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Idealist.org
http://www.idealist.org/
" Action Without Borders connects people, organizations and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.
Action Without Borders is independent of any government, political ideology or religious creed. Our work is guided by the common desire of our members and supporters to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect."

Immunization Action Coalition
http://www.immunize.org/
"The mission of the Immunization Action Coalition, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is to boost immunization rates and prevent disease. The Coalition promotes physician, community, and family awareness of, and responsibility for, appropriate immunization of all children and adults against all vaccine-preventable diseases."

INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
http://www.incite-national.org/
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Independent Charities of America
http://www.independentcharities.org/
" Independent Charities of America (ICA) is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit association of America's best charities. Our purpose is to represent charities that meet the highest standards of public accountability and program effectiveness and to facilitate gifts to those charities from contributors in fund drives conducted at work and on the web." View the Member List.

The Independent Institute
http://independent.org/
"The mission of The Independent Institute is to transcend the all-too-common politicization and superficiality of public policy research and debate, redefine the debate over public issues, and foster new and effective directions for government reform."

Independent Living Research Utilization
http://www.ilru.org/
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Independent Sector
http://www.independentsector.org/
" INDEPENDENT SECTOR is committed to strengthening, empowering, and partnering with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in their work on behalf of the public good. Its membership of nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs collectively represents tens of thousands of charitable groups serving every cause in every region of the country, as well as millions of donors and volunteers."

Indian Health Service Homepage
http://www.ihs.gov/
IHS' mission is "to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level."

Inequality.org
http://www.inequality.org/
"Inequality.org is a nonprofit organization based in New York City. Our mission is, first of all, to illuminate the causes and multidimensional consequences of the growing inequality of wealth, income, power and opportunity in America; and second, to move this critical national problem onto the front burner of American politics and public discourse."

Infectious Disease Association of California
http://home.idac.org/idac/
"Founded in 1985, the Infectious Disease Association of California (IDAC), an affiliate of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, is a non-profit corporation providing continuing medical education to medical doctors in California with an interest in clinical infectious diseases."

Infectious Diseases Society of America
http://www.idsociety.org/
"IDSA's mission is to promote and recognize excellence in patient care, education, research, public health and the prevention of infectious diseases."

Influencing State Policy
http://www.statepolicy.org/
"Influencing State Policy (ISP) was formed in March 1997 in Chicago by 30 social workers/educators. Its mission is to assist faculty and students in learning how to influence effectively the formation, implementation, and evaluation of state-level policy and legislation. The goal of ISP is to increase Social Work efficacy in influencing state-level policy and legislation. Membership is open to anyone who wishes to participate in the committee's goals and activities."

Infusion Nurses Society
http://www.ins1.org/
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The Innocence Project
http://www.innocenceproject.org/
"The Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law was created by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld in 1992. It was set up as and remains a non-profit legal clinic. This Project only handles cases where postconviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence. As a clinic, students handle the case work while supervised by a team of attorneys and clinic staff."

Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (University of Virginia)
http://www.virginia.edu/iasc/
"Through a wide-ranging program of research, writing, graduate studies, lectureships, and conferences, the Institute investigates contemporary cultural change and its implications for individuals and for society. In particular, the Institute is concerned with understanding the changing frameworks of meaning and moral order in contemporary America, the frameworks within which individual life, institutional adaptation, and political conflict in our society unfold. By pursuing this intellectual mission within an interdisciplinary community of scholars, the Institute undertakes an investigation into what are arguably the most pressing questions of our times. In turn, its public commitment is to offer critical insight and educational resources to all those concerned with responding creatively and strategically to the challenges posed by a time of extraordinary change."

Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia
http://www.alz.uci.edu/
University of California, Irvine

Institute for Family Violence Studies (Florida State University)
http://familyvio.ssw.fsu.edu/
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Institute for Genomic Research
http://www.tigr.org/
"Founded in 1992, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is a not-for-profit research institute whose primary research interests are in structural, functional and comparative analysis of genomes and gene products from a wide variety of organisms including viruses, eubacteria (both pathogens and non-pathogens, archaea (the so-called third domain of life), and eukaryotes (plants, animals, fungi and protists such as the malarial parasite)."

Institute for Geriatric Social Work (Boston University)
http://www.bu.edu/igsw/
"The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) is dedicated to advancing social work practice with older adults and their families."

Institute for Global Communications
http://www.igc.org/
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Institute for Historical Review
http://www.ihr.org/
"Founded in 1978, the Institute for Historical Review is a public interest research, educational and publishing center dedicated to promoting greater public awareness of key chapters of history, especially twentieth century history, that have social-political relevance today. The IHR is non-ideological, non-political, and non-sectarian. It is recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, tax exempt educational and publishing enterprise."

Institute for In Vitro Science
http://www.iivs.org/
"The Institute's Mission is to: Protect public health and safety through the use, refinement and development of in vitro tests; Facilitate prompt reduction, refinement and replacement of animals used in testing through; in vitro technology; Conduct rapid, high quality in vitro testing for broad sectors of industry and government; provide educational and technical resources for industry, government, trade associations and the general public."

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
http://www4.nas.edu/cls/ilarhome.nsf
"Founded in 1952, the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)prepares authoritative reports on subjects of importance to the animal care and use community; serves as a clearinghouse for information about animal resources; develops and makes available scientific and technical information on laboratory animals and other biological research resources..."

Institute for Mental Health Research (Phoenix, Arizona)
http://www.imhr.org/
"The Institute is taking a leadership role in understanding how to identify, treat, and prevent mental illness. The Institute will expand basic scientific research and clinical research serving patients, and implement the research findings within the health system and broader community. It includes multiple disciplines along with public and private research and clinical partners."

Institute for Policy Studies
http://www.ips-dc.org/
"The Institute for Policy Studies strengthens social movements with independent research, visionary thinking, and links to the grassroots, scholars and elected officials. Since 1963, we have empowered people to build healthy and democratic societies in communities, the U.S., and the world."

The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
http://www.tirr.org/
"Our reputation comes from more than 40 years of experience in rehabilitation and research, the high caliber of our physicians and clinicians, the comprehensive programs and services we provide, and our first-rate facilities."

Institute for Research on Poverty (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices
http://www.ismp.org/
"The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is a nonprofit organization that works closely with healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry to provide education about adverse drug events and their prevention. The Institute provides an independent review of medication errors that have been voluntarily submitted by practioners to a national Medication Errors Reporting Program (MERP) operated by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USA."

Institute for Social Research
http://www.isr.umich.edu/
"The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) is one of the largest and oldest academic survey and social research organizations in the world. The ISR is dedicated to social science in the public interest. For more than 50 years, the ISR has advanced public understanding of human behavior through empirical research of extraordinary depth and breadth. Representing the disciplines of psychology, political science, economics, anthropology and public health, ISR research scientists have directed some of the longest-running and most widely cited and utilized studies in the nation."

Institute for Social Science Research
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/issr/
"The Institute for Social Science Research promotes interdisciplinary research on a broad spectrum of contemporary sociological, psychological, political, and economic problems and community issues. The Institute directly administers interdisciplinary research centers and programs, most of which sponsor conferences and working paper series. In addition, ISSR serves as home to a large archived collection of social science data and a Survey Research Center that assists the UCLA community in survey design, implementation, and data analysis."

Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty
http://www.weingart.org/institute/
"The Institute is a nonprofit, non-partisan, research and policy organization located at the Weingart Center, in the heart of downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row. The Institute delivers reliable analysis, data and solutions to institutions and individuals to spark new collaborations and foster new initiatives, policies and programs to better understand and address homelessness and poverty. "

Institute for Women’s Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/
" The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, health and safety, and women's civic and political participation."

Institute for Work and Health
http://www.iwh.on.ca/
"The Institute for Work & Health is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to conduct and share research with workers, labour, employers, clinicians and policy-makers to promote, protect and improve the health of working people."

Institute for Youth Development
http://www.youthdevelopment.org/
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Institute of Behavioral Science
http://www.colorado.edu/ibs/
"The Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) is a research institute within the Graduate School of the University of Colorado, Boulder. Since its establishment in 1957, it has provided a setting for interdisciplinary, collaborative research on problems of societal concern. By engaging faculty from all the social and behavioral sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, IBS encourages work that transcends disciplinary boundaries, that illuminates the complexity of social behavior and social life, and that has important implications for social policy."

Institute of Food Science and Technology
http://www.ifst.org/ifsthp3.htm
"IFST is the independent incorporated professional qualifying body for food scientists and technologists."

Institute of Gerontology (Wayne State University; MI)
http://www.iog.wayne.edu/
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Institute of Medicine
http://www.iom.edu/
"The mission of the Institute of Medicine is to advance and disseminate scientific knowledge to improve human health. The Institute provides objective, timely, authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to government, the corporate sector, the professions and the public."

Institute of Museum and Library Services
http://www.imls.gov
"The Institute of Museum and Library Services is an independent federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation and a lifetime of learning. IMLS supports all types of museums, from art and history to science and zoos, and all types of librareis and archives, from public and academic to research and school. IMLS expands the educational benefit of these institutions by encouraging partnerships."

Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
http://www.dvinstitute.org/
"Sponsored by the Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community is focused on setting an agenda to reduce/eliminate domestic violence in the African American community."

Institute on Race and Poverty
http://www1.umn.edu/irp/
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Integrated Healthcare Association
http://www.iha.org/
"IHA promotes the continuing evolution of integrated health care, supported by financial mechanisms that align the incentives of purchasers, payors, and providers, as the best means to achieve positive outcomes for patients and the general public."

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
"The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), established in 1962, is an integral part of the infrastructure of social science research. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. To ensure that data resources are available to future generations of scholars, ICPSR preserves data, migrating them to new storage media as changes in technology warrant. In addition, ICPSR provides user support to assist researchers in identifying relevant data for analysis and in conducting their research projects."

International Academy of Law and Mental Health
http://www.ialmh.org/
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International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine - United States
http://www.iaomed.com/
"IAOM-US is the American affiliate of the International Academy of Orthopaedic Medicine, (IAOM). As such it presents the best internationally developed diagnostic and treatment techniques, specifically designed for clinical use."

International Academy of Suicide Research
http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/IASR/
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International Agency for Research on Cancer
http://www.iarc.fr/
Part of the World Health Organization, "IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships."

International Association for Analytic Psychology
http://www.iaap.org/
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International Association for Cognitive Therapy
http://iacp.asu.edu/
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International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
http://www.iaccp.org/
"The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) was established on March 1, 1972 and held its inaugural meeting in Hong Kong in August, 1972. Its purpose was then, and remains, to further the study of the role of cultural factors in shaping human behavior. The Association now has a worldwide membership drawn from many diverse cultural backgrounds. Through meetings, conferences, publications and interpersonal exchanges, it provides a vehicle for communication and cooperation among its members and a means of drawing the attention of other psychologists and scientists in related disciplines to the dynamic interactions between culture and behavior. IACCP is committed to the pursuit of excellence in scholarship and research, to the application of knowledge in the amelioration of social problems, and to the maintenance of high standards of ethical behavior among its members."

International Association for Research in Economic Psychology
http://www.ex.ac.uk/IAREP/
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International Association for the Study of Organized Crime
http://www.iasoc.net/
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International Association for the Study of Pain
http://www.iasp-pain.org/
"We are the largest multidisciplinary international association in the field of pain. Founded in 1973, IASP is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to furthering research on pain and improving the care of patients with pain."

International Association of Applied Psychology
http://www.iaapsy.org/
"The International Association of Applied Psychology is the oldest international association of psychologists. Its official languages are English and French. Founded in 1920, it now has more than 2.000 members from more than 94 countries."

International Association of Correctional Training Personnel
http://www.iactp.org/
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International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation
http://www.iaedp.com/
"Established in 1985, the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (IAEDP) is today well recognized for its excellence in providing first-quality education and high-level training standards to an international multidisciplinary group of various healthcare treatment providers and helping professions, who treat the full spectrum of eating disorder problems."

International Association of Forensic Nurses
http://www.forensicnurse.org/
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International Association of Medical Science Educators
http://www.iamse.org/
"The mission of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is to advance medical education through faculty development and to ensure that the teaching and learning of medicine continues to be firmly grounded in science."

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
http://www.iapac.org/
The mission of the IAPAC is "To craft and implement global educational and advocacy strategies to improve the quality of care provided to all people living with HIV/AIDS."

International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services
http://www.iapsrs.org/
" The purpose of IAPSRS is to help advance the role, scope, and quality of services designed to facilitate the community readjustment of people with psychiatric disabilities. "

International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector
http://www.rehabpro.org/iarpindex_net.html
"IARP UNITES REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS across North America and beyond to promote the availability of effective, interdisciplinary services for persons with disabilities."

International Center for Research on Women
http://www.icrw.org/
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International Center for the Study of Pscyhiatry and Psychology
http://www.icspp.org/
"The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) is a nonprofit (503c) research and educational network whose focus is the critical study of the mental health movement. ICSPP is completely independent and at present our funding consists solely of individual membership dues."

International Center of Photography
http://www.icp.org/
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International Child Resource Institute
http://www.icrichild.org/
"ICRI is an international organization committed to improving the lives of children and families throughout the world, enabling them to survive and succeed."

International Childbirth Education Association
http://www.icea.org/
"ICEA is an organization of over 4,000 members from throughout the United States and 42 countries who believe in freedom of choice based on knowledge of alternatives in family-centered maternity and newborn care."

International College of Psychosomatic Medicine
http://www.icpm.org/
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International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
http://www.icmje.org/
"The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) is an informal group whose participants fund their work on the URM."

International Community Corrections Association
http://www.iccaweb.org/
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International Council for Infertility Information Dissemination
http://www.inciid.org/
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International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
http://www.iclas.org/
"ICLAS s an international scientific organization dedicated to advancing human and animal health by promoting the ethical care and use of laboratory animals in research worldwide. ICLAS was established in 1956 under the auspices of UNESCO, and is in official interaction with the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), and the World Veterinary Association (WVA)."

International Council of Scientific Unions
http://www.icsu.org/
"ICSU is a non-governmental organization, founded in 1931 to bring together natural scientists in international scientific endeavour. It comprises 98 multi-disciplinary National Scientific Members (scientific research councils or science academies) and 26 international, single-discipline Scientific Unions to provide a wide spectrum of scientific expertise enabling members to address major international, interdisciplinary issues which none could handle alone."

International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
http://www.inciid.org/
"The InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination (INCIID---pronounced "inside") is a nonprofit, consumer advocacy organization dedicated to helping couples explore their family-building options."

International Federation of Human Genetics Societies
http://www.ifhgs.org/
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International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies
http://www.ifmss.org.uk/
"The Federation seeks to work in world-wide partnership with member MS societies and the international research community to eliminate multiple sclerosis and its consequences, and to speak out globally on behalf of those affected by multiple sclerosis."

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
http://www.ifrc.org/
"he Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. Vulnerable people are those who are at greatest risk from situations that threaten their survival, or their capacity to live with an acceptable level of social and economic security and human dignity. Often, these are victims of natural disasters, poverty brought about by socio-economic crises, refugees, and victims of health emergencies. "

International Federation of Social Workers
http://www.ifsw.org/
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International Food Information Council
http://ificinfo.health.org/
"IFIC's mission to communicate science-based information on food safety and nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, journalists, government officials and others providing information to consumers. IFIC is supported primarily by the broad-based food, beverage and agricultural industries."

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
http://www.iffgd.org/
IFFGD "is a nonprofit education and research organization founded in 1991. IFFGD addresses the issues surrounding life with gastrointestinal (GI) functional and motility disorders and increases the awareness about these disorders among the general public, researchers, and the clinical care community."

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/
"The mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status. A US-based non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), IGLHRC effects this mission through advocacy, documentation, coalition building, public education, and technical assistance."

International Glaucoma Association
http://www.iga.org.uk/
"The International Glaucoma Association offers all patients and health care professionals interested in preventing blindness from glaucoma, a forum for the exchange of ideas on glaucoma as well as the opportunity to campaign actively for greater Government recognition of the problem in this country and throughout the world."

International Humanitarian Campaign Against the Exploitation of Children
http://www.helpsavekids.org/
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International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
http://www.genocidestudies.info/
"The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS) was created in 2001 to address the significant gap in the education curriculum concerning comparative genocide."

International Interracial Association
http://www.i3n.net/
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International Intradiscal Therapy Society
http://www.iits.org/
"The International Intradiscal Therapy Society (IITS), headquartered in Belgium, Wisconsin, was founded in 1987. Our 268 members are primarily orthopaedic and neurosurgeons as well as anesthesiologists, radiologists, and rheumatologists dedicated to treatment, research, and education involving intradiscal spinal therapies."

International Labor Rights Fund
http://www.laborrights.org/
"ILRF is an advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide. ILRF serves a unique role among human rights organizations as advocates for and with working poor around the world. We believe that all workers have the right to a safe working environment where they are treated with dignity and respect, and where they can organize freely to defend and promote their rights and interests. We are committed to overcoming the problems of child labor, forced labor, and other abusive labor practices. We promote enforcement of labor rights internationally through public education and mobilization, research, litigation, legislation, and collaboration with labor, government and business groups."

International Labour Organization (United Nations)
http://www.ilo.org/
"The ILO formulates international labour standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labour rights: freedom of association, the right to organize, collective bargaining, abolition of forced labour, equality of opportunity and treatment, and other standards regulating conditions across the entire spectrum of work related issues."

International Lactation Consultant Association
http://www.ilca.org/
ICLA's mission is "To advance the profession of lactation consulting worldwide through leadership, advocacy, professional development and research."

International Lung Sounds Association
http://www.ilsa.cc/
"ILSA (the International Lung Sounds Association) provides a forum for researchers who study respiratory acoustics. We present information about developments and scientific progress in this area."

International Medical Corp
http://www.imcworldwide.org/
"Established in 1984 by volunteer United States doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide where few organizations dare to serve."

International Medical Informatics Association
http://www.imia.org/
"IMIA plays a major global role in the application of information science and technology in the fields of healthcare and research in medical, health and bio informatics."

International Organization for Migration
http://www.iom.int/
"After half a century of worldwide operational experience, IOM has become the leading international organization working with migrants and governments to provide humane responses to migration challenges."

International Ostomoy Association
http://www.ostomyinternational.org/
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International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
http://www.ippnw.org/
"IPPNW is the only international medical organization dedicated to preventing nuclear war and abolishing nuclear weapons. We recognize that the catastrophic health and environmental consequences of a nuclear war are at the extreme end of a continuum of armed violence that undermines health and security. IPPNW is committed to ending war and advancing understanding of the causes of armed conflict from a public health perspective."

International Primatological Society
http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/ips.html
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International Psychogeriatric Association
http://www.ipa-online.org/
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International Save the Children Alliance
http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/
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International School Psychology Association
http://www.ispaweb.org/
ISPA's aims are to: "1. promote the use of sound psychological principles within the context of education all over the world; 2. promote communication between professionals who are committed to the improvement of the mental health of children in the world’s schools; 3. encourage the use of School Psychologists in countries where they are not currently being used; 4. promote the psychological rights of all children all over the world; and 5. initiate and promote cooperation with other organizations working for purposes similar to those of ISPA in order to help children and families."

International Society for Affective Disorders
http://www.isad.org.uk/

International Society for Mental Health Online
http://www.ismho.org/
"The International Society for Mental Health Online (ISMHO) was formed in 1997 to promote the understanding, use and development of online communication, information and technology for the international mental health community."

International Society for Neuroimaging in Psychiatry
http://www.klinik.uni-frankfurt.de/isnip/

International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
http://www.ispd.org/

International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
http://www.ispcan.org/
ISPCAN's mission is "To support individuals and organizations working to protect children from abuse and neglect worldwide"

International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development
http://www.issbd.org/
"The International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) promotes scientific research of human development throughout the life span; is a truly international organization with more than 1,100 members from 60 countries; welcomes researchers from any scientific disciplines interested in human development"

International Society for the Study of Dissociation
http://www.issd.org/
The ISSD's mission is "information sharing and international networking of clinicians and researchers; providing professional and public education; promoting research and theory about dissociation; and promoting research and training in the identification, treatment, and prevention of dissociative disorders."

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
http://www.istss.org/
"The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) the world’s premier trauma organization dedicated to trauma treatment, education, research and prevention. Through this organization, professionals share information about the effects of trauma, seeking to reduce traumatic stressors and their immediate and long-term consequences."

International Society of Biomechanics
http://www.isbweb.org
"The International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) was formed to promote the study of all areas of biomechanics at the international level, although special emphasis is given to the biomechanics of Human Movement. The Society encourages international contacts amongst scientists, promotes the dissemination of knowledge, and forms liaisons with national organizations."

The International Society of Educators in Physiotherapy (ISEP)
http://www.isep.org.au/
"The International Society of Educators in Physiotherapy (ISEP) is a network of physiotherapy educators from nations around the world. This non-profit organisation is designed to encourage communication within the international physiotherapy community in order to promote excellence in physiotherapy education and practice. The mission of the ISEP is to identify and share common issues, themes and strategies for the enhancement of physiotherapy education around the world."

International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
http://www.internationalspo.org

International Society of Political Psychology
http://ispp.org/
"ISPP's purpose is to facilitate communication across disciplinary, geographic and political boundaries among scholars, concerned individuals in government and public posts, the communications media, and elsewhere who have a scientific interest in the relationship between politics and psychological processes. ISPP seeks to advance the quality of scholarship in political psychology and to increase the usefulness of work in political psychology."

International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology
http://www.ispne.org/

International Society of Psycosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
http://www.ispog.org/
"The main purpose of ISPOG is to join together groups and individuals in an international organization in order to attain the following objectives: to promote the study of psychobiological and psychosocial, ethical and cross-cultural problems in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, women's health and reproductive health; to promote education and training in the management of the problems mentioned under the previous paragraph; to encourage the creation of national societies of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology which will promote; research, education and training on a national level; to promote and facilitate the dissemination of new information in the fields mentioned before by organizing international congresses and through the official ISPOG publication, the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology."

International Society of Sport Psychology
http://www.issponline.org/
"The International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) is an organisation devoted to promoting research and development in the discipline of sport psychology throughout the world. The ISSP is a multidisciplinary association of scholars whose research interests focus on some aspect of sport psychology. The Society exists to encourage and to promote the study of human behaviour of individuals and groups associated with sport and physical activity; to facilitate the sharing though a newsletter, meetings and a quadrennial congress: and to improve the quality of research and counseling practice in sport psychology. The Society also endeavours to foster peace and understanding among people from all countries. Members of the Society include researchers, psychologists, educators, coaches and administrators, as well as students and athletes interested in sport psychology."

International Society of Travel Medicine
http://www.istm.org/
"The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) is committed to the promotion of healthy and safe travel. In cooperation with national and international health care providers, academic centers, the travel industry and the media, ISTM advocates and facilitates education, service, and research activities in the field of travel medicine."

International Spinal Injection Society
http://www.spinalinjection.com/ISIS/
"The International Spinal Injection Society is an association of physicians interested in the development, implementation and standardization of percutaneous techniques for the precision diagnosis of spinal pain."

International Transplant Nurses Society
http://www.itns.org/

International Union of Psychological Sciences
http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~iupsys/
IUPsyS seeks to: "# To develop the exchange of ideas and scientific information between psychologists of different countries, and in particular to organize International Congresses and other meetings on subjects of general or special interest in psychology; To contribute to psychological documentation in different countries by fostering exchange of publications of all kinds, including reviews, films, and biographies; To aid scholars of different countries to go abroad to universities, laboratories, libraries, and other institutions; To foster the exchange of students and of young research workers; To collaborate with other international and national organizations in matters of mutual interest; To engage in such other activities as will further the development of the science of psychology."

International Women’s Rights Action Watch
http://iwraw.igc.org/
"The International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) was organized in 1985 at the World Conference on Women in Nairobi, Kenya, to promote recognition of women’s human rights under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the CEDAW Convention), a basic international human rights treaty. IWRAW now is the primary international nongovernmental organization that facilitates use of international human rights treaties to promote women’s human rights and rights within families."

Internet Crossroads in Social Science Data
http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/newcrossroads/
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Internet Dermatology Association
http://www.telemedicine.org/
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Internet Nonprofit Center
http://www.nonprofits.org/
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Internet Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
http://www.isost.org/
"The mission of the Society is to improve the quality of orthopaedic information on the Internet by providing a gateway, at all levels, to patient information, teaching material, CME, current research and discussion, by posting high quality orthopaedic content, by attracting onto the Internet a wider range of material and by setting standards for content quality."

Interstitial Cystitis Association
http://www.ichelp.com/
"Founded in 1984, the Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) is a not-for-profit health organization dedicated to providing patient and physician educational information and programs, patient support, public awareness and, most importantly, research funding."

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
"The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), established in 1962, is an integral part of the infrastructure of social science research. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. To ensure that data resources are available to future generations of scholars, ICPSR preserves data, migrating them to new storage media as changes in technology warrant. In addition, ICPSR provides user support to assist researchers in identifying relevant data for analysis and in conducting their research projects."

Iron Disorders Institute
http://www.irondisorders.org/
"Iron Disorders Institute (IDI) is a non-profit National Voluntary Health Agency founded in 1996. Its mission is to reduce pain, suffering and unnecessary death because of disorders of iron such as hereditary hemochromatosis, acquired iron overload, porphyria cutanea tarda, sideroblastic anemia, thalassemia, African siderosis, iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease."

Modified: December 30, 2008 ,joe.buenker@asu.edu