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The National Cannabis Industry Association is an American non-profit organization based in the District of Columbia, with an additional office in Denver, Colorado. It advocates for the legalization of marijuana and other cannabis-derived products.
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National Cannabis Roundtable is an organization advocating for marijuana policy reform. John Boehner, a former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, chairs the group.
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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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The National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest) advocates an end to standardized testing. It has roots in the feminist movement, the civil rights movement, and the environmentalist movement resulting in FairTest placing “a special emphasis on eliminating the racial, class, gender, and cultural barriers to equal opportunity posed
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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. that advocates on several policy-related issues including environmental, fiscal, and defense policy, it has become notable for two projects: the Free Enterprise Project and Project 21. The Free Enterprise Project works to combat growing
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The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) is a court-policy research group that claims to be focused on workshopping innovations for state courts. The group has received government funding in the past, where in 2023 alone, roughly 81 percent of the group’s revenue came from government grants.
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The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) is a left-of-center nonprofit that promotes teacher residency programs that aim to match experienced teachers to act as mentors for aspiring teachers. NCTR runs a Black Educators Initiative (BEI) funded by the Ballmer Group. The aim of the initiative is to eventually
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The National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology, also known as Natcast, is a “purpose-built nonprofit” designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce to run the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) that oversees the development of semiconductor technology development.
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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. 118
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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 for Youth Law (NCYL) is a youth advocacy law firm that engages in impact litigation and policy advocacy and creates partnerships and initiatives that focus on left-of-center views on education, health, the juvenile justice system, and immigration.
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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 Civic League (NCL), originally founded in 1894 as the National Municipal League, is a center-left advocacy organization that promotes civic engagement, racial equity, and democratic reforms primarily through local governance initiatives. While presenting itself as nonpartisan, the League frequently aligns with left-of-center advocacy priorities regarding social, environmental, and
