic Privacy
Information Center (EPIC)
- Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
- Gay and Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD)
- Media Access Project
- Media Research Center
- Public Knowledge
- Public Agenda
Political
- American Conservative Union
- American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
- Americans for Democratic Action, Inc. (ADA)
- Arab American Institute
- Business-Industry Political Action Committee BIPAC)
- Center for Public Integrity
- Center for Responsive Politics
- Citizens Against Government Waste
- Common Cause
- Concord Coalition
- Emily's List
- Empower America
- League of Women Voters of the United States
- MoveOn.org Civic Action
- National Association of Development
Organizations (NADO)
- National Women's Political Caucus
- OMB Watch
- Political Research Associates
- Public Citizen, Inc.
- Republican Liberty Caucus
- U.S. Term Limits
- United We Stand America
- Women's Campaign Fund
Public Finance/Taxation
- Americans for Tax Reform
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Citizens for Tax Justice
- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
- National Taxpayers
Union
Public Interest Law
- Alliance for Justice
- Atlantic Legal Foundation, Inc.
- Committee
for Justice
- Institute for Justice
- Landmark Legal Foundation
- Mountain States Legal Foundation
- National Legal Center for the Public Interest
- Pacific Legal Foundation
- The
Rutherford Institute
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ)
- United States
Public Interest Research Group,
Inc. (U.S. PIRG)
- Washington Legal Foundation
Religious
- American Jewish Committee (AJC)
- American Jewish Congress
- Anti-Defamation League
- The Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty
- B'nai B'rith
International
- Center
for the
Study of Islam and Democracy
- Christian Coalition of America
- Concerned
Women for America
- Council on American-Islamic Relations
- Focus on the Family
- Friends Committee on National
Legislation (FCNL)
- Interfaith Alliance/Interfaith Alliance Foundation
- Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
- Muslim Public
Affairs Council
- National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference
- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
- Traditional Values Coalition
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Science and Technology
Return to topThink Tanks
- Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- Anser
Institute (Analytic Services Inc.)
- The Brookings Institution
- Capital Research Center
- Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
- Cato Institute
- Center
for American Progress
- Center for National Policy
- Center for Policy Alternatives
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Center
for Security Policy
- Economic Policy Institute
- Economic Strategies Institute
- Ethics and Public Policy Center
- Free Congress Research and Education Foundation (FCF)
- The Heritage Foundation
- Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace
- Hudson Institute
- The Independent Institute
- Institute for American Values
- Institute for International Economies
- Institute for Policy Studies
- Institute of Governmental Studies
- Investor Responsibility Research Center
- Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.
- Milliken Institute
- Moving Ideas Network
- National Center for Policy Analysis
- NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
- Pacific Research Institute
- Political Economy Research Center
- Progress & Freedom Foundation
- Property and Environment Research
Center
- Progressive Policy Institute
- Public Policy Institute of California
- Reason Foundation
- Resources for the Future (RFF)
- The Rockford Institute
- The Urban Institute
- Worldwatch Institute
Other Policy Links
- C-SPAN Policy Organizations Resources
- Harvard Kennedy School of Government - Organizations
- The Right Links
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