Non-profits (Page 218)


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    National Opinion Research Center (NORC)

    The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) is an independent research organization at the University of Chicago 1 Its research focuses on issues of economics, education, global development, health, and society
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    National Organization for Women (NOW)

    Also see National Organization for Women Foundation (nonprofit) The National Organization For Women (NOW) is a second wave feminist organization formed in the 1960s to support social liberal policies in the name of women.
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    National Organization for Women Foundation (NOW)

    Also see National Organization for Women (nonprofit) National Organization for Women Foundation (NOW Foundation) is a left-of-center feminist advocacy group founded associated with the National Organization for Women (NOW) as the group’s public-charity arm. NOW was founded as part of the second-wave feminist movement, which pushed for a greater
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    National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA)

    National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA) is an advocacy organization for parents with children in public schools. It and its local chapters are affiliated with teachers’ unions and the educational establishment, as well as leadership from local school districts. National PTA is structured as a national membership organization with many
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    National Parents Union

    The National Parents Union is an advocacy group created in January 2020
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    National Park Foundation

    The National Park Foundation is the official charity of the United States’ National Park Service and its 417 national park sites.
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    National Parks Conservation Association

    The National Parks Conservation Association is the only independent, nonpartisan membership organization devoted exclusively to advocacy on behalf of the National Parks System. Opposition to Nuclear Energy The NPCA has repeatedly opposed relicensing, expansion, and construction of nuclear power plants. In April 2011 IndustryWeek reported that the NPCA joined in
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    National Partnership for New Americans

    The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) is a left-of-center pressure group which aims to increase the rate at which immigrants to the United States, including those present in the country illegally, are granted citizenship, government benefits, and the ability to vote. NPNA also aims to increase the political influence
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    National Partnership for Women and Families (NPWF)

    The National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) is a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group. The group, which is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization under IRS tax rules, takes left-of-center stances on abortion, economics, and judicial nominations. The group is critical of Republicans and supports left-of-center policies. Background The NPWF was founded
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    National People’s Action

    National People’s Action (NPA) is an activist group known for its practice of aggressive agitation tactics to advance “economic and radical justice.” 1 Founded in 1972 by Methodist minister Shel Trap and Chicago-based
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    National Petroleum Council

    The National Petroleum Council (NPC) is an American advisory committee founded by Harry S. Truman. NPC associates with the United States Secretary of Energy as a representative of the oil and natural gas industry.
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    National Philanthropic Trust

    The National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) is one of the largest charities in the United States, functioning as a management organization for left-of-center social impact investment and donor-advised fund (DAF) accounts. 1 Donor-advised fund management
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    National Police Accountability Project

    The National Police Accountability Project (NPAP) is a left-of-center activist organization which supports legal campaigns against law enforcement under the guise of opposing police misconduct. Founded in 1999, the NPAP does not provide legal representation through its own operations but refers those affected by alleged law enforcement misconduct to approved
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    National Policing Institute (NPI)

    National Policing Institute (NPI) is a law enforcement-focused think tank and research organization. 1 Founded in 1970 as the Police Foundation through a grant from the left-of-center Ford Foundation,
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    National Popular Vote (NPV)

    National Popular Vote (NPV) was founded in 2006 by lottery scratch-card inventor John Koza and election lawyer Barry Fadem to lobby for an “interstate compact” for states to deliver their electoral votes for President to the “winner” of the national popular vote. While Koza and Fadem are both Democratic donors,
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    National Progress Alliance (NPA)

    National Progress Alliance (NPA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes free expression, open inquiry, and civil discourse in American universities, and opposes campus illiberalism. 1 Activities National Progress Alliance claims that far-left, woke ideologies
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    National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)

    National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) is the trade association representing the propane gas industry including producers, retailers, and transporters. NPGA works to promote safety and standards in the industry and works with state legislatures and regulators on bills and new guidelines. In its educational efforts, National Propane Gas Association holds
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    National Public Education Action Fund (NPEAF)

    The National Public Education Action Fund (NPEAF) is the campaigning and lobbying arm of the National Public Education Support Fund (NPESF), a grant making organization that funds left-of-center education policy advocacy and activist networking initiatives. Both groups were founded by Daniel Leeds, who is also the chair of the
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    National Public Education Support Fund (NPESF)

    National Public Education Support Fund (NPESF) is a grantmaking organization which funds left-of-center education policy advocacy and activist networking initiatives. The fund supports designing government school programs and allocating taxpayer dollars based on race, ethnicity, and other minority status, and pushes for an education system designed to generate equality of
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    National Public Pension Coalition

    The National Public Pension Commission (NPPC) is a labor-union-aligned left-of-center advocacy group which supports maintaining and expanding pension programs for government employees. The organization oversees a network of 15 state-level nonprofits and publishes research on the benefits of public pensions. The NPCC has close ties to numerous prominent government worker