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The Conference Board is a New York-based think tank and business membership and research association. It provides its members with business updates and advocates for various policies preferred by corporate business leadership in the United States.
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The Waitt Institute is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing and supporting global ocean conservation and environmental efforts. Founded in 2005 by philanthropist and entrepreneur Ted Waitt, the institute works to protect and manage marine environments. Background The Waitt Institute was founded by Ted Waitt, the co-founder of Gateway,
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Montana Renewable Energy Association (MREA) advocates primarily for the spread of solar power in Montana. As of September 2023, MREA has 35 members, mostly consisting of solar energy companies. 1 MREA is an affiliate of the
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Welcome Corps on Campus is a project of the U.S. Department of State’s Welcome Corps initiative that seeks private sponsors for refugees to attend universities across the United States.
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The Cities Alliance is an international development organization operated by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) that provides funding and assistance to cities in the developing world with the goal of upgrading informal settlements, also referred to by the organizations as “slums.” The organization operates a collective fund
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FUSE Corps (FUSE) is a left-of-center equity-based nonprofit that embeds fellows in local governments to promote a left-leaning agenda. FUSE Corps seeks to promote racial equity due to perceived systemic and institutionalized racism. FUSE seeks to raise the minimum wage, enact carbon neutral housing mandates that in Boston would require
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Collective Courage Fund is an unincorporated political action project dedicated “to building a robust cooperative movement of urban and rural black cooperatives.” A joint effort among the New Venture Fund, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, the Partnership Funds, the Partnership Action Fund, the National Black Food and
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World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) is an annual event that hosts roundtable discussions on the present state and future of the Islamic world and its economies. It is organized by the World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation, whose board of trustees is supported by an international advisory panel as well as
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New Climate Economy is a left-of-center environmental and economic policy advocacy organization. Founded in 2013, the group is an initiative of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, and is referred to as its “flagship project.” It is a partner of the environmentalist nonprofit research group World Resources
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The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a left-of-center think tank that supports plant-based and lab-grown alternatives to meat and dairy products by funding scientific research and advocating for corporate and government policies that promote alternative foods.
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Pueblo Action Alliance is a far-left Native American environmental activist group. It is a fiscally-sponsored project of the SouthWest Organizing Project.1 Pueblo Action Alliance sees itself as descended from Native American resistance to European colonial
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Public Citizen Texas (PCT) is a branch of the left-of-center Public Citizen, founded by left-wing consumer advocate and politician Ralph Nader. It advocates, lobbies, and supports local and state action in favor of weather-dependent solar and wind energy production and against the use of oil, gas, and coal.
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Law Students for Climate Accountability is a project of Earth Island Institute that pressures law firms, their employees, students, and law schools to disengage from the hydrocarbon fuel industry. 1 LSCA
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The Just Economy Institute (JEI) is an advocacy group which pushes for wealth and resource redistribution towards left-of-center political, social, and environmental causes through both government policies and private-sector initiatives. The JEI describes itself as a collective of “financial activists” working to change to “purpose of wealth” in American society,
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Simon Fraser University is an academic institution based in British Columbia that focuses on research and knowledge development with a goal of, “advancing an inclusive and sustainable future.” 1 The university has campuses
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United Palestinian Appeal (UPA) disburses resources, funds, and undertakes construction projects for the benefit of populations in the Palestinian territories as well as refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon, and other countries. UPA also makes donations to advocacy organizations, such as A.M. Qattan Foundation. Background United Palestinian Appeal is a
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Skid Row Housing Trust, also referred to as “the Trust,” is a nonprofit organization that provides long-term housing for homeless people in downtown Los Angeles’ “Skid Row” district. In October 2022, its board of directors voted to disband the organization after years of operating at a deficit.
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The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is an environmental research and education institution located in Israel. The institute receives funding from the United States government and U.S.-based nonprofits. It focuses on climate change and weather-dependent energy. Background The Arava Institute is composed of an educational arm and a research arm.
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Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) is a nonprofit association representing public housing authority directors before Congress and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). PHADA provides input on legislation and federal regulations to increase funding for public housing and seeks to change laws and regulations to
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Peace Through Commerce (PTC) is an educational nonprofit corporation that uses a proprietary modeling system, the Matrix of Peace Systems, in an effort to create more peaceful and prosperous societies. 1 Activities The Matrix of
