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- America Tomorrow - Identifying needs that are not being met due to lack of funding, such as security for schools.
americatomorrow.com
- America's Helping Hands - Mission is to educate and promote awareness of volunteerism, and to raise funds for various charities in America.
www.americashelpinghands.org
- 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.
aic.stanford.edu
- American Institute of Parliamentarians - Resources include Robert's Rules of Order and other information on parliamentary procedure and meeting management.
www.parliamentaryprocedure.org
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State Area - Non-profit agency that serves at-risk youth from single parent homes and pairs them up with an adult volunteer for the purpose of friendship and guidance.
www.bbbstristate.org
- BKS Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States - Committed to the dissemination and promotion of the art, science, and philosophy of yoga according to the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar and his family.
www.iynaus.org
- Christmas in April USA - National volunteer organization that, in partnership with the community, rehabilitates the houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly, disabled and families with children.
www.christmasinapril.org
- Coalition on Human Needs - An alliance of national anti-poverty organizations based in the United States.
www.chn.org
- Consensus Organizing Institute - Helps people and institutions collaborate to solve public problems.
www.consensusorganizing.com
- 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.
www.nationalservice.org
- Corporation for Supportive Housing - Helps build housing that lets homeless and disabled people connect to homes, health care, jobs, and the community.
www.csh.org
- 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.
www.dare-america.com
- Famvi.Com - A site about help for a preventing domestic violence. Hotlines, pictures of missing children, and other resources.
www.famvi.com
- Housing Assistance Council - Helps local organizations in rural America build affordable homes. Includes information about loans, technical assistance, training, links, publications and relevant articles.
www.ruralhome.org
- Independent Sector - A coalition of corporations, foundations and private voluntary organizations that works to strengthen America's nonprofit organizations, which collectively are often called the third or independent sector.
www.indepsec.org
- Institute of Professional Environmental Practice - IPEP's objectives are to improve the practice and educational standards of environmental professionals and to administer the QEP and EPI application, examination, and certification process.
www.ipep.org
- Keep America Beautiful, Inc. - A nonprofit organization whose network of local, state and international affiliate programs educates individuals about litter prevention and ways to reduce, reuse, recycle and properly manage waste materials.
www.kab.org
- 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.
www.nal.org
- National Business Coalition on Health - Provides expertise, resources, and a voice to nearly 100 business coalitions across the country.
www.nbch.org
- National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children (NFANC) - A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the administration of juvenile justice, research into the incidence, cause, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
www.gangfreekids.org
- 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.
www.newcomersclub.com/index.html
- North America Missing Children Association (NAMCA) - A nationally registered, non-profit volunteer organization, dedicated to bringing missing children and adults home.
Http://www.namca.com
- Pakistan American Chamber of Commerce - Includes information on Pakistan and services from organization to help Pakistani Americans.
www.paccus.com
- Private Sector Council - Assisting the federal government improve its efficiency, productivity and management through a cooperative sharing of knowledge between the public and private sectors.
www.privatesectorcouncil.org
- Sigma Beta Sorority - National philanthropic organization open to any woman who is interested in helping others and having fun while doing so.
www.sigmabeta.org
- Support America - Patriotic Americans are urged to support America by display of American flag.
members.aol.com/byteland/flag.htm
- The American Freedom Alliance - Their purpose is to educate, legislate and gain support for restoring, securing and preserving our Constitutional freedoms from those who would attempt to eliminate them.
afaorg.net
- The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) - Information for members who manage, supervise and consult on safety, health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education.
www.asse.org
- 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.
www.drewbledsoe.com
- 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.
www.agctr.lsu.edu/eden
- 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.
www.pace-custody.org
- Trauma Intervention Programs, Inc. - In each chapter, citizen volunteers provide support to emotionally traumatized citizens immediately after tragedy strikes.
www.tipnational.org
- 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.
www.usic.net
- USAction - A grassroots organization fighting for justice in health care, education, environmental policy, and other areas.
www.usaction.org
- USO - United Service Organizations - Find out about the USO's programs for the military.
www.uso.org
- 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.
www.guidestar.org
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