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The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators is an organization that helps legislators advocate for left-of-center environmental policies on the state level. While the organization claims to be nonpartisan, its membership largely consists of members of the Democratic Party. In June 2017, the organization put out a press release opposing the
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ConnectED, also called the National Center for College and Career, is a left-of-center organization which supports educational efforts in public school districts with large populations of impoverished students. The organization uses a method known as “Linked Learning,” which advises teachers to provide real-world context to the subjects they teach and
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National Center for Fair and Open Testing (also known as FairTest) is an education policy organization that advocates for ending standardized testing and making college-admission tests optional. 1 FairTest has taken funding from teachers’ unions and
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The National Center for Family Philanthropy is an organization that acts as a network for families engaged in left-of-center philanthropic giving guided by a shared goal to make the world more “resilient” and “equitable.” The Center works to provide its members with information on prospective organizations to support and to
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The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) is a center-left legal advocacy organization that challenges restrictions on access to entitlement programs and trains local legal services advocates. The NCLEJ is best known for its work on the landmark 1970 Supreme Court case of Goldberg v. Kelly and has
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The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), formerly known as the Lesbian Rights Project, is a left-of-center legal advocacy organization that provides pro bono legal services for LGBT causes and advocates for policy changes in related issue areas. Founded in 1977 by lawyer Donna Hitchens, NCLR frequently files amicus curiae
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The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) was a center-right think tank based in Dallas, Texas. The think tank ceased operations in 2017 after suffering major financial difficulties and scandals. The center was most notable for its health care policy ideas such as the creation of health savings accounts and
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The National Center for Public Policy Research is center-right think tank based in Washington, D.C. The Center advocates in support of policies in accordance with the principles of free markets, individual liberty, and personal responsibility. While the Center focuses on a number of issues, including environmental, fiscal, and defense policy,
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The National Center for the Public Interest (NCPI) is a non-tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity affiliated with the 501(c)(3) members of the Public Interest Network, including the Center for Public Interest Research, and is associated with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US-PIRG). NCPI is affiliated with the National Association of Organizations
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The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a left-of-center group which advocates for policies and culture favorable to transgender people and other gender-non-conforming people. It currently has about 20 staff members. 1
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The National Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund is the political action arm of the National Center for Transgender Equality. It was founded in 2017 to oppose Trump administration rollbacks of social-liberal legal policies established by the Obama administration’s regulatory guidance.
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The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA) is a human services agency based in Baltimore, Maryland. It provides alternatives to institutionalization for disabled adults and youth. Its nationwide sentencing mitigation service assists white-collar felons. It offers Vocational Training Centers in five US cities to prepare parolees, veterans, and the
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The National Christian Charitable Foundation (NCF), also known as the National Christian Foundation, is a community foundation. Founded in 1982, it is currently the largest Christian charity in the United States, having facilitated more than $14.5 billion in grants to more than 71,000 churches and other nonprofit organizations. The organization
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The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) is a coalition group that advocates against censorship to protect freedom of expression. 1
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The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is a left-leaning organization that was founded in 1978 to support domestic violence victims and advocate for legal changes to help prevent domestic violence.
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The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) is a coalition of left-of-center community organizing groups founded in 1999. The coalition is funded by left-of-center foundations including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the
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The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform (NCCPR) is an advocacy organization that promotes public policy towards protecting children from abuse. 1
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The National Coalition of Barrios Unidos is an organization founded during the civil rights movement which advocated for the rights of Latinos, and it currently works to stop gang violence and membership among Latino youth.
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The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in Africa (N’COBRA) advocates reparations for Black Americans from governments and businesses. N’COBRA has chapters throughout the United States, as well as in London, England and in Ghana. N’COBRA was founded in 1987 at a conference by members of the National Conference of
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The National Coalition of Black Civic Participation (sometimes called the National Coalition) is an advocacy group that focuses on increasing voter turnout and activism among African Americans and other underserved communities. The organization also professes to promote left-of-center social and economic policy under the guise of “social and economic justice.”
