Interest Groups Page

Political Science 367D01

Legislatures and Interest Groups

Winter, 2001


This page is intended to provide students with links to interest groups. The groups listed below are a subset of the enormous number of groups lobbying legislatures at both the state and national level.

This page owes both its content and format (and a great debt) to Kathleen Fountain, Political Science Librarian, Cal State-Chico, for her astounding collection and presentation of interest group links for public consumption. Her site, the Political Advocacy Groups Website, is absolutely terrific and very comprehensive. It can and should be accessed by clicking on the link below:

Students interested in finding other interest groups more congruent with their own preferences should definitely check out the Political Advocacy Groups Index Website.

Keep in mind that these groups should be contacted as soon as possible because the first paper, to discuss the interest groups students have chosen for their field research experience, is due at the end of the second week of the quarter.

Click on the Subject Area for Group Listings


Abortion and Reproduction

American Life League
URL: http://www.all.org/
E-Mail: sysop@all.org
Address: PO Box 1350
Stafford, VA 22555
Phone: 540-659-4171
Fax: 540-659-2586
"American Life League exists to serve God by helping to build a society that respects and protects innocent human life from fertilization to natural death - without compromise, without exception, without apology." (http://www.all.org/about.htm)
EMILY's List
URL: http://www.emilyslist.org/
Address: 805 15th St., NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-326-1400
Fax: 202-326-1415
"An acronym for "Early Money is Like Yeast" (it makes the dough rise), EMILY's List identifies viable pro-choice Democratic women candidates for key federal and statewide offices and supports them...[by]...raising campaign contributions...building strong campaigns...[and] turning out women voters." (http://www.emilyslist.org/el-about/index.html)
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
URL: http://www.naral.org/
E-Mail: naral@newmedium.com
Address: 1156 15th St. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-973-3000
Fax: 202-973-3096
"NARAL educates Americans, elects pro-choice candidates and advocates for pro-choice legislation to secure the freedom to choose." (http://www.naral.org/naral/about.html)
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
URL: http://www.nfprha.org/
Address: 1627 K St. NW, 12th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 202-293-3114
Fax: 202-293-1990
"The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA), founded in 1971, is a non-profit membership organization established to assure access to voluntary, comprehensive and culturally sensitive family planning and reproductive health care services and to support reproductive freedom for all." (http://www.nfprha.org/about/)
National Right to Life
URL: http://www.nrlc.org/
E-Mail: nrlc@nrlc.org
Address: 419 7th St. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-626-8800
The National Right to Life opposes abortion at any stage of pregnancy (including partial-birth abortion) and euthanasia. The organization supports a "Child Custody Protection Act" that prohibits minors from crossing state lines to obtain abortions. ( http://www.nrlc.org)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
URL: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
E-Mail: communications@ppfa.org
Address: 810 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-7800
Fax: 212-247-6342
Issues are reproductive choice, family planning, women's health, and education regarding sexuality. (http://www.plannedparenthood.org)
Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians
URL: http://www.plagal.org/
E-Mail: PLAGALOne@aol.com
Address: PO Box 33292
Washington, DC 20033
Phone: 202-223-6697
Fax: 202-265-9737
PLAGAL is "committed to raising awareness of the pro-life ethic as consistent with the gay and lesbian struggle for human rights." Their fundamental principle states "human rights start when human life begins!" (http://www.plagal.org/)
Republican National Coalition for Life
URL: http://rnclife.org/
Address: PO Box 618
Alton, IL 62002
Phone: 618-462-5415, 972-387-4160
Fax: 972-387-3830
"RNC/Life will continue to work to protect and defend the Republican Party's principled commitment to legal protection for all innocent human beings, from conception until natural death. In addition, we will work to hold Republican lawmakers accountable to the pro-life principles in our platform. It is our desire to see those principles translated into public policy and law. Further, we encourage Republican Party officials enthusiastically support pro-life candidates and policies consistent with our platform." (http://rnclife.org/about/)

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Animal Rights

American Humane Association
URL: http://www.americanhumane.org/
Address: 63 Inverness Dr. E
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
Phone: 303-792-9900
"It's our job to remind members of Congress and the Administration that protecting children and animals from cruelty, abuse, neglect and exploitation is not only essential to our nation's well-being and future but to the world as well. Creating a more humane, aware and caring society remains one of our goals." (http://www.americanhumane.org/dcmain.htm)
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
URL: http://www.aspca.org/
E-Mail: website@aspca.org
Address: 424 E 92nd St.
New York, NY 10128-6804
Phone: 212-876-7700
Fax: 212-410-7658
The ASPCA opposes trapping, puppy mills, hunting, greyhound racing, animal abuse, cockfighting, etc. and supports spaying and neutering of pets. (http://www.aspcs.org)
Animal Legal Defense Fund
URL: http://www.aldf.org/
E-Mail: info@aldf.org
Address: 127 Fourth St.
Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone: 707-769-7771
Fax: 707-769-0785
" Founded in 1981, ALDF is the country's leading animal rights law organization working nationally to defend animals from abuse and exploitation. ALDF's network of over 700 attorneys is dedicated to protecting and promoting animal rights." (http://www.aldf.org)
Friends of Animals
URL: http://arrs.envirolink.org/foa/
E-Mail: foa@igc.org
Address: 2000 P St. NW, Suite 415
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-296-217
"Founded in 1957, Friends of Animals is a U.S. headquartered, international, non-profit 501 (c)(3) membership organization working to protect animals from cruelty and abuse. Today, we are one of the most respected activist groups in the nation and around the world." (http://arrs.envirolink.org/foa/menu/about.htm)
Fund for Animals
URL: http://www.fund.org/
E-Mail: fund4animals@fund.org
Address: 200 W 57th St.
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-246-2096
Fax: 212-246-2633
"The Fund for Animals, at any given time, maintains numerous campaigns to end cruelty to animals in all its varied forms. Our commitment to this cause remains uncompromised as we work confidently towards the day when all animals may live free from ab use, neglect, and exploitation." (http://www.fund.org/welcome/speak.html)
Humane Society of the United States
URL: http://www.hsus.org/
E-Mail: hsus-webmaster@hsus.org
Address: 2100 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-452-1100
Fax: 202-778-6132
HSUS seeks to "promote the humane treatment of animals and to foster respect, understanding, and compassion for all creatures" as well as protection of the "Earth and its environment." (http://www.hsus.org/about.html)
In Defense of Animals
URL: http://www.idausa.org/
E-Mail: ida@idausa.org
Address: 131 Camino Alto
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Phone: 415-388-9641
Fax: 415-388-0388
In Defense of Animals is "one of the nation's foremost animal advocacy organizations dedicated to ending institutionalized abuse of animals by defending their rights, welfare and habitat." (http://www.idausa.org/About/history.html)
National Audubon Society
URL: http://www.audubon.org/
E-Mail: jbianchi@audubon.org
Address: 700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-979-3080
Fax: 212-473-6021
"The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity." (http://www.audubon.org/nas/about.html)
National Wildlife Federation
URL: http://www.nwf.org/home.html
Address: 8925 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22184
Phone: 703-790-4000
"NWF focuses its efforts on five core issue areas (Endangered Habitat, Water Quality, Land Stewardship, Wetlands, and Sustainable Communities), and pursues a range of educational projects, and activist, advocacy, and litigation initiatives, within these core areas." (http://www.nwf.org/about/what.html)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (USA)
URL: http://www.peta-online.org/
E-Mail: peta@norfolk.infi.net
Address: 501 Front St.
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 757-622-7382
Fax: 757-622-0457
"PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment." (http://www.peta-online.org)
World Wildlife Fund-U.S.
URL: http://www.worldwildlife.org/
Address: 1250 24th St. NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-293-4800, 800-225-5993
Fax: 202-293-9211
"WWF directs its conservation efforts toward three global goals: protecting endangered spaces, saving endangered species, and addressing global threats. (http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/)

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Business, Labor and Economics

American Council for Capital Formation
URL: http://www.accf.org/
E-Mail: info@accf.org
Address:1750 K St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-2302
Phone: 202-293-5811
Fax: 202-785-8165
"Promoting economic growth through sound tax, regulatory, and environmental policies." (http://www.accf.org)
American Farm Bureau Federation
URL: http://www.fb.com/
Address: 600 Maryland Ave. SW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-484-3600
"The American Farm Bureau Federation is the nation's largest general farm organization." (http://www.fb.com/aboutus/index.html)
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
URL: http://www.aflcio.org/front.htm
Address: 815 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-637-5000
Fax: 202-637-5058
"Our mission is to improve the lives of working families and to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to the nation." (http://www.aflcio.org/home.htm)
Association for Union Democracy
URL: http://www.uniondemocracy.com/
E-Mail: aud@igc.apc.org
Address: 500 State St., 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1803
Phone: 718-855-6650
Fax: 718-855-6799
"The Association for Union Democracy is the only national pro-labor organization solely devoted to advocating the democratic rights of union members. Guided by our motto 'Union Democracy for a Strong Labor Movement', AUD provides organizing, educational and legal assistance to those fighting for greater membership control of their unions." (http://www.uniondemocracy.com)
Business-Industry Political Action Committee
URL: http://www.bipac.org/
E-Mail: info@bipac.org
Address: 888 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-833-1880
Fax: 202-833-2338
"BIPAC works to elect pro-business candidates to Congress...BIPAC works to elect candidates to Congress who strongly support policies that will strengthen the free-enterprise system, create jobs, and promote economic growth and opportunity." (http://www.bipac.org/whoweare/index.html)
The Business Roundtable
URL: http://www.brtable.org/
Address: 1615 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-872-1260
Fax: 202-466-3509
They "examine public issues that affect the economy and develop positions which seek to reflect sound economic and social principles." (http://www.brtable.org/brt2a.htm)
Center for the New West
URL: http://www.newwest.org/
E-Mail: cnwinfo@newwest.org
Address: 600 World Trade Center
1625 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-572-5400, 800-795-WEST
Fax: 303-572-5499
"We seek market-oriented solutions to public-policy problems in areas including energy, the environment, education, telecommunications and economic and infrastructure development." (http://www.newwest.org/about/welcome.htm)
Center for the Study of American Business
URL: http://csab.wustl.edu/
E-Mail: CSAB@wuecon.wustl.edu Address: Washington University
Box 1027
One Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Phone: 314-935-5630
Fax: 314-935-5688
"CSAB's Core Principles: A large and prosperous private sector with free and open markets, at home and abroad, fosters innovation and progress through the competitive process; a healthy market economy promotes individual economic security and personal freedom; government intervention in the private sector must be justified on the basis of sound science and economics and careful analysis of the benefits and costs of intervention." (http://csab.wustl.edu/info.html)
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
URL: http://www.cbpp.org/
Address: 820 First St. NE, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-408-1080
Fax: 202-408-1056
"Conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate- income people." (http://www.cbpp.org)
Citizens for a Sound Economy
URL: http://www.cse.org/cse/
Address: CSE Foundation
1250 H St. NW, #700
Washington, DC 20005-3908
Phone: 202-783-3870, 888-JOIN-CSE
Fax: 202-783-4687
Issues include deregulation, limited government, privatization, lower taxes, reforming the FDA, eliminating the IRS, and free trade. (http://www.cse.org/cse/)
Citizens for Tax Justice
URL: http://www.ctj.org/
E-Mail: ctj@ctj.org
Address: 1311 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-626-3780, 888-626-2622
They advocate "fair taxes for middle- and low-income families, requiring the wealthy to pay their fair share, closing corporate tax loopholes, adequately funding important government services, reducing the federal deficit, [and] taxation that minimizes distortion of economic markets." (http://www.ctj.org)
Competitive Enterprise Institute
URL: http://www.cei.org/
E-Mail: info@cei.org
Address: 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 1250
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-1010
Fax: 202-331-0640
This organization "is a pro-market, public policy group committed to advancing the principles of free enterprise and limited government." (http://www.cei.org/about.html)
The Conference Board, Inc.
URL: http://www.conference-board.org/
E-Mail: info@conference-board.org
Address: 845 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10022-6679
Phone: 212-759-0900
Fax: 212-980-7014
Provides networking opportunities to business executives. Allows "leaders together to find solutions to common problems and objectively examine major issues having an impact on business and society." (http://www.conferenceboard.org/whoweare/frames.cfm?
main=about.cfm)
Council of Institutional Investors
URL: http://www.ciicentral.com/
E-Mail: cii@ciicentral.com
Address: 1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW Suite 512
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-822-0800
Fax: 202-822-0801
The Council of Institutional Investors "is an organization of large pension funds that addresses investment issues affecting the size or security of plan assets." (http://www.ciicentral.com/about.html)
Council on Competitiveness
URL: http://nii.nist.gov/coc/coc.html
Address: 1401 H St. NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-682-4292
Fax: 202-682-5150
The Council on Competitiveness "is a non-partisan, nonprofit forum of chief executives from the business, university and labor communities working together to set a national action agenda for U.S. leadership in global markets, technological innovation, and education and training that will raise the standard of living of all Americans." (http://nii.nist.gov/coc/coc_mission.html)
Economic Policy Institute
URL: http://epinet.org/
E-Mail:economic@cais.com
Address: 1660 L St. NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-5510, 800-EPI-4844
Fax: 202-775-0819
"The Economic Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy." (http://epinet.org)
Families and Work Institute
URL: http://www.familiesandworkinst.org/
E-Mail: ddlowe@msn.com
330 Seventh Ave., 14th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-465-2044
Fax: 212-465-8637
"Identify the emerging issues for all workers, benchmark work-life solutions to problems across all sectors of society, evaluate the impact of solutions on employees, their families and employers' productivity." (http://www.familiesandworkinst.org)
National Committee on Pay Equity
URL: http://feminist.com/fairpay.htm
E-mail: fairpay@aol.com
Address: 1126 16th St. NW, #411
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-7343
Fax: 202-331-7406
"The National Committee on Pay Equity is a membership coalition of over 180 organizations, including labor unions; women's and civil rights groups; religious, professional, legal and educational associations; and state and local pay equity networks; and individual men and women working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination." (http://feminist.com/fairpay.htm)
National Federation of Independent Business
URL: http://www.nfib.org/
E-Mail: comments@nfibonline.org
Address: Public Policy Staff
600 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-554-9000
Fax: 202-554-0496
NFIB "was created to give small and independent business a voice in governmental decision making." (http://www.nfib.org)
National Small Business United
URL: http://nsbu.org/
E-Mail: nsbu@nsbu.org
Address: 1156 15th St. NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-293-8830
Fax: 202-872-8543
"National Small Business United (NSBU) has been the advocate for small businesses since 1937. With 65,000+ U.S. members through its chapters & affiliate organizations, NSBU not only keeps small-business owners in touch with legislative & regulatory issues that affect them, but this non-partisan advocacy group seeks to engage the small business community to take action." (http://www.nsbu.org/nsbuglan.htm)
National Taxpayers Union
URL: http://www.townhall.com/NTU/
E-Mail: ntu@townhall.com
Address: 108 N Alfred St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-683-5700
Fax: 703-683-5722
"Dedicated to promoting accountable and fiscally responsible government." They want a balanced budget amendment, lower, taxes, small and more efficient government, "taxpayers rights when dealing with the IRS, [and] accountability from our elected officials." (http://www.townhall.com/NTU/)
9to5, National Association of Working Women
URL: http://www.feminist.com/9to5.htm
E-Mail: nat9to5@execpc.com
Address: 238 W Wisconsin Ave., Suite 700
Milwaulkee, WI 53203-2308
Phone: 414-274-0925
Fax: 414-272-2870
They want to "eliminate sexual harassment in the work place," job redesign, help women manage stress of managing/balancing home and careers. (http://www.feminist.com/9to5.htm)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
URL: http://www.uschamber.org/
E-Mail: member@uschamber.org
Address: 1615 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20062
Phone: 800-649-9719
"We protect and represent you so your business can grow and prosper in a free market economy." (http://www.uschamber.org)

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Children

Advocates for Youth
URL: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/
E-Mail: info@advocatesforyouth.org
Address: 1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-347-5700
Fax: 202-347-2263
"Advocates for Youth (formerly Center for Population Options) is dedicated to creating programs and promoting policies which help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. We provide information, training, and advocacy to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, and the media in the U.S. and internationally." (http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/mission.htm)
AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth, and Families
URL: http://www.aidspolicycenter.org/
E-Mail: apccyf@aol.com
Address: 918 16th St. NW, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-785-3564
Fax: 202-785-3579
"The AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth, and Families endeavors to assure the unique health care and psychosocial needs of HIV-affected children, youth, and families are recognized and addressed." (http://www.aidspolicycenter.org/Mission.htm)
America's Promise
URL: http://www.citizenservice.org/
E-Mail: correspond@americaspromise.org
Address: 909 N Washington St., Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314-1556
Phone: 703-684-4500
Fax: 703-535-3900
"America’s Promise - The Alliance for Youth is a national not-for-profit organization led by General Colin Powell, dedicated to mobilizing the nation to ensure our children and youth have access to the fundamental resources they need to become successful adults." (http://www.citizenservice.org, click on "What We Do")
Children Now
URL: http://www.childrennow.org/
E-Mail: children@childrennow.org
Address: 1212 Broadway, 5th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-763-2444
Fax: 510-763-1974
"Recognized nationally for its policy expertise and up-to-date information on the status of children, Children Now uses communications strategies to reach parents, lawmakers, citizens, business, media and community leaders, creating attention and generating positive change on behalf of children." (http://www.childrennow.org/aboutcn.html)
Children's Defense Fund
URL: http://www.childrensdefense.org/
E-Mail: cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org
Address: 25 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-628-8787
Fax: 202-662-3510
The CDF "exists to provide a strong and effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves." (http://www.childrensdefense.org)
Children's Rights Council
URL: http://www.vix.com/crc/
Address: 300 I St. NE, Suite 401
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-547-6227
"Formed in 1985, the Children's Rights Council (CRC) is a national non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status." (http://www.vix.com/crc/)

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Family Values

American Family Association
URL: http://www.afa.net/
Address: PO Drawer 2440
Tupelo, MS 38803
Phone: 601-844-5036
Fax: 601-844-9176
"AFA stands for traditional family values, focusing primarily on the influence of television and other media -including pornography- on our society." (http://www.afa.net/afa_bro.htm)
Bread for the World
URL: http://www.bread.org/
Address: 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1000
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-608-2400
Fax: 301-608-2401
"Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizen's movement that seeks justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers." (wwww.bread.org/bfw/index.html)
Christian Coalition
URL: http://www.cc.org/
E-Mail: coalition@cc.org
Address: 1801-L Sara Dr.
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: 757-424-2630
Fax: 757-420-1077
"Christian Coalition is leading a growing new alliance of evangelicals, Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Jews, African-Americans and Hispanics who are working hard for common-sense legislation that will strengthen families." (http://www.cc.org/about.htm)
Concerned Women for America
URL: http://www.cwfa.org/
Address: 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-488-7000
Fax: 202-488-0806
"[Members of CWFA] have joined together to preserve, promote, and protect traditional Judeo-Christian values through education, legislative programs, and related activities." (http://www.cwfa.org/about.html)
Family Research Council
URL: http://www.frc.org/
E-Mail: corrdept@frc.org
Address: 801 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-393-2100, 800-225-4008
Fax: 202-393-2134
The Family Research Council "exists to reaffirm and promote nationally, and particularly in Washington, DC, the traditional family unit and the Judeo-Christian value system upon which it is built." (http://www.frc.org/frc/whois/whois.html)
Focus on the Family
URL: http://www.family.org/
E-Mail: (temporarily suspended)
Address: 8605 Explorer Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO 80995
Phone: 719-531-3400, 800-A-FAMILY
Fax: 719-531-3424
Focus on the Family's founder, Dr. Dobson, "attempts to 'turn hearts toward home' by reasonable, biblical and empirical insights so people will be able to discover the founder of homes and the creator of families-Jesus Christ." (http://www.family.org/welcome/aboutfof/A0000111.html)
Friends Committee on National Legislation
URL: http://www.fcnl.org/
E-Mail: fcnl@fcnl.org
Address: 245 Second St. NE
Washington, DC 20002-5795
Phone: 202-547-6000
Fax: 202-547-6019
"The Friends Committee on National Legislation is a nation-wide network of thousands of Quakers and like-minded people who work together to bring Friends' values to bear on public policy in our nation's capital." (http://www.fcnl.org/abtfcnl.htm)
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
URL: http://ncccusa.org/
E-Mail: news@NCCCUSA.org
Address: 475 Riverside Dr., Room 850
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 212-870-2227
Fax: 212-870-2030
"All of the member communions subscribe to the Preamble to the NCC Constitution, which states, 'the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America is a community of communions, which, in response to the gospel as revealed in the Scriptures, confess Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God, as Savior and Lord. The communions covenant with one another to manifest ever more fully the unity of the Church. Relying on the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, the communions come to gether in the council in common mission, serving in all creation to the Glory of God.' " (http://ncccusa.org/about/about_ncc.htm)
People for the American Way
URL: http://www.pfaw.org/
E-Mail: pfaw@pfaw.org
Address: 2000 M St., NW Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
"Founded in 1980 to monitor and counter the divisive agenda of the Religious Right political movement." (http://www.pfaw.org/abtpfaw.htm)
Traditional Values Coalition
URL: http://www.traditionalvalues.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@traditionalvalues.org
Address: 139 C St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-547-8570
Fax: 202-546-6403
"Issues of concern: religious liberties...the family...sanctity of human life...homosexuality...pornography." (http://www.traditionalvalues.org/mission.html)

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Civil Rights

American Civil Liberties Union
URL: http://www.aclu.org/
E-Mail: info@aclu.org
Address: 125 Broad St.
New York, NY 10004-2400
Phone: 212-944-9800
Fax: 212-869-9065
ACLU is an "advocate of individual rights-litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States." They protect the publics' constitutional rights as outlined in the Bill of Rights. (http://www.aclu.org/library/pbp1.html)
American Civil Rights Institute
URL: http://www.acri.org/
Address: PO Box 188350
Sacramento CA 95818
Phone: 916-444-2278
Fax: 916-444-2279
"The American Civil Rights Institute is a national civil rights organization created to educate the public about racial and gender preferences." (http://www.acri.org)
Americans United for Affirmative Action
URL: http://www.auaa.org/
Address: 400 Colony Sq., Suite 200
1201 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30361
Phone: 404-870-9090
"Americans United for Affirmative Action is a national, non-profit organization committed to educating the public on the importance of maintaining affirmative action programs and the principles of equal opportunity in employment and education." (http://www.auaa.org/about.html)
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
URL: http://www.au.org/
E-Mail: americansunited@au.org
Address: 1816 Jefferson Pl. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-466-3234
Fax: 202-466-2587
Works "to protect the constitutional principle of church-state separation, a vital cornerstone of religious liberty." (http://www.au.org)
Amnesty International, USA
URL: http://www.amnesty.org/
E-Mail: amnestyis@amnesty.org or admin-us@aiusa.org
Address: 304 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-544-0200
Fax: 202-546-7142
Amnesty International opposes institutional abuses of human rights including torture, subjugation of women, the death penalty, arrest of prisoners of conscience, and imprisonment without trial for the protection of human rights as an "international responsibility." (http://www.amnesty.org)
Human Rights Watch
URL: http://www.hrw.org/
E-Mail: hrwatchdc@hrw.org
Address: 1522 K St. NW, Suite 910
Washington, DC 20005-1202
Phone: 202-371-6592
Fax: 202-371-0124
"Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world." (http://www.hrw.org)
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Inc.
URL: http://www.lccr.org/
Address: 1629 K St. NW, Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-466-3311
Fax: 202-466-3435
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is "committed to the protection of civil and human rights in the United States." (http://www.lccr.org)
People for the American Way
URL: http://www.pfaw.org/
E-Mail: pfaw@pfaw.org
Address: 2000 M St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
"Founded in 1980 to monitor and counter the divisive agenda of the Religious Right political movement." (http://www.pfaw.org/abtpfaw.htm)

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Consumer Advocacy

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
URL: http://www.saferoads.org/
Address: 750 1st St. NE, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-408-1711
Fax: 202-408-1699
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety "is an alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer." (http://www.saferoads.org)
Center for Auto Safety
URL: http://www.autosafety.org/
Address: 2001 S St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-328-7700
"Consumers Union and Ralph Nader founded the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) in 1970 to provide consumers a voice for auto safety and quality in Washington and to help lemon owners fight back across the country." (http://www.essential.org/cas/)
Center for Study of Responsive Law
URL: http://www.csrl.org/
E-Mail: csrl@CSRL.org
Address: PO Box 19367
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-387-8030
Fax: 202-234-5176
The Center "is a nonprofit Ralph Nader organization that supports and conducts a wide variety of research and educational projects to encourage the political, economic, and social institutions of this country to be more aware of the needs of the citizen-consumer." (http://www.csrl.org)
Citizens for Roadside Safety
URL: http://www.98.net/roadsafety/
E-Mail: roadsafety@98.net
Address: 3300 Robinson Pike Rd.
Grandview, MO 64030
"The goal of this organization is to save lives and force the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the states to dedicate more time and money to highway safety." (http://www.98.net/roadsafety/)
Coalition for Vehicle Choice
URL: http://www.vehiclechoice.org/main.html
E-Mail: cvc@his.com
Address: 818 Connecticut Ave., 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-628-5164
"The Coalition for Vehicle Choice (CVC) is a non-profit organization created to preserve the freedom of Americans to choose motor vehicles that meet their needs and their freedom to travel. CVC includes individuals and groups from all walks of life who believe freedom of choice and mobility are important values that must be considered when society develops polices intended to protect the environment, encourage energy efficiency and promote traffic safety." (http://www.vehiclechoice.org/about/index.html)
Consumer Alert
URL: http://www.consumeralert.org/
E-Mail: consumeralert@consumeralert.org
Address: 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1128
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-5809
Fax: 202-467-5814
"Consumer Alert...is committed to protecting consumer choice and promoting economic growth" (http://www.consumeralert.org)
Consumers for World Trade
URL: http://cwt.org/
E-Mail: cwt@cwt.org
Address: 2000 L St. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-785-4835
Fax: 202-416-1734
"Our Mission is to promote healthy economic growth, provide consumer choice in the market place and counteract inflationary price increases." (http://cwt.org/aboutcwt.htm)
Consumers International
URL: http://www.oneworld.org/consumers
E-Mail: consint@consint.org
Address: 24 Highbury Crescent
London N51RX UK
Phone: 44-171-226-6663
Fax: 44-171-354-0607
"Consumers International has two main goals: to support and strengthen member organisations and the consumer movement in general; and to fight for policies at the international level that respect consumer concerns." (http://www.consumersinternational.org)
Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
URL: http://www.consunion.org/
E-Mail: Kimmge@consumer.org
Address: 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20009-1039
Phone: 202-462-6262
Fax: 202-265-9548
"Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization serving only consumers. We are a comprehensive source for unbiased advice about products and services, personal finance, health and nutrition, and other consumer concerns. Since 1936, our mission has been to test products, inform the public, and protect consumers. Our income is derived solely from the sale of Consumer Reports and our other services, and from noncommercial contributions, grants, and fees." (http://www.consunion.org/aboutcu/about.htm)
Co-op America
URL: http://www.coopamerica.org/
E-Mail: info@coopamerica.org
Address: 1612 K St. NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-872-5307
Fax: 202-331-8166
"Co-op America, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, provides the economic strategies, organizing power and practical tools for businesses and individuals to address today's social and environmental problems." (http://www.coopamerica.org/ccafaq.htm)
Keep America Moving
URL: http://highways.org/
E-Mail: gohighway@aol.com
Address: 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-857-1200
"Keep America Moving believes that safe and uncongested roads are critical to our nation - the well-being and mobility of its citizens, its productivity and employment base, its competitiveness and the health of its economy. Highways are the most heavily used mode of transportation for both personal and commercial travel. They are the linchpin in America's transportation system, connecting all other transportation modes. We believe, therefore, the federal government should continue to play a strong role in constructing and maintaining a top-quality, nationwide network of highways and bridges." (http://www.highways.org/GOALS.HTM)
National Charities Information Bureau
URL: http://www.give.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@give.org
Address: 19 Union Square W
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-929-6300
Fax: 212-463-7083
"NCIB's mission is to promote informed giving and charitable integrity, to enable more contributors to make sound giving decisions and to do all we can to encourage giving to charities that need and merit support." (http://www.give.org)
National Consumers League
URL: http://www.natlconsumers
league.org

Address: 1701 K St. NW Suite 1201
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-835-3323
Fax: 202-835-0747
"Our mission is to identify, protect, represent, and advance the economic and social interests of consumers and workers." (http://www.nationalconsumersleague.org)
National Motorists Association
URL: http://www.motorists.com/
E-Mail: nma@motorists.org
Address: 402 W. 2nd St.
Waunakee, WI 53597
Phone: 608-849-6000
Fax: 608-849-8697
"Founded in 1982, the National Motorists Association advocates, represents, and protects the interests of North American motorists. We are the organization that promoted federal legislation which eliminated the 55 mph National Maximum Speed Limit in 1995." (http://www.motorists.org)
Public Citizen, Inc.
URL: http://www.citizen.org/
E-Mail: public_citizen@citizen.org
Address: 1600 20th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-588-1000, 800-239-3787
"With the support of more than 150,000 people like you, we fight for safer drugs and medical devices, cleaner and safer energy sources, a cleaner environment, fair trade, and a more open and democratic government." (http://www.citizen.org/newweb/more_about.htm)

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Disabled Advocacy

American Association of People with Disabilities
URL: http://aapd-dc.org/
E-Mail: aapd@aapd.com
Address: 1819 H Street NW, Suite 330
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-457-8168, 800-840-8844
Fax: 202-457-0473
" We're a non-profit, non-partisan, cross-disability organization whose goals are unity, leadership and impact." (http://aapd-dc.org/)
The Arc of the United States
URL: http://thearc.org/
E-Mail: thearc@metronet.com
Address: 500 E Border St., Suite 300
Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: 817-261-6003
Fax: 817-277-3491
TDD: 817-277-0553
" The Arc of the United States works through education, research and advocacy to improve the quality of life for children and adults with mental retardation and their families and works to prevent both the causes and the effects of mental retardation." (http://thearc.org/misc/mission.html)
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
URL: http://bazelon.org/
E-Mail: bazelon@nicom.com
Address: 1101 15th St. NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005-5002
Phone: 202-467-5730
Fax: 202-223-0409
TDD: 202-467-4232
" The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. Our name honors the federal appeals court judge whose landmark decisions pioneered the field of mental health law, and our advocacy is based on the principle that every individual is entitled to choice and dignity. For many people with mental disabilities, this means something as basic as having a decent place to live, supportive services and equality of opportunity." (http://bazelon.org/who.html)
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
URL: http://www.dredf.org/
Address: 1629 K St. NW, Suite 802
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-986-0375
Fax: 202-775-7465
" Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities." (http://www.dredf.org)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
URL: http://www.nami.org/
E-Mail: helpline@nami.org
Address: 200 North Glebe Rd., Suite 1015
Arlington, VA 22203-3754
Phone: 800-950-NAMI (6264), 703-524-7600
Fax: 703-524-9094
"As stated in our bylaws the mission of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill is 'to eradicate mental illness and improve the quality of life of those affected by these diseases.' " (http://www.nami.org/about/thing.htm#namis)
National Organization on Disability
URL: http://www.nod.org/
E-Mail: ability@nod.org
Address: 910 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-293-5960
TTD: 202-293-5968
Fax: 202-293-7999
"The National Organization on Disability promotes full and equal participation of America's million men, women, and children with disabilities in all aspects of life." (http://www.nod.org)
TASH
URL: http://www.tash.org/
E-Mail: info@tash.org
Address: 29 W. Susquehanna Ave., Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21204
Phone: 410-828-8274
Fax 410-828-6706
"TASH is an international advocacy association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and people who work in the disability field...TASH 's mission is to eliminate physical and social obstacles that prevent equity, diversity, and quality of life." (http://www.tash.org/geninfo.htm)

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Education

American Association of University Women
URL: http://www.aauw.org/
E-Mail: info@aauw.org
Address: 1111 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-326-AAUW
Fax: 202-872-1425
TDD: 202/785-7777
"The American Association of University Women is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls." (http://www.aauw.org)
Center for Education Reform
URL: http://edreform.com/
E-Mail: cer@edreform.com
Address: 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 204
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-521-2118
"A results-oriented advocacy group, CER serves as a clearinghouse for information on innovative reforms in education and works in states and communities across the country to advance the cause of educational excellence by: providing guidance to communities striving to effect change in their local schools, promoting reforms to improve educational accountability, assessment and access, promoting academic standards as the cornerstone of effective education, working to lessen regulations and to restore local control over education, and encouraging greater educational opportunities and choices for teachers and parents." (http://edreform.com/info/aboutcer.htm)
Council for Basic Education
URL: http://www.c-b-e.org/
E-Mail: info@c-b-e.org
Address: 1319 F St. NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20004-1152
Phone: 202-347-4171
Fax: 202-347-5047
"The Council for Basic Education (CBE), founded in 1956, is a highly recognized independent non-profit, membership organization that promotes a curriculum strong in the basic subjects: English, history, geography, government, mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, and the arts, for all children in the nation's elementary and secondary schools." (http://www.c-b-e.org/firsttim.htm)
National Association for Bilingual Education
URL: http://www.nabe.org/
E-Mail: NABE@nabe.org
Address: 1220 L St. NW, Suite 605
Washington, DC 20005-4018
Phone:202-898-1829
Fax: 202-789-2866
"Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of language-minority students in American schools." (http://www.nabe.org)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
URL: http://www.naeyc.org/
E-Mail: mailto:naeyc@naeyc.org
Address: 1509 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
"The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children."
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
URL: http://www.nbpts.org/nbpts/
Address: 26555 Evergreen Rd., Suite 400
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-351-4444
Fax: 248-351-4170
"Our mission is to establish high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do, to develop and operate a national, voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet these standards and to advance related education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools." (http://www.nbpts.org/nbpts/about-nbpts.html)
National Center for Fair and Open Testing
URL: http://www.fairtest.org/
E-Mail: Info@fairtest.org
Address: 342 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-864-4810
Fax: 617-497-2224
"The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) is an advocacy organization working to end the abuses, misuses and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open, and educationally sound. We place special emphasis on eliminating the racial, class, gender, and cultural barriers to equal opportunity posed by standardized tests, and preventing their damage to the quality of education." (http://www.fairtest.org)

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Aged Populations

American Association for Retired Persons
URL: http://www.aarp.org/
E-Mail: member@aarp.org
Address: 601 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: 202-434-2277, 800-424-3410
Fax: 202-434-6484
AARP is "dedicated to helping older Americans achieve lives of independence, dignity, and purpose." (http://www.aarp.org/what_is.html)
American Geriatrics Society
URL: http://www.americangeriatrics.org/
E-Mail: info.amger@americangeriatrics.org
Address: 770 Lexington Ave., Suite 300
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-308-1414
Fax: 212-832-8646
"The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a nationwide, not-for-profit association of geriatrics health care professionals, research scientists, and other concerned individuals dedicated to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people." (http://www.americangeriatrics.org/whatis.html#mission)
Gray Panthers
URL: http://www.graypanthers.org/
E-Mail: info@graypanthers.org
Address: 733 15th St. NW, Suite 437
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 800-280-5362, 202-737-6637
Fax: 202-737-1160
"Gray Panthers is an intergenerational advocacy organization. We are Age and Youth in Action - activists working together for social and economic justice. Our issues include universal health care, jobs with a living wage and the right to organize, preservation of Social Security, affordable housing, access to quality education, economic justice, environment, peace and challenging ageism, sexism, racism." (http://www.graypanthers.org)
National Council of Senior Citizens
URL: http://www.ncscinc.org/
E-Mail: comments@ncscinc.org
Address: 8403 Colesville Rd., Suite 1200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-578-8800
Fax: 301-578-8911
"The Council has devoted itself to making life better for people of retirement age- older people who depend principally on Social Security checks for their monthly income, and Medicare for quality health care at affordable prices." (http://www.ncscinc.org)
National Council on the Aging
URL: http://www.ncoa.org/
E-Mail: info@ncoa.org
Address: 409 3rd St. SW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-479-1200
Fax: 202-479-0735
"NCOA actively seeks improvement in both public and private sector policies affecting older persons." (http://www.ncoa.org)
National Indian Council on Aging
URL: http://www.nicoa.org/
E-Mail: dave@nicoa.org
Address: 10501 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 210
Albuquerque, NM 87111-3846
Phone: 505-292-2001
Fax: 505-292-1922
"Since it was formed by a group of tribal chairmen in 1976, the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) has served as the nation's foremost non-profit advocate for the nation's (est.) 200,000 American Indian and Alaska Native elders. NICOA strives to better the lives of the nation's indigenous seniors through advocacy, employment training, dissemination of information, and data support." (http://www.nicoa.org)

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Environmental Advocacy

20/20 Vision
URL: http://www.2020vision.org/
E-Mail: vision@2020vision.org
Address: 1828 Jefferson Pl. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-833-2020
Fax: 202-833-5307
"20/20 Vision is a national non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the environment and promoting peace through grassroots action. At the heart of 20/20 Vision's mission is the revitalization of democracy by making it simple for citizens to participate in national and local policy decisions. Our motto -- 20 minutes a month, 20 dollars a year, a vision for a healthy planet -- is fulfilled by over 30,000 individuals who communicate with targeted decision makers each month." (http://www.2020vision.org)
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
URL: http://aceee.org/
E-Mail: info@aceee.org
Address: 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-429-8873
"The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection." (http://aceee.org/about/index.htm)
American Farm Bureau Federation
URL: http://www.fb.com/
Address: 600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-484-3600
"The American Farm Bureau Federation is the nation's largest general farm organization." (http://www.fb.com/aboutus/index.html)
American Farmland Trust
URL: http://www.farmland.org/
E-Mail: info@farmland.org
Address: 1200 18th St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-7300
Fax: 202-659-8339
"American Farmland Trust works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment." (http://www.farmland.org)
Americans for the Environment
URL: http://www.afore.org/
E-Mail: afore@afore.org
Address: 1400 16th St. NW, Box 24
Washington, DC 20036-2266
Phone: 202-797-6665
Fax: 202-797-6563
Americans for the Environment is "a non-profit organization dedicated to helping citizen activists use the political process to solve environmental problems, providing Americans concerned about the environment with the knowledge and skills needed to participate effectively in the electoral process." (http://www.afore.org)
Conservation Fund
URL: http://www.conservationfund.org/
conservation

Address: 1800 N Kent St., Suite 1120
Arlington, VA 22209-2156
Phone: 703-525-6300
Fax: 703-525-4610
"The Conservation Fund seeks sustainable conservation solutions for the 21st century, emphasizing the integration of economic and environmental goals. Through real-estate transactions, demonstration projects, education, and community-based activities, the Fund seeks innovative long-term measures to conserve land and water." (http://www.conservationfund.org/conservation/index.html)
Conservation International
URL: http://www.conservation.org/
E-Mail: newmember@conservation.org
Address: 2501 M St. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-429-5660, 800-406-2306
Fax: 202-887-0192
"Our mission is to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature." (http://www.conservation.org)
Cooler Heads Coalition
URL: http://www.globalwarming.org/broccool.html
E-Mail: rzipperer@consumeralert.org
c/o Consumer Alert
Address: 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1128
Washington, DC 22036
Phone: 202-467-5809
Fax: 202-467-5814
"The Cooler Heads Coalition was formed on May 6, 1997 under the auspices of the National Consumer Coalition out of concern that the American people were not being informed about the economic impact of proposals to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Nor was the American public being provided with balanced information about the science of global warming." (http://www.globalwarming.org/broccool.html)
Defenders of Wildlife
URL: http://www.defenders.org/
E-Mail: info@defenders.org
Address: 1101 14th St. NW, Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-682-9400
Fax: 202-682-1331
The Defenders of Wildlife "is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities." (http://www.defenders.org/memlea.html)
Earth Island Institute
URL: http://www.earthisland.org/
E-Mail: earthisland@earthisland.org
Address: 300 Broadway, Suite 28
San Francisco, CA 94133-3312
Phone: 415-788-3666 x123
Fax: 415-788-7324
Earth Island Institute"develops and supports projects that counteract threats to biological diversity and cultural diversity that sustain the environment." (http://www.earthisland.org/mission.html)
Environmental Defense Fund
URL: http://www.edf.org/
Address: 257 Park Ave. S
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 800-684-3322
Fax: 212-505-2375
"In recent years EDF has become a leading advocate of economic incentives as a new approach to solving environmental problems." (http://www.edf.org/AboutADF/b_atglance.html)
Environmental Law Institute
URL: http://www.eli.org/
Address: 1616 P St. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-939-3800
Fax: 202-939-3868
"Central to ELI's mission is convening [its] diverse constituency to work cooperatively in developing effective solutions to pressing environmental problems." (http://www.eli.org)
Environmental Working Group
URL: http://www.ewg.org/
E-Mail: info@ewg.org
Address: 1718 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-667-6982
Fax: 202-232-2592
"[EWG] is a leading content provider for public interest groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment." (http://www.ewg.org/pub/home/ewg/about.html)
Friends of the Earth
URL: http://www.foe.org/
E-Mail: foe@foe.org
Address: 1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005-6303
Phone: 202-783-7400
Fax: 202-783-0444
Friends of the Earth "dedicated to protecting the planet from environmental degradation; preserving biological, cultural, and ethnic diversity; and empowering citizens to have an influential voice in decisions affecting the quality of their environmen t-and their lives." (http://www.foe.org)
Greening Earth Society
URL: http://www.greeningearthsociety.org/
E-Mail: info@greeningearthsociety.org
Address: 4301Wilson Blvd., Suite 805
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-907-6168, 877-GRN-ERTH
Fax: 703-907-6161
" Greening Earth Society believes that humankind's industrial evolution is good, and using fossil fuels to enable our economic activity is as natural as breathing. We promote the benign effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) on the earth's biosphere and humankind. Our message is that CO2 is required for life on earth and that the earth is actually getting greener thanks to increasing CO2 levels." (http://www.greeningearthsociety.org/about.htm)
Greenpeace USA
URL: http://www.greenpeace.org/index.shtml
E-Mail: greenpeace.usa@wdc.greenpeace.org
Address: 1436 U St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-462-1177
Fax: 202-462-4507
"Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future." (http://www.greenpeace.org /iinf.html)
Izaak Walton League of America
URL: http://www.igc.apc.org/iwla/
E-Mail: general@iwla.org
Address: 707 Conservation Ln.
Gaithersburg, MD 20278
Phone: 301-548-0150
Fax: 301-548-0146
"Dedicated to preserving our nation's soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife…our interests span the spectrum of outdoor recreation and conservation activities, from angling and birding to stream monitoring, wildlife photography and hunting." (http://ww w.igc.apc.org/iwla/)
Keystone Center
URL: http://www.keystone.org/
E-Mail: tkcsppp@keystone.org
Address: PO Box 8606
Keystone, CO 80435
Phone: 970-468-5822
Fax: 970-262-0152
Looks to identify solutions to environmental problems through consensus building among "the private sector, the environmental community, and government." (http://www.keystone.org/tkcd/twenty.html)
League of Conservation Voters
URL: http://www.lcv.org/
E-Mail: lcv@lcv.org
Address: 1707 L St., Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-785-8683
Fax: 202-835-0491
The League of Conservation Voters "is a bipartisan political arm of the environmental movement. LCV works to elect a pro-environment majority in Congress." (http://www.lcv.org)
National Parks and Conservation Association
URL: http://npca.org/home/npca/
E-Mail: npca@npca.org
Address: 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-NAT-PARK
" National Parks and Conservation Association protects national parks by identifying problems and generating support necessary to resolve them. Through it's efforts, NPCA has developed a base of "grassroots" support that has increased effectiveness at both local and national levels." (http://npca.org/home/npca/member/join.html)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
URL: http://www.nationaltrust.org/
Address: 1785 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-588-6000
Fax: 202-588-6038
"The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities." (http://www.nthp.org/main/abouttrust/mission.htm)
National Wildlife Federation
URL: http://www.nwf.org/home.html
Address: 8925 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22184
Phone: 703-790-4000
"NWF focuses its efforts on five core issue areas (Endangered Habitat, Water Quality, Land Stewardship, Wetlands, and Sustainable Communities), and pursues a range of educational projects, and activist, advocacy, and litigation initiatives, within the se core areas." (http://www.nwf.org/about/what.html)
Natural Resources Defense Council
URL: http://www.nrdc.org/nrdc/
E-Mail: nrdcinfo@nrdc.org
Address: 40 W 20th St.
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-727-2700
Fax: 212-727-1773
"NRDC's mission is to preserve the environment, protect the public health, and ensure the conservation of wilderness and natural resources." (http://www.nrdc.org/nrdc/comm/about.html)
The Nature Conservancy
URL: http://www.tnc.org/
Address: 1815 N Lynn St.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-841-5300, 800-628-6860
Fax: 703-841-1283
"Among environmental organizations, we fill a unique niche: preserving habitats and species by buying the lands and waters they need to survive." Operates more than 1500 nature sanctuaries in the United States. (http://www.tnc.org)
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) North America Regional Center
URL: http://www.igc.org/panna/
E-Mail: panna@panna.org
Address: 116 New Montgomery, Suite 810
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-541-9140
Fax: 415-541-9253
"Working to advance ecological alternatives to pesticides." (http://www.igc.org/panna/)
Political Economy Research Center
URL: http://www.perc.org/
E-Mail: perc@perc.org
Address: 502 S 19th Ave., Suite 211
Bozeman, MT 59718-6827
Phone: 406-587-9591
Fax: 406-586-7555
"PERC is a market-oriented think tank focusing on environmental and natural resource issues. Our research and policy analysis covers endangered species, forestry, fisheries, mines, parks, public lands, property rights, superfund, water, wildlife, and environmental education." (http://www.perc.org)
Rainforest Action Network
URL: http://www.ran.org/
E-Mail: ran-info@ran.org
Address: 221 Pine St., Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-398-4404
Fax: 415-398-2732
RAN "works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action." (http://www.ran.org/about_ran/ran_info.html)
Resources for the Future
URL: http://www.rff.org/
E-Mail: info@rff.org
Address: 1616 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-328-5000
Fax: 202-939-3460
Resources for the Future "aims to help people make better decisions about the conservation and use of natural resources and the environment." (http://www.rff.org)
Sierra Club
URL: http://www.sierraclub.org/
E-Mail: information@sierraclub.org
Address: 85 2nd St., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
Phone: 415-977-5500
Fax: 415-977-5799
"The Sierra Club is a non-profit, member-supported public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions-legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral." (http://www.sierraclub.org)
Trust for Public Land
URL: http://www.tpl.org/tpl/
E-Mail: webmaster@tpl.org
Address: 116 New Montgomery St., 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-495-4014
Fax: 415-495-4103
"Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities." (http://www.tpl.org/tpl/about/)
Union of Concerned Scientists
URL: http://www.ucsusa.org/
E-Mail: ucs@ucsusa.org
Address: 2 Brattle Sq.
Cambridge, MA 02238-9105
Phone: 617-547-5552
Fax: 617-864-9405
The Union of Concerned Scientists is "working for a cleaner environment and a safer world." (http://www.ucsusa.org)
United States Public Interest Research Group
URL: http://www.igc.apc.org/pirg/
uspirg/index.htm

E-Mail: uspirg@pirg.org
Address: 218 D St. SE
Washington, DC 20003-1900
Phone: 202-546-9707
Fax: 202-546-2461
This group seeks to protect endangered species, prevent pollution/heavy penalties for polluters, increased public awareness of toxic chemicals. It is "dedicated to serving as a watchdog for the nation's citizens and environment." (http://www.igc.apc. org/pirg/uspirg/index.htm)
The Wilderness Society
URL: http://www.tws.org/
E-Mail: member@tws.org
Address: 900 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-833-2300
Fax: 202-429-3958
TWS..."devoted to preserving wilderness and wildlife, protecting America's prime forests, parks, rivers, deserts, and shorelands, and fostering an American land ethic." (http://www.tws.org/abouttws/)
World Conservation Union
URL: http://www.iucnus.org/index.html
E-Mail: postmaster@iucnus.org
Address: 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-387-4826
Fax: 202-387-4823
Their goals are to "develop national and local capacity to conserve and manage natural resources; develop and guide policies for sustainable development; influence societies; support the development of IUCN members' institutional capacity; synthesize, understand and disseminate information on ecosystems and species; identify and analyze how human behavior affects the function and sustainable use of natural resources; develop IUCN's internal capacity to pursue the mission; [and] establish an effective system of monitoring and evaluation." (http://www.iucnus.org/index.html)
World Resources Institute
URL: http://www.wri.org/
E-Mail: lauralee@wri.org
Address: 1709 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-638-6300
Fax: 202-638-0036
"The World Resources Institute is an independent center for policy research and technical assistance on global environmental and development issues...WRI is dedicated to helping governments and private organizations of all types cope with environmenta l, resource, and development challenges of global significance." (http://www.wri.org/wri.html)
Worldwatch Institute
URL: http://www.worldwatch.org/
E-Mail: worldwatch@worldwatch.org
Address: 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036-1904
Phone: 202-452-1999
Fax: 202-296-7365
"Worldwatch is dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society, one in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the health and natural environment or the prospects of future generations." (http://www.worldw atch.org)
Zero Population Growth
URL: http://www.zpg.org/
E-Mail: info@zpg.org
Address: 1400 16th St. NW, Suite 320
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-332-2200, 800-767-1956
Fax: 202-332-2302
"[ZPG] is...working to slow population growth and achieve a sustainable balance of people, resources, and the environment." (http://www.zpg.org/whoweare.htm)

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Government Reform

American Conservative Union
URL: http://www.conservative.org/
E-Mail: acu@conservative.org
Address: 1007 Cameron St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-836-8602, 800-752-4391
Fax: 703-836-8606
"ACU's purpose is to effectively communicate and advance the goals and principles of conservativism through one multi-issue, umbrella organization." (http://www.townhall.com/conservative/who.html)
American Family Association
URL: http://www.afa.net/
Address: PO Drawer 2440
Tupelo, MS 38803
Phone: 601-844-5036
Fax: 601-844-9176
"AFA stands for traditional family values, focusing primarily on the influence of television and other media -including pornography- on our society." (http://www.afa.net/afa_bro.htm)
American Legislative Exchange Council
URL: http://www.alec.org/
Address: 910 17th St. NW Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-466-3800
Fax: 202-466-3801
"ALEC is dedicated to developing and advancing policies based on the Jeffersonian principles of individual liberty, limited government, federalism and free markets." (http://www.alec.org)
Americans for Democratic Action
URL: http://www.adaction.org/
E-Mail: adaction@ix.netcom.com
Address: 1625 K St., Suite 210
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-785-5980
Fax: 202-785-5969
"ADA is the nation's oldest independent liberal political organization, dedicated to individual liberty and building economic and social justice at home and abroad. Since 1947, we have led public opinion and coalitions by taking early, principled stands on a broad range of domestic, foreign, economic, military, social and environmental issues." (http://www.adaction.org)
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
URL: http://www.acorn.org/community/
E-Mail: resgeneral@acorn.org
Address: 845 Flatbush Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Phone: 718-693-6700
Fax: 718-693-3367
Advocates on behalf of low- and moderate- income people. Some of their issues and campaigns include union organizing, community media, housing development (http://www.acorn.org/community/ACORN_all_about.html)
Center for Public Integrity
URL: http://www.publicintegrity.org/
E-Mail: contact@publicintegrity.org
Address: 1634 Eye St. NW, Suite 902
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-753-3900
Fax: 202-783-3906
"The Center for Public Integrity is a non-profit, nonpartisan research organization in Washington that concentrates on ethics and public service issues." (http://www.publicintegrity.org)
Center for Responsive Politics
URL: http://www.crp.org/
E-Mail: info@crp.org
Address: 1320 19th St. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-857-0044
Fax: 202-857-7809
"Specializes in the study of Congress and particularly the role that money plays in its elections and actions." (http://www.crp.org/about/index.htm)
Common Cause
URL: http://www.commoncause.org/
E-Mail: commoncaus@aol.com
Address: 2030 M St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-833-1200
Fax: 202-659-3716
Common Cause "promot[es] open, honest and accountable government." (http://www.commoncause.org/about/fact.htm)
Concord Coalition
URL: http://www.concordcoalition.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@concordcoalition.org
Address: 1019 19th St. NW, Suite 810
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-6222
Fax: 202-467-6333
The Concord Coalition is "dedicated to eliminating federal budget deficits and ensuring Social Security, Medicare, and Medicade are secure for all generations." (http://www.concordcoalition.org)
Council for Excellence in Government
URL: http://www.excelgov.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@excelgov.org
Address: 1301 K St. NW, Fourth Floor, West Tower
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-728-0418
Fax: 202-728-0422
Their goals are to "strengthen results-oriented management and creative leadership in the public sector, and to increase public understanding, confidence, and participation in government." (http://www.excelgov.org)
Eagle Forum
URL: http://www.eagleforum.org/
E-Mail: eagle@eagleforum.org
Address: 316 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 203
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-544-0353
Fax: 202-547-6996
Eagle Forum's mission is to "enable conservative and pro-family men and women to participate in the process of self-government and public policy making so that America will continue to be a land of individual liberty, respect for family integrity, public and private virtue, and private enterprise." (http://www.eagleforum.org)
Empower America
URL: http://www.townhall.com/empower/
E-Mail: fluet@erols.com
Address: 1776 I St. NW, Suite 890
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-452-8200
Fax: 202-296-8679
Empower America is a "unique combination of public policy institute and political advocacy organization, which formulates and promotes progressive-conservative policies based on the principles of economic growth, international leadership, and cultural renewal." (http://www.townhall.com/empower/)
Family Research Council
URL: http://www.frc.org/
E-Mail: corrdept@frc.org
Address: 801 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-393-2100, 800-225-4008
Fax: 202-393-2134
The Family Research Council "exists to reaffirm and promote nationally, and particularly in Washington, DC, the traditional family unit and the Judeo-Christian value system upon which it is built." (http://www.frc.org/frc/whois/whois.html)
League of Women Voters
URL: http://www.lwv.org/
E-Mail: lwv@lwv.org
Address: 1730 M St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-429-1965, 800-249-VOTE
Fax: 202-429-0854
"The League of Women Voters is a multi-issue organization whose mission is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government and to influence public policy through education and advocacy." (http://www.lwv.org)
National Women's Political Caucus
URL: http://www.feminist.com/nwpc.htm
E-Mail: MailNWPC@aol.com
Address: 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 425
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-785-1100
Fax: 202-785-3605
"Founded in 1971, the National Women's Political Caucus…is a national, grassroots organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in elected and appointed office at all levels of government, regardless of political affiliation." (http://www.feminist.com/nwpc.htm)
People for the American Way
URL: http://www.pfaw.org/
E-Mail: pfaw@pfaw.org
Address: 2000 M St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
"Founded in 1980 to monitor and counter the divisive agenda of the Religious Right political movement." (http://www.pfaw.org/abtpfaw.htm)
Project Vote-Smart/ Center for Independence in Politics
URL: http://www.vote-smart.org/
E-Mail: comments@vote-smart.org
Address: 129 NW 4th St., Suite 204
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone: 541-754-2746, 800-622-SMART
Fax: 541-754-2747
"Hundreds of volunteers and student interns have labored to provide their fellow citizens with the most crucial tool to citizens in a democracy: abundant, relevant information on those who govern us, or wish to replace those who already do." (http://www.vote-smart.org/about/)
Public Citizen, Inc.
URL: http://www.citizen.org/
E-Mail: public_citizen@citizen.org
Address: 1600 20th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-588-1000, 800-239-3787
"With the support of more than 150,000 people like you, we fight for safer drugs and medical devices, cleaner and safer energy sources, a cleaner environment, fair trade, and a more open and democratic government." (http://www.citizen.org/newweb/more_about.htm)

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Gun Control

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
URL: http://www.ccrkba.org/
E-Mail: www@ccrkba.org
Address: James Madison Building
12500 NE 10th Pl.
Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: 800-426-4302, 425-454-4911
Fax: 425-451-3959
"With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is one of the nation's premiere gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States." (http://www.ccrkba.org)
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
URL: http://www.gunfree.org/
Address: 10001 6th St. NW, Suite 603
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-530-0340
"The goal of CSGV is the orderly elimination of the private sales of handguns and assault weapons in the United States." (http://www.gunfree.org)
Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI)/ Center to Prevent Handgun Violence (CPHV)
URL: http://www.handguncontrol.org/
Address: 1225 Eye St. NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-3991
HCI Phone: 202-898-0792
Fax: 202-371-9615
CPHV Phone: 202-289-7319
Fax: 202-408-1851
Handgun Control is an organization chaired by Sarah Brady that "support[s] more rational, common-sense gun laws." The Center... is the educational component to HCI and litigates on behalf of gun violence victims. (http://www.handguncontrol.org/about-main.htm)
National Rifle Association
URL: http://www.nra.org/
E-Mail: nra-contact@NRA.org
Address: 11250 Waples Mill Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-267-1000
Fax: 703-267-3976
"What members share with every other member is an appreciation of shooting sports, belief in our constitutional right to keep and bear arms and, most of all, a commitment to safety, responsibility and freedom." (http://www.nra.org/NRA-Precis.html)
Violence Policy Center
URL: http://vpc.org/
E-Mail: comment@vpc.org
Address: 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 825
Washington, DC 20036
"The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit organization working to fight firearms violence through research, education, and advocacy. As a gun control "think tank," the VPC analyzes a wide range of current firearm issues and provides information to policymakers, journalists, public health professionals, grassroots activists, and members of the general public." (http://www.vpc.org)

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Health Care

Action on Smoking and Health
URL: http://ash.org/
Address: 2013 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-659-4310
"ASH...fight[s] for the rights of nonsmokers against the many problems of smoking." (http://ash.org/about/index.html#allow)
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
URL: http://www.saferoads.org/
Address: 750 1st St. NE, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-408-1711
Fax: 202-408-1699
This organization "is an alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer." (http://www.saferoads.org)
AIDS Action Council
URL: http://www.aidsaction.org/
E-Mail: aidsaction@aidsaction.org
Address: 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-986-1300
Fax: 202-986-1345
"Founded in 1984, AIDS Action is the only organization singularly dedicated to responsible federal policy for improved care and services, robust medical research and effective prevention." (http://www.aidsaction.org/about.html)
AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth, and Families
URL: http://www.aidspolicycenter.org/
E-Mail: apccyf@aol.com
Address: 918 16th St. NW, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-785-3564
Fax: 202-785-3579
"The AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth, and Families endeavors to assure the unique health care and psychosocial needs of HIV-affected children, youth, and families are recognized and addressed." (http://www.aidspolicycenter.org/Mission.htm)
American Council on Science and Health
URL: http://www.acsh.org/
E-Mail: acsh@acsh.org
Address: 1995 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10023-5860
Phone: 212-362-7044
Fax: 212-362-4919
"[ACSH] is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health." (http://www.acsh.org/about/index.html)
American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR)
URL: http://www.amfar.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@amfar.org
Address: 733 Third Ave., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-682-7440
Fax: 212-682-9812
AmFAR is "dedicated to the support of AIDS research (both basic-biomedical and clinical research), AIDS prevention, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy." (http://www.amfar.org)
Center for Auto Safety
URL: http://www.autosafety.org/
Address: 2001 S St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-328-7700
"Consumers Union and Ralph Nader founded the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) in 1970 to provide consumers a voice for auto safety and quality in Washington and to help lemon owners fight back across the country." (http://www.essential.org/cas/)
Center for Science in the Public Interest
URL: http://www.cspinet.org/
E-Mail: cspi@cspinet.org
Address: 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-332-9110
Fax: 202-265-4954
"[CSPI] is a nonprofit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply and on reducing the carnage caused by alcoholic beverages. CSPI seeks to promote health through educating the p ublic about nutrition and alcohol; it represents citizens' interests before legislative, regulatory, and judicial bodies; and it works to ensure that advances in science are used for the public good." (http://www.cspinet.org)
Compassion in Dying
URL: http://www.compassionindying.org/
E-Mail: info@compassionindying.org
Address: 6312 SW Capitol Hwy, Suite 415
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-221-9556
Fax: 503-228-9160
"Compassion in Dying Federation provides national leadership for client service, legal advocacy and public education to improve pain and symptom management, increase patient empowerment and self-determination and expand end-of-life choices to include aid-in-dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults. We work toward improved care and expanded options at life's end, with goals of comprehensive, effective comfort care for every dying person, and legal and humane aid-in-dying if suffering is unbearable and cannot be relieved." (http://www.compassionindying.org/about/default.htm)
Council for Responsible Genetics
URL: http://www.essential.org/crg/
E-Mail: crg@essential.org
Address: 5 Upland Rd., Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone: 617-868-0870
Fax: 617-491-5344
"The Council for Responsible Genetics (CRG), founded in 1983, is a national nonprofit organization of scientists, public health advocates, and others which promotes a comprehensive public interest agenda for biotechnology. Advocacy and coalition building form the core of the CRG's work in our program areas of genetic discrimination, patenting of life forms, and food safety and environmental quality." (http://www.essential.org/crg/)
Families USA Foundation
URL: http://www.familiesusa.org/
E-Mail: info@familiesusa.org
Address: 1334 G St. NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-628-3030
Fax: 202-347-2417
"Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans." (http://www.familiesusa.org/ABOUT.HTM)
Food Research and Action Center
URL: http://www.frac.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@frac.org
Address: 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-986-2200
Fax: 202-986-2525
FRAC is "working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States." (http://www.frac.org/html/all_about_frax/about_index.html)
Hemlock Society
URL: http://www2.privatei.com/hemlock/index.html
E-Mail: hemlock@privateI.com
Address: PO Box 101810
Denver, CO 80250-1810
Phone: 303-639-1202
Fax: 303-639-1224
"The Hemlock Society, the oldest and largest right to die organization, believes that people who wish to retain their dignity and choices at the end of life should have the option of a peaceful and gentle death. We advocate for choice in dying through the many programs that we offer to our members and the public." (http://www2.privatei.com/hemlock/societyindex.html)
International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force
URL: http://iaetf.org/
E-Mail: info@iaetf.org
Address: PO Box 760
Steubenville, OH 43952
Phone: 740-282-3810
"The International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force (IAETF) is the primary international source of information and background material on euthanasia and assisted suicide. It was formed to meet the urgent need for individuals and organizations who oppose euthanasia to work together to: provide information on euthanasia and related issues; promote and defend the right of all persons to be treated with respect, dignity and compassion; resist attitudes, programs and policies which threaten the lives of those who are medically vulnerable." (http://iaetf.org/about.htm)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
URL: http://www.madd.org/
E-Mail: info@madd.org
Address: PO Box 541688
Dallas TX 75354-1688
"We are determined to stop drunk driving and to support victims of this violent crime." (http://www.madd.org)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
URL: http://www.nami.org/
E-Mail: helpline@nami.org
Address: 200 North Glebe Rd., Suite 1015
Arlington, VA 22203-3754
Phone: 800-950-NAMI (6264), 703-524-7600
Fax: 703-524-9094
"As stated in our bylaws the mission of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill is 'to eradicate mental illness and improve the quality of life of those affected by these diseases.' " (http://www.nami.org/about/thing.htm#namis)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
URL: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
E-Mail: communications@ppfa.org
Address: 810 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-7800
Fax: 212-247-6342
Issues are reproductive choice, family planning, women's health, and education regarding sexuality.

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Media

Accuracy in Media, Inc.
URL: http://www.aim.org/
E-Mail: ar@take.aim.org
Address: 4455 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 330
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-364-4401
Fax: 202-364-4098
"[AIM] is a...grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage." (http://www.aim.org/faq.htm)
American Family Association
URL: http://www.afa.net/
Address: PO Drawer 2440
Tupelo, MS 38803
Phone: 601-844-5036
Fax: 601-844-9176
"AFA stands for traditional family values, focusing primarily on the influence of television and other media -including pornography- on our society." (http://www.afa.net/afa_bro.htm)
Center for Democracy and Technology
URL: http://www.cdt.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@cdt.org
Address: 1634 Eye St. NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-637-9800
Fax: 202-637-0968
"The Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and privacy in global communications technologies. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media." (http://www.cdt.org/mission.shtml)
Center for Media and Public Affairs
URL: http://www.cmpa.com/
E-Mail: cmpamm@aol.com
Address: 2100 L St. NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-223-2942
Fax: 202-872-4014
The Center "conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media." (http://www.cmpa.com)
Center for Media Education
URL: http://tap.epn.org/cme/
E-Mail: cme@cme.org
Address: 1511 K St. NW, Suite 518
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-628-2620
Fax: 202-628-2554
"[CME] is...dedicated to improving the quality of electronic media, especially on behalf of children and families." (http://tap.epn.org/cme/)
Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
URL: http://www.ciec.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@ciec.org
Address: 1634 Eye St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-637-9800
"The Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition is a large and diverse group of Internet users, businesses, non-profit groups, and civil liberties advocates, who share the common goal of protecting the First Amendment and the viability of the Internet as a means of free expression, education, and commerce. CIEC members believe that parents, not the United States Government, are the best and most appropriate judges of what material is appropriate for themselves and their children." (http://www.ciec.org/about)
Electronic Frontier Foundation
URL: http://www.eff.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@eff.org
Address: 1550 Bryant St., Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-436-9333
Fax: 415-436-9993
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a non-profit civil liberties organization working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to public resources and information online, as well as promote responsibility in the new media." (http://www.eff.org)
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
URL: http://www.fair.org/
E-Mail: webmaster@www.fair.org
Address: 130 25th St.
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-633-6700
Fax: 212-727-7668
"FAIR is the national media watch group that offers well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship…advocating for greater diversity in the press." (http://www.fair.org)
Media Access Project
URL: http://www.mediaaccess.org/
Address: 1707 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-232-4300
Fax: 202-466-7656
"Media Access Project is a twenty-four year old non-profit, public interest law firm which promotes the public's First Amendment right to hear and be heard on the electronic media of today and tomorrow." (http://www.mediaaccess.org)
Media Research Center
URL: http://www.mediaresearch.org/
E-Mail: mcr@mediaresearch.org
Address: 113 S West St., Second Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-683-9733
Fax: 703-683-9736
"Founded...with a mission to bring political balance to the nation's news and entertainment media, the Media Research Center has become the nation's largest and most respected conservative media watchdog organization." (http://www.mrc.org/about/welcome. html)
National Coalition on Television Violence
URL: http://www.nctvv.org/
E-Mail: reach@nctvv.org
Address: 5132 Newport Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20816
Phone: 301-986-0362
Fax: 301-656-7031
"Its primary goal is to reduce the amount of gratuitous violence on television by educating the public about the harm violence as entertainment is doing to society." (http://www.nctr.org/NCTV%20Images/JoinNCTV.htm)
Parents Television Council
URL: http://www.parentstv.org/
Address: 600 Wilshire Blvd. #700
Los Angeles, CA. 90017
Phone: 213-629-9255
"The Parents Television Council (PTC) was established in 1995 as the Hollywood project of the Media Research Center. The PTC offers private sector solutions to restore television to its roots as an independent and socially responsible entertainment medium." (http://www.parentstv.org/about/aboutptc.html)

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Men's and Women's Issues

American Association of University Women
URL: http://www.aauw.org/
E-Mail: info@aauw.org
Address: 1111 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-326-AAUW
Fax: 202-872-1425
TDD: 202-785-7777
"The American Association of University Women is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls." (http://www.aauw.org)
American Coalition for Fathers and Children
URL: http://www.acfc.org/
E-Mail: acfcwadc@aol.com
Address: 1718 M St. NW, Suite 187
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-955-6001, 800-978-DADS
Fax: 202-835-1001
"We, the members of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, hereby dedicate ourselves and our efforts to the creation of a family law system, legislative system, and public awareness which promotes equal rights for ALL parties affected by divorce, and the breakup of a family or establishment of paternity. It is our belief through our involvement and dedication, we can have a positive effect on the emotional and psychological well-being of children." (http://www.acfc.org/missn.html)
Equal Rights Advocates
URL: http://www.equalrights.org/
E-Mail: info@equalrights.org
Address: 1663 Mission St., Suite 550
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-621-0672
Fax: 415-621-6744
"ERA is dedicated to the empowerment of women and girls through the establishment of their economic, social, and political equality. We focus on issues of welfare reform, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and terms and conditions of women's employment." (http://www.equalrights.org/ABOUT/INDEX.html)
Concerned Women for America
URL: http://www.cwfa.org/
Address: 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202-488-7000
Fax: 202-488-0806
"[Members of CWFA] have joined together to preserve, promote, and protect traditional Judeo-Christian values through education, legislative programs, and related activities." (http://www.cwfa.org/about.html)
DADS: Dads Against Discrimination
URL: http://www.dadsusa.com/
E-Mail: dads@dadsusa.com
Address: Oregon Pioneer Building
5th Floor, 320 SW Stark
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-222-1111
"DADS' essence is a belief that fathers need an informational resource concerning fathers rights and remedies during the stressful periods of family breakup. Because states provide men and women no choice of marriage contracts with their marriage license, dads herewith pledges to preserve, protect, and defend the father headed family, and to pass the history of fatherhood to subsequent generations." (http://www.dadsusa.com)
EMILY's List
URL: http://www.emilyslist.org/
Address: 805 15th St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-326-1400
Fax: 202-326-1415
"An acronym for "Early Money is Like Yeast" (it makes the dough rise), EMILY's List identifies viable pro-choice Democratic women candidates for key federal and statewide offices and supports them...[by]...raising campaign contributions...building strong campaigns...[and] turning out women voters." (http://www.emilyslist.org/el-about/index.html)
League of Women Voters
URL: http://www.lwv.org/
E-Mail: lwv@lwv.org
Address: 1730 M St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-429-1965, 800-249-VOTE
Fax: 202-429-0854
"The League of Women Voters is a multi-issue organization whose mission is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government and to influence public policy through education and advocacy." (http://www.lwv.org)
The Men's Defense Association
URL: http://www.mensdefense.org/
E-Mail: info@mensdefense.org
Address: 17854 Lyons St.
Forest Lake, MN 55025-8107
"MDA Statement of Purpose: To salvage the traditional family by obtaining equal (not necessarily identical) rights and equal dignity for men." (http://www.mendsdefense.org)
Men's Rights, Inc.
URL: http://www.Mens-Rights.org/
E-Mail: menrghts@mens-rights.org
Address: PO Box 163180
Sacramento, CA 95816
"Equal rights for men and women...no exceptions." (http://www.Mens-Rights.org)
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
URL: http://www.naral.org/
E-Mail: naral@newmedium.com
Address: 1156 15th St. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-973-3000
Fax: 202-973-3096
"NARAL educates Americans, elects pro-choice candidates and advocates for pro-choice legislation to secure the freedom to choose." (http://www.naral.org/naral/about.html)
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
URL: http://ww.webmerchants.com/
ncadv/default.htm

Address: PO Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218-0749
Phone: 303-839-1852
Fax: 303-831-9251
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is "working...to end violence in the lives of women and children." (http://www.webmerchants.com/ncadv/default.htm)
National Committee on Pay Equity
URL: http://feminist.com/fairpay.htm
E-mail: fairpay@aol.com
Address: 1126 16th St. NW, #411
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-7343
Fax: 202-331-7406
"The National Committee on Pay Equity is a membership coalition of over 180 organizations, including labor unions; women's and civil rights groups; religious, professional, legal and educational associations; and state and local pay equity networks; and individual men and women working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination." (http://feminist.com/fairpay.htm)
National Fatherhood Initiative
URL: http://www.fatherhood.org/
E-Mail: nfi1995@aol.com
Address: One Bank St., Suite 160
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: 301-948-0599
Fax: 301-948-4325
"The National Fatherhood Initiative was created in 1994 to counter the growing problem of fatherlessness by stimulating a broad-based social movement to restore responsible fatherhood as a national priority." (http://www.fatherhood.org/about-us.html)
National Organization for Women
URL: http://www.now.org/
E-Mail: now@now.org
Address: 1000 16th St. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-0066
Fax: 202-785-8576
"NOW is dedicated to making legal, political, social, and economic change in our society in order to achieve our goal, which is to eliminate sexism and end all oppression." (http://www.now.org/organiza/faq.html#NOW)
National Right to Life
URL: http://www.nrlc.org/
E-Mail: nrlc@nrlc.org
Address: 419 7th St. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-626-8800
The National Right to Life oppose abortion at any stage of pregnancy (including partial-birth abortion) and euthanasia. The organization supports a "Child Custody Protection Act" that prohibits minors from crossing state lines to obtain abortions. (http://www.nrlc.org)
National Women's Political Caucus
URL: http://www.feminist.com/nwpc.htm
E-Mail: MailNWPC@aol.com
Address: 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 425
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-785-1100
Fax: 202-785-3605
"Founded in 1971, the National Women's Political Caucus...is a national, grassroots organization dedicated to increasing the number of women in elected and appointed office at all levels of government, regardless of political affiliation." (http://www.feminist.com/nwpc.htm)
9to5, National Association of Working Women
URL: http://www.feminist.com/9to5.htm
E-Mail: nat9to5@execpc.com
Address: 238 W Wisconsin Ave., Suite 700
Milwaulkee, WI 53203-2308
Phone: 414-274-0925
Fax: 414-272-2870
They want to "eliminate sexual harassment in the work place," job redesign, help women manage stress of managing/balancing home and careers. (http://www.feminist.com/9to5.htm)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
URL: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
E-Mail: communications@ppfa.org
Address: 810 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-541-7800
Fax: 212-247-6342
Issues are reproductive choice, family planning, women's health, and education regarding sexuality. (http://www.plannedparenthood.org)
Women for Fatherhood
URL: http://members.xoom.com/4dadz/
Address: PO Box 604394
Bayside, NY 11360-4394
"WFF is a grassroots women’s organization dedicated to fighting for the rights of non-custodial parents and their second families. While we acknowledge that there is a portion of divorced fathers who can not or will not take responsibility for their children, the majority of fathers take their parental responsibilities very seriously...WFF is dedicated to empowering ourselves, and like minded individuals, to get our voice heard so that all sides of the divorce issue can be fairly examined." (http://members.xoom.com/4dadz/mission.htm)

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Tax Reform

Americans for Fair Taxation
URL: http://fairtax.org/home.html
E-Mail: Queryaft@aol.com
Address: PO Box 27487
Houston, TX 77227-7487
Phone: 888-STOP-1040
"A single-rate retail sales tax, The Fair Tax will tax only what individuals choose to spend, allowing citizens to control how much tax they pay and when they pay it. The Fair Tax will eliminate all federal income taxes, including capital gains taxes, all payroll taxes, estate and gift taxes, and corporate and self-employment taxes. It will close all tax loopholes. It will abolish the IRS, and individual taxpayers will never again file tax returns." (http://fairtax.org/home.html)
Americans for Tax Reform
URL: http://www.atr.org/
E-Mail: info@atr.org
Address: 1320 18th St. NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-785-0266
Fax: 202-785-0261
They advocate "a complete replacement of the existing system, one tax rate, consumption or income taxed one time, a generous allowance for families, a two-thirds supermajority vote requirement in both Houses of Congress for any tax increase, a net tax cut." (http://www.atr.org/atr/atrmission.html)
Citizens for a Sound Economy
URL: http://www.cse.org/cse/
Address: CSE Foundation
1250 H St. NW #700
Washington, DC 20005-3908
Phone: 202-783-3870, 888-JOIN-CSE
Fax: 202-783-4687
Issues include deregulation, limited government, privatization, lower taxes, reforming the FDA, eliminating the IRS, and free trade. (http://www.cse.org/cse/)
Citizens for Tax Justice
URL: http://www.ctj.org/
E-Mail: ctj@ctj.org
Address: 1311 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-626-3780, 888-626-2622
They advocate "fair taxes for middle- and low-income families, requiring the wealthy to pay their fair share, closing corporate tax loopholes, adequately funding important government services, reducing the federal deficit, [and] taxation that minimizes distortion of economic markets." (http://www.ctj.org)
National Taxpayers Union
URL: http://www.townhall.com/NTU/
E-Mail: ntu@townhall.com
Address: 108 N Alfred St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-683-5700
Fax: 703-683-5722
"Dedicated to promoting accountable and fiscally responsible government." They want a balanced budget amendment, lower, taxes, small and more efficient government, "taxpayers rights when dealing with the IRS, [and] accountability from our elected officials." (http://www.townhall.com/NTU/)
Taxpayers for Common Sense
URL: http://www.taxpayer.net/
E-Mail: staff@taxpayer.net
Address: 651 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-546-8500
Fax: 202-546-8511
"Taxpayers for Common Sense is dedicated to cutting wasteful government spending, subsidies and tax breaks through research and citizen education. The organization supports a balanced budget and common sense tax reform. Taxpayers for Common Sense is nonprofit, nonpartisan and independent." (http://www.taxpayer.net/TCS/about.html)
Taxpayer's Revolution
URL: http://www.noirs.com/noirs/index.html
Address: Better Way USA
PO Box 80248
Portland, OR 97280-1248
Phone: 800-255-1904
"There really is a better way for the USA to collect its taxes. A fair and simple progressive 10% National Sales Tax is that better way. And we will make it a progressive, 10% National Sales Tax. We plan to exempt food, rent and medicine. That means that the low income families and individuals will pay almost no tax since they usually have to spend most of their income on the exempt items." (http://www.noirs.com/noirs/plan.html)

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Term Limits

Americans Back in Charge Foundation
URL: http://www.abic.org/
E-Mail: abic@abic.org
Address: 900 2nd St. NE, Suite 200A
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-371-0450
Fax: 202-371-0210
What began as a Colorado organization advocating term limits for members of Congress has become a national group with the same agenda. Their legal arm, the Term Limits Legal Institute, defends the constitutionality of term limits nationwide at all court levels. (http://www.abic.org/abic/about.html)
U.S. Term Limits
URL: http://www.termlimits.org/
E-Mail: admin@termlimits.org
Address: 1125 15th St. NW, Suite 501
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-463-3200, 800-733-6440
Fax: 202-463-3210
"Term limits and the return to a citizen legislature are the means of alleviating the problems of an aristocratic Congress more concerned with reelection than with the real problems of the country." (http://www.termlimits.org/purpose.htm)

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Voting and Elections

Alliance for Better Campaigns
URL: http://www.bettercampaigns.org/
E-Mail: alliance@bettercampaigns.org
Address: 529 14th St. NW, Suite 320
Washington, DC 20045
Phone: 202-879-6755
Fax: 202-879-6756
"The Alliance for Better Campaigns is a public interest group that seeks to improve elections by promoting high standards for candidate accountability, media coverage and citizen engagement." (http://www.bettercampaigns.org)
Americans Back in Charge Foundation
URL: http://www.abic.org/
E-Mail: abic@abic.org
Address: 900 2nd St. NE, Suite 200A
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-371-0450
Fax: 202-371-0210
What began as a Colorado organization advocating term limits for members of Congress has become a national group with the same agenda. Their legal arm, the Term Limits Legal Institute, defends the constitutionality of term limits nationwide at all court levels. (http://www.abic.org/abic/about.html)
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
URL: http://www.ballot.org/
E-Mail Galen Nelson, the director of BISC, at gnelson@tiac.net
Address: 33 Long Ave.
Allston, MA 02134
Phone: 617-254-0207
Fax: 617-254-0578
"Founded in 1996 by a cross-section of groups from the progressive community, the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC) seeks to promote strategic discussions among progressive organizations in order to more effectively counter right-wing ballot measures and launch progressive initiative campaigns." (http://www.ballot.org/background/home.htm)
Center for Responsive Politics
URL: http://www.crp.org/
E-Mail: info@crp.org
Address: 1320 19th St. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-857-0044
Fax: 202-857-7809
"Specializes in the study of Congress and particularly the role that money plays in its elections and actions." (http://www.crp.org/about/index.htm)
Center for Voting and Democracy
URL: http://www.igc.org/cvd/
E-Mail: cvdusa@aol.com
Address: PO Box 60037
Washington, DC 20039
Phone: 202-828-3062
Fax: 301-270-4133
"The Center's mission is founded on the belief that implementing proportional voting systems at all levels of government would increase vitality in our democracy, ensure fairer representation of our society's diversity in elected bodies, and assist local, state and national governments in their efforts toward solving the complex and contentious issues facing our nation." (http://www.igc.org/cvd/about_us.htm)
EMILY's List
URL: http://www.emilyslist.org/
Address: 805 15th St, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-326-1400
Fax: 202-326-1415
"An acronym for "Early Money is Like Yeast" (it makes the dough rise), EMILY's List identifies viable pro-choice Democratic women candidates for key federal and statewide offices and supports them...[by]...raising campaign contributions...building strong campaigns...[and] turning out women voters." (http://www.emilyslist.org/el-about/index.html)
League of Women Voters
URL: http://www.lwv.org/
E-Mail: lwv@lwv.org
Address: 1730 M St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-429-1965, 800-249-VOTE
Fax: 202-429-0854
"The League of Women Voters is a multi-issue organization whose mission is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government and to influence public policy through education and advocacy." (http://www.lwv.org)
National Coalition on Black Voter Participation
URL: http://www.bigvote.org/
Address: 1629 K St. NW, Suite 801
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 202-659-4988
Fax: 202-659-5025
" The National Coalition on Black Voter Participation, Inc. is a leader in the nationwide effort to increase black voter registration and turnout and to eradicate the barriers to full political participation for African Americans and other minorities." (http://www.bigvote.org/bigvote/ncobvp.html)
Public Campaign
URL: http://www.publicampaign.org/
E-Mail: mengle@publicampaign.org
Address: 1320 19th St. NW, Suite M-1
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-293-0222
Fax: 202-293-0202
"Public Campaign is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to sweeping reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of special interest money in America's elections and the influence of big contributors in American politics. Public Campaign will lay the foundation for reform by working with various organizations, particularly citizen groups around the country that are fighting for change in their states. Together we will build a network of state-based efforts and create a powerful national force for federal reform." (http://www.publicampaign.org/who.html)
Project Vote-Smart/ Center for Independence in Politics
URL: http://www.vote-smart.org/
E-Mail: comments@vote-smart.org
Address: 129 NW 4th St., Suite 204
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone: 541-754-2746, 800-622-SMART
Fax: 541-754-2747
"Hundreds of volunteers and student interns have labored to provide their fellow citizens with the most crucial tool to citizens in a democracy: abundant, relevant information on those who govern us, or wish to replace those who already do." (http://www.vote-smart.org/about/)
Rock the Vote
URL: http://www.rockthevote.org/
E-Mail: info@netresponse.com
Phone: 703-276-3300
"Rock the Vote is dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and to helping young people realize and utilize their power to affect change in the civic and political lives of their communities." (http://www.rockthevote.org/main_inside.html)
U.S. Term Limits
URL: http://www.termlimits.org/
E-Mail: admin@termlimits.org
Address: 1125 15th St. NW, Suite 501
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-463-3200, 800-733-6440
Fax: 202-463-3210
"Term limits and the return to a citizen legislature are the means of alleviating the problems of an aristocratic Congress more concerned with reelection than with the real problems of the country." (http://www.termlimits.org/purpose.htm)
Voting Integrity Project
URL: http://www.voting-integrity.org/
Email: votingproj@aol.com
Phone: 888-578-4343
"Defending your freedom while protecting your vote." (http://www.voting-integrity.org)

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