Advocacy Causes and Organizations

Looking to get more involved or find an ally on a particular advocacy issue? This list of some leading New Jersey and national organizations can provide a starting point for advocates and would-be advocates to connect and strengthen alliances about the issues they care about most. If you would like to suggest a lead organization for inclusion on this page, or if you see something that needs correcting, please email us.

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Arts/Culture/Humanities	Budget/Fiscal Issues	Education
Environment	Equality/Diversity/Social Justice	LGBTQ+
Health/Human Services	Housing/Community Development	Immigration
International/Foreign	Nonprofit Sector (general)	Non-Profit Advocacy
Other	Seniors/Aging	Women

NON-PROFIT SECTOR	ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES	BUDGET/FISCAL ISSUES
National National Council of Nonprofits Independent Sector American Society of Association Executives New Jersey New Jersey Center for Nonprofits	National American Alliance of Museums Americans for the Arts American Education Partnership National Humanities Alliance New Jersey ArtPride New Jersey New Jersey Council for the Humanities New Jersey Theatre Alliance Preservation New Jersey	National Center for Budget and Public Priorities New Jersey New Jersey Policy Perspective
EDUCATION	ENVIRONMENT	EQUITY/DIVERSITY/SOCIAL JUSTICE
National National Education Association National PTA National School Boards Association Stand for Children New Jersey Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped Education Law Center Pre-K Our Way Statewide Parent Advocacy Network	National Environmental Defense Fund Friends of the Earth National Audubon Society Natural Resources Defense Council Sierra Club New Jersey Clean Ocean Action New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey Environmental Lobby Pinelands Preservation Alliance	National American Civil Liberties Union Alliance for Justice PolicyLink NAACP New Jersey American Civil Liberties Union – New Jersey Islamic Center of Central Jersey Latino Leadership Alliance New Jersey Black Issues Convention New Jersey Citizen Action New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
LGBTQ+	HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES	HOUSING/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
National GLAAD Human Rights Campaign National Gay and Lesbian Task Force New Jersey Garden State Equality GLSEN HiTOPS PFLAG – Jersey Shore Chapter Pride Center of New Jersey	National The Arc Coalition on Human Needs Food Research and Action Center National Human Services Assembly National Alliance on Mental Illness New Jersey ACCSES New Jersey Advocates for Children in New Jersey Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey (NJ Citizen Action) Hyacinth AIDS Foundation New Jersey Association of Mental Health & Addiction Agencies New Jersey Hospital Association	National National Housing Institute National Housing Law Project National Low Income Housing Coalition New Jersey Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey Fair Share Housing Center Isles, Inc. New Jersey Future
IMMIGRATION	INTERNATIONAL/FOREIGN	NONPROFIT ADVOCACY
National America’s Voice National Immigration Law Center National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights United We Dream New Jersey American Friends Service Committee – Immigrant Rights Program Immigration & American Citizenship Organization Make the Road New Jersey New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice	National Center for Strategic and International Studies Human Rights Watch United Nations Association of the United States of America	National National Council of Nonprofits Nonprofit Vote Bolder Advocacy An initiative of the Alliance for Justice New Jersey New Jersey Center for Nonprofits
SENIORS/AGING	WOMEN	OTHER
National AARP Alliance for Retired Americans National Council on Aging New Jersey AARP New Jersey New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well	National National Breast Cancer Coalition National Organization for Women NARAL New Jersey New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence	National Associated Humane Societies The Citizens Campaign Common Cause Corporation for Public Broadcasting New Jersey League of Women Voters of New Jersey New Jersey Association on Correction New Jersey Catholic Conference New Jersey Citizen Action

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