National Organizations

Selected National Organizations

American Association for State and Local History
530 Church Street, Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615-255-2971
Fax: 615-255-2979
Email: history@aaslh.org
www.aaslh.org

American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
351 Longwood Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
phone 610/925-2500
fax 610/925-2700
web site www.aabga.org/

American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-289-1818
Fax: 202-289-6578
www.aam-us.org

American Arts Alliance
www.artswire.org/~aaa
Serves as a resource on legislative issues and arts advocacy.

Americans for the Arts
www.artsusa.org
Features arts advocacy information and the National Arts Policy Clearinghouse, a searchable database of more than 6,000 titles.

American Institute for Conservation
1717 K Street NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-452-9545
www.palimpsest.stanford.edu/aic

American Law Institute–American Bar Association
ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education
4025 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
phone 800/253-6397
fax 215/243-1664
web site www.ali-aba.org

American Zoo and Aquarium Association
8403 Colesville Road
Suite 710
Silver Spring, MD 20910
phone 301/562-0777
fax 301/562-0888
web site www.aza.org

Arts Management Institute
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
School of Business
CB 3490, Carroll Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
phone 919/962-3162

Association of Children's Museums
1300 L Street, NW
Suite 975
Washington, DC 20005
phone 202/898-1080
fax 202/898-1086
e-mail acm@childrensmuseums.org
web site http://www.aym.org/

Association of Fundraising Professionals
1101 King Street, Suite 700
Alexandria, VA 22314
phone 703/684-0401
fax 703/684-0540
web site www.nsfre.org

Association of Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums
c/o Farmers Museum
PO Box 800
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-1400
www.alhfam.org/

Association of Science-Technology Centers
1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-783-7200
Fax: 202-783-7207
Email: info@astc.org
www.astc.org/

Association of Systematics Collections
1725 K Street, NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20006-1401
phone 202/835-9050
fax 202/835-7334
e-mail general@nscalliance.org
web site www.ascoll.org

The Banff Centre School of Management
Box 1020
Banff, Alberta T0L 0CO
Canada
phone 403/762-6121
web site http://www.banffmanagement.com/

BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards - Information on and resources for nonprofit boards.
2000 L Street, NW, Suite 411
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-452-6262
Fax: 202-452-6299
www.boardsource.org

British Interactive Group (BIG)
c/o Techniquest
Cardiff, CF10 5BW
United Kingdom
phone (44)(0 29) 2047 5475
fax (44)(0 29) 2048 2517
e-mail secretary@big.uk.com
web site http://www.big.uk.com/

Canadian Museums Association (CMA)
280 Metcalfe Street, Suite 400
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1R7
Canada
phone 613/ 567-0099
fax 613/233-5438
e-mail Can-cma@immedia.ca
web site www.museums.ca

Center for Museum Studies
Smithsonian Institution
MRC 427
Washington, DC 20560
phone 202/357-3101
fax 202/357-3346
web site http://museumstudies.si.edu/

Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest is a national organization encouraging lobbying as a means to further charitable purposes. Based in Washington, DC., CLPI provides extensive materials and workshops about the federal lobby laws, how to lobby, and how lobbying can help an organization's program goals. www.independentsector.org/clpi

Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Careful Donor http://donors.philanthropy.com Provides a free weekly service for trustees and donors of nonprofit organizations featuring news items from the Chronicle of Philanthropy and links to information about ethical, legal, tax, and fundraising issues.

Costume Society of America
55 Edgewater Drive
PO Box 73
Earleville, MD 21919
www.costumesocietyamerica.com/

The Council on Foundations
An association of foundations and corporations serving the public good by promoting and enhancing effective and responsible philanthropy. www.cof.org

Duke University Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management
Duke Continuing Education and Summer Session
Box 90708
Durham, NC 27708-0708
919/684-6259
e-mail learn@acpub.duke.edu
web site www.learnmore.duke.edu

Fine Art Lease
www.fineartlease.com
Fine Art Lease provides the opportunity to generate revenue without deaccessioning by enabling museums to lease works of art from their permanent collections to carefully screened corporations.

The Foundation Center - Serving the needs of grantmakers and grantseekers.  www.fdncenter.org

Getty Leadership Institute
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1681
phone 310-440-6300
fax 310-440-7765
e-mail mmi@getty.edu
web site www.getty.edu/about/leader

Giant Screen Theater Association
Piper Jaffrey Plaza
444 Cedar Street, Suite 810
St. Paul, MN 55101
phone 651/292-9884
fax 651/292-9901
e-mail gsta@uswest.net
web site www.giantscreentheater.com

Grantsmanship Center - Programs and announcements to assist the grant seeker.  www.tgci.com

GuideStar - offers nonprofits a free opportunity to stand out in "The Donor's Guide to the Nonprofit Universe." www.guidestar.org

Heritage Preservation
www.heritagepreservation.org
Conservation Assessment Program, Heritage Health Index, Heritage Emergency National Task Force, Save Outdoor Sculpture!

1625 K Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC  10006
phone 202-634-1422
fax  202-634-1435

Independent Curators International (ICI)
www.ici-exhibitions.org Independent Curators International is proud to be celebrating its 25th anniversary committed to contemporary art and to creating traveling exhibitions that present new and sometimes provocative ideas.

ICOM
www.icom.org
ICOM is devoted to the promotion and development of museums and the museum profession at an international level. ICOM is a Non-Governmental Organization maintaining formal relations with UNESCO. It has a consultative status to the United Nations' Economic and Social Council.

Independent Sector - Encouraging philanthropy, volunteering, not-for-profit initiative and citizen action. www.independentsector.org

International Museum Theatre Alliance, Inc. (IMTAL)
c/o Museum of Science
Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
phone 617/589-0449
fax 617/589-0454
e-mail imtal@a1.mos.org
web site www.mos.org/IMTAL

International Planetarium Society (IPS)
c/o Museum of the Rockies
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
phone 406/994-6874
fax 406/994-2682

Internet Nonprofit Center is a site put together by Putnam Barber of the Evergreen State Society with an extensive list of helpful pages, including a thorough FAQ page with answers to: starting a nonprofit, board and management issues, automation and computing for nonprofits, marketing your nonprofit and fundraising. www.nonprofits.org

Museum Computer Network
1550 S. Coast Hwy, Suite 201
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
phone 877/626-3800
fax 949/376-3456
web site www.mcn.edu/

Museum Education Roundtable (MER)
621 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003
phone 202/547-8378
fax 202/547-8344
e-mail merorg@msn.com
web site www.mer-online.org

Museum Management Program
University of Colorado
250 Bristlecone Way
Boulder, CO 80304
phone 303/443-2946
fax 303/443-8486

Museum Store Association
4100 E. Mississippi, Suite 800
Denver, CO 80246-3055
Phone: 303-504-9223
Fax: 303-504-9585
www.museumdistrict.com

Museum Trustee Association
1200 19th Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036-2422
www.mta-hq.org

National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-673-4000
www.nthp.org/

New England Museum Association (NEMA)
www.nemanet.org
For more than 70 years the New England Museum Association has been the only organization in New England serving museums of all sizes and the people who work for and with them.

New York Nonprofit Search
A site to find New York State nonprofits. www.guidestar.org/search/

The Nonprofit Gateway site is a resource for nonprofits to get easy access to federal agencies. There are links to many departments and agencies, the Federal Register and funding sources, management and policy resources, as well as a search tool for the 530,000 government web pages. www.nonprofit.gov

Nonprofit Risk Management Center - Information and resources to help nonprofit staff and volunteers control risks. Risk management is about managing resources wisely, protecting clients from harm and safeguarding assets.  www.nonprofitrisk.org

Society of American Archivists
600 S. Federal, Suite 504
Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: 312-922-0140
Fax: 312-347-1452
www.archivists.org/index.html

Theater in Museums Workshop
Science Museum of Minnesota
120 West Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55102
phone 651/221-2587 or 651/221-4560
web site www.smm.org/educationprograms/sciencelivetheater/TheatreinMuseums.html

Visitor Studies Association
P.O. Box 470845
Aurora, CO 80047-0845
phone 303/337-4301
fax 303/752-3247
e-mail info@visitorstudies.org
web site http://www.visitorstudies.org/