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Congressionally Chartered
Air Force Sergeants Association, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, American Chemical Society, American Council of Learned Societies, American Ex-Prisoners of War, American Historical Association, American Symphony Orchestra League, Army Navy Union U.S.A., Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
Fraternal
Benefit Societies, By State, American Federation of Human Rights - AFHF, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite - A&ASR, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite - A&ASR, Ancient Order of Hibernians In America - AOH, Elks Lodge Web Sites Across America - BPOE, FOOLS International, Grand Council of United Emerald Societies, Grand Voiture Nationale, Knights Templar, USA, Loyal Orange Institution
Local Currency Systems
BloomingHOURS, Gainesville Hours, Ithaca HOURS, Ithaca Hours, Madison HOURS, The E.F. Schumaker Society's Local Currency L
Vegetarian
Vegan, Club Veg Online, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
80-55 Coalition for Rural America
Nonpartisan group of advocacy, policy and research organizations dedicated to strengthening rural America. Frequently asked questions, news, statistics, and how to help.
Alsace - United-States Association
Franco-American organization between Alsace, a French region, and America. Offers governmental and cultural exchanges, twinning activities, the Boston and Strasbourg sister city program.
America Tomorrow
Identifying needs that are not being met due to lack of funding, such as security for schools.
America's Helping Hands
Mission is to educate and promote awareness of volunteerism, and to raise funds for various charities in America.
American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
National membership organization of conservation professionals dedicated to preserving the art and historic artifacts of America's cultural heritage for future generations.
Coalition on Human Needs
An alliance of national anti-poverty organizations based in the United States.
Community Action Partnership
National organization representing the interests of the 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) working to fight poverty at the local level.
Consensus Organizing Institute
Helps people and institutions collaborate to solve public problems.
Corporation for National and Community Service
A public-private partnership that engages Americans of all ages in service through three national service initiatives - AmeriCorps, the National Senior Service Corps, and Learn and Serve America.
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Helps build housing that lets homeless and disabled people connect to homes, health care, jobs, and the community.
D.A.R.E. America
Official site for the anti drug programs run by local police departments. The DARE Kid's area includes games, kids' news, poems and essays by children, facts about tobacco usage and Daren's memory game.
GuideStar
Free service with information on the programs and finances of more than 640,000 American charities and nonprofit organizations, up-to-date news stories on philanthropy, and resources for donors and volunteers.
Housing Assistance Council
Helps local organizations in rural America build affordable homes. Includes information about loans, technical assistance, training, links, publications and relevant articles.
National Assistance League (NAL)
A nonprofit organization providing educational opportunities and support services to more than 106 chapters across the nation, involving over 24,000 members. Members are dedicated to improving their local communities through effective volunteerism. NAL establishes and charters new chapters.
National Association of Town Watch
Coalition of law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and citizens organizing National Night Out, an annual crime and drug prevention event. Includes membership information, event registration, and photos.
National Community Action Foundation
Advocates for the nation's Community Action Agencies (CAA) and the low-income people that it supports. Features an events calendar, current issues and news, and neighborhood action resources.
National Conference for Community and Justice (NCC
NCCJ's programming facilitates community and interfaith dialogues, provides workplace consultations, youth leadership development, and seminarian and educator training. Its research provides data and analysis to the evolving study of intergroup relations; and, it advocates government policies that reflect understanding and respect.
National Consortium for Rural Geospatial Innovatio
Assists state, tribal, regional and local governments, and non- and for-profit organizations in implementing advanced geospatial information technologies. Features include projects, publications, education programs, and downloads.
National Council of State Sociological Association
Promote the scientific study of society. Provides information about state associations. Offers a list of current officers, their constitution and by-laws and site links.
National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Child
A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the administration of juvenile justice, research into the incidence, cause, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in
Represents and protects the standing and advancement of psychoanalytic social work practitioners and educators psychoanalytic theory and knowledge within the social work profession and the public. Newsletters, committees, publications, and membership information are highlights.
National Public Lands Day
Day for volunteers to help maintain US public lands. Activities include bridge and trail building, clearing invasive plants. Activities report, photograph contest, newsletter, and resources for site managers.
Newcomers Club - Worldwide Directory
The main purpose of newcomers clubs is to welcome new members and help them integrate into the local community through general meetings, social events, member support groups, interest groups and children's activities.
NUSA
Neighborhoods, USA is a national non-profit organization committed to building and strengthening neighborhood organizations.
Public Allies
Identifies talented young adults from diverse backgrounds and advances their leadership skills through full-time, paid apprenticeships in nonprofit organizations and team service projects. Features volunteer opportunities and news.
Rebuilding Together
Works to preserve and rehabilitate the houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled and families with children. Includes news, programs and FAQ.
Slow Food USA
Organization devoted to preserving traditional foodways and educating people about food as a center of community. Membership information and press clippings.
StoryCorps
National project to instruct and inspire people to record each others' stories in sound. How to participate, a question generator, and excerpts of stories from their archives.
The Drew Bledsoe Foundation
A resource where parents learn new effective parenting skills. This foundation provides a source of information for parents, giving them the tools necessary to create an encouraging, and loving home for their children.
The Extension Disaster Education Network
A collaborative multi-state effort by Extension Services across the country to improve the delivery of services to citizens affected by disasters.
The Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators
Non-profit corporation and membership organization. Primary goal is to register evaluators based on specific criteria and disseminate information concerning the education, training, and experience of registered custody evaluators.
Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc.
In each chapter, citizen volunteers provide support to emotionally traumatized citizens immediately after tragedy strikes.
United States Industry Coalition (USIC)
A non-profit association of U.S. companies and universities dedicated to the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction through commercialization of technologies for peaceful purposes.