Advocacy

• American Association of Community Colleges
  
  Website for the Association. Information about community colleges, a community college finder, information about joining and meetings. The AACC is an advocacy group for community colleges.
  

  https://aacc.nche.edu/
• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
  
  AARP is a special interest group that provides services, advocacy, and information for people 50 and up. Users can join on the website. Membership confers a subscription to the AARP Magazine, offers for life insurance and other kinds of discounts, information on politics, and many other kinds of information. All of the AARP services and branches are described.
  

  https://www.aarp.org/
• APS Physics
  
  The American Physical Society is an organization that publishes several important journals in the field of Physics, including The Physical Review, which was founded at Cornell University in 1893. The website provides information about meetings, programs, careers in physics, and advocacy efforts.
  

  https://www.aps.org/
• American Diabetes Association
  
  The American Diabetes Association, founded in 1940, is a nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. The mission is to cure and prevent diabetes and to enhance the lives of those who have it. On the website, which is in English and Spanish, are links to information about the disease, diet and exercise, and much more.
  

  https://www.diabetes.org/
• NAESP
  
  Founded in 1921, the National Association of Elementary School Principals is the largest and oldest advocacy group for elementary school principals. Numerous publications and information about resources for school principals.
  

  https://www.naesp.org/
• National Middle School Association
  
  The only national association devoted exclusively to the educational needs of young adolescents, NMSA is an advocacy group that works with legislators and educators. The site also contains research reports and other information pertaining to middle school education, educators, and researchers.
  

  https://www.nmsa.org/
• PMI: Project Management Institute
  
  PMI, with more than 240,000 members in over 160 countries, is an organization for the project management profession. Project Managers follow a business or building project from start to finish. PMI offers support, education, advocacy, and information about processes for achieving the goals of the individual projects that PM's undertake. PM's can find out how to join on the website.
  

  https://www.pmi.org/
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
  
  The PRC, established in 1992 in San Diego, is a nonprofit consumer organization with a two-fold mission: consumer information and consumer advocacy. The website offers fact sheets on a number of issues concerning privacy rights, a hotline number to report abuses, medical records, background checks, special information for reporters, and information for legislators and policy makers.
  

  https://www.privacyrights.org/
• American Academy of Dermatology
  
  Founded in 1938, the American Academy of Dermatology represents practicing dermatologists in the United States and elsewhere. It strives to promote leadership in dermatology and excellence in patient care through education, research and advocacy.
  

  https://www.aad.org/
• American Sportfishing Association
  
  Founded in 1933, to represent the interests of fishing tackle manufacturers, the ASA has evolved to champion the entire sportfishing community. Through advocacy, outreach and special programs and events, ASA, and its conservation and habitat restoration arm, the FishAmerica Foundation, safeguards and promotes the economic and conservation values of sportfishing, keeping the nation's fisheries and waterways healthy and accessible to America's most popular outdoor activity.
  

  https://www.asafishing.org/

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