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RESULTS is a US non-partisan citizens' advocacy organization founded in 1980. The organization aims to find long-term solutions to poverty by focusing on its root causes. It lobbies public officials, does research, and works with the media and the public to fight hunger and poverty. RESULTS has 100 U.S. local chapters and works in six other ...
People's Action is a national progressive advocacy and political organization in the United States made up of 40 organizations in 30 states. The group's stated goal is to "build the power of poor and working people, in rural, suburban, and urban areas to win change through issue campaigns and elections."
Political advocacy groups in the United States by political party (4 C) + Political advocacy groups in Puerto Rico (1 C, 7 P) 0–9. 527 organizations (1 C, 47 P) D.
Common Cause is a watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., with chapters in 35 states.It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner, a Republican, who was the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson as well as chair of the National Urban Coalition, an advocacy group for minorities and the working poor in urban areas. [1]
Women's political advocacy groups in the United States (7 C, 67 P) This page was last edited on 8 June 2022, at 15:07 (UTC). Text is ...
A top immigration advocacy group announced on Tuesday a new political arm to highlight the human consequences of the incoming Trump administration’s immigration enforcement plans. The ...
ACORN is a liberal organization, and in the US its legally separate political action arm frequently endorsed causes and candidates, including the 2008 Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. [ 5 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] ACORN lobbied every Democratic National Convention since 1980 [ 27 ] and had members elected as delegates to those ...
In recent years, leaders of affiliated organizations have stated an intention to endorse policies and candidates regardless of political party. [4] [5] Stand Together works on issues including education, poverty, criminal justice, immigration, free expression, trade, foreign policy, economic opportunity, technology and business as a force for good.