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PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Center for Educational Rights)
http://www.pacer.org/
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Pancreatica.org
http://www.pancreatica.org/
"This Pancreatica.org site is funded and maintained by the Lorenzen Cancer Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in the State of California. The Chairman of the Foundation is Lee Lorenzen. The Director of Information Services of Pancreatica.org is Dale O'Brien, MD, MPH. The genesis of this site is related to the diagnosis and subsequent passing of Gary Lorenzen due to metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas."

Panetta Institute (Cal State University, Monterey Bay)
http://www.panettainstitute.org/
"The Panetta Institute, established in December 1998, serves as a non-partisan center for the study of public policy aimed at helping our communities and our country meet the challenges of the 21st Century."

Paralyzed Veterans of America
http://www.pva.org/
"The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members—veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction."

Parenting is Prevention
http://www.parentingisprevention.org/
"The mission of the Parenting IS Prevention Internet Web Site is to provide accurate information, support, and resources to assist parents and others in raising children to be healthy, drug-free, productive adults. In pursuit of this mission, the Parenting IS Prevention Internet Web Site provides tips, informational resources, links to local and national organizations, a focus on what other parents are doing in their communities, and opportunities to ask questions and have them answered by parents whose children have become healthy, drug-free, productive adults."

Parenting.org
http://parenting.org/
"A team of professionals at the Girls and Boys Town National Resource and Training Center brings Parenting.org to you. We specialize in training, consulting, and researching parenting practices that will help you and others like you deal with the day-to-day care taking, guidance, and development of your child."

Parents Action for Children
http://www.iamyourchild.org/
"Parents' Action for Children is the voice of America's parents. It is a national non-profit dedicated to advancing the interests of families and children. Parents' Action develops parent education materials, connects parents with one another, and fights for issues such as early education, health care, and high quality and affordable child care."

Parents and Friends of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons (PFLAG)
http://www.pflag.org/
"PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity."

Parkinson's Disease Foundation
http://www.parkinsons-foundation.org/
"The Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc. is a national, non-profit organization, chartered in the state of New York with offices in New York City and Chicago. The PDF is dedicated to supporting and promoting the highest-quality research world-wide into the cause(s) and cure of Parkinson's disease, and for better symptomatic treatments."

Partnership for Children
http://www.pfc.org/
"Partnership for Children’s (PFC) mission is to improve conditions for children and youth in Greater Kansas City by mobilizing caring and capable voices in our community to work on their behalf."

Partnership for Trust in Government
http://www.trustingov.org/
"A project of the Council for Excellence in Government and the Ford Foundation, the Partnership is a diverse alliance of nongovernment organizations prominent in the business, labor, education, civic, nonprofit, religious, and media sectors. Coordinated by the Council, the Partnership works to improve and sustain government’s place in the understanding and esteem of the American people."

Partnerships Against Violence Network
http://www.pavnet.org/
"Partnerships Against Violence Network is a 'virtual library' of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies."

PATRICK Crusade
http://www.patrickcrusade.org/
People Aligned To Replace Injustice & Cruelty with Knowledge. "The PATRICK CRUSADE consists of a group of people committed to making a peaceful change in the policies and procedures that direct the actions of those responsible for operating our courts and our State and Federal prison systems. Our efforts are directed at educating those who are unaware of the injustices and human rights abuses that occur in these systems everyday all across the country."

Peace Corps
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
"The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship."

Peace Corps Encore!
http://www.peacecorpsencore.org/
"We address the major social challenges of our time by deploying the skills, experience and commitment of former Peace Corps volunteers and staff members to meet them."

Pediatric Development and Behavior
http://www.dbpeds.org/
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Penn State Population Research Institute
http://www.pop.psu.edu/
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Pew Charitable Trusts
http://www.pewtrusts.com/
"The Pew Charitable Trusts serves the public interest by providing information, policy solutions and support for civic life. Based in Philadelphia, with an office in Washington, D.C., the Trusts makes investments to provide organizations and citizens with fact-based research and practical solutions for challenging issues."

The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
http://people-press.org/
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PFLAG
See Parents and Friends of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons

Paul Ekman, PhD
http://www.paulekman.com/
Ekman is a retired Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

"The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, happier, and more productive lives."

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation

"The mission of the PhRMA Foundation is to support young scientists in disciplines important to the pharmaceutical industry by awarding them competitive research fellowships and grants at a critical decision point at the outset of their careers. The aim is to encourage young scientists who will be the leaders of tomorrow to pursue careers in research and education related to drug discovery."

Philanthropy Journal
http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/
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Phoenix House
http://www.phoenixhouse.org/
"Founded in 1967, Phoenix House is the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to the treatment and prevention of substance abuse - treating nearly 5,500 adults and adolescents each day at more than 100 programs in nine states. We're committed to empowering our clients with skills and self-confidence so that they can lead independent, productive, and rewarding lives."

Physicians for a National Health Program

"Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) believes that access to high-quality health care is a right of all people and should be provided equitably as a public service rather than bought and sold as a commodity. The mission of PNHP is therefore to educate physicians, other health workers, and the general public on the need for a comprehensive, high-quality, publicly-funded health care program, equitably-accessible to all residents of the United States."

Physicians for Human Rights
http://www.phrusa.org/
"Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) mobilizes the health professions and enlists support from the general public to protect and promote the human rights of all people."

Physicians for Social Responsibility
http://www.psr.org/
"Physicians for Social Responsibility represents more than 20,000 physicians, nurses, health care professionals, and concerned citizens devoted to nuclear disarmament, violence prevention and environmental health."

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
"Founded in 1916, Planned Parenthood is the world's largest and oldest voluntary family planning organization. Planned Parenthood is dedicated to the principles that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved."

Plastic Surgery Information Service
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/
American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons and Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation

Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board
http://www.asprsn.org/psncb/
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Polaris Project: Combating Trafficking of Women and Children
http://www.polarisproject.org/polarisproject/
"Polaris Project is committed to combating sex trafficking and to strengthening the anti-trafficking movement through direct intervention, grassroots advocacy, and research for action."

Policy America
http://www.policyamerica.org
"policyAmerica is a nonprofit organization ( Fed. ID.: 52-1401948 ) whose purpose is to develop the next agenda in American social policy. This will be achieved by creating and fostering an electronic network of current and retired policy administrators, scholars, and advocates who propose, discuss, and craft innovations in social policy. policyAmerica focuses on child protection, poverty, employment, health insurance, and long-term care, and other social welfare issues."

Policy Information Exchange
http://www.mimh.edu/mimhweb/pie/
"The Missouri Institute of Mental Health provides the Policy Information Exchange (PIE) as a service to the mental health community. The Institute places documents into the PIE database that are examples of sound policy research, have high policy relevance, or have been judged to be of special interest to the mental health community. The Institute does not necessarily agree with the policy positions stated in documents in the PIE database."

Population Index on the Web
http://popindex.princeton.edu/
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Population Research Institute
http://www.pop.psu.edu/
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Population Studies Center
http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/
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Positive Organizational Scholarship
http://www.bus.umich.edu/Positive/
Michigan Business School. "At its core, Positive Organizational Scholarship investigates 'positive deviance,' or the ways in which organizations and their members flourish and prosper in extraordinary ways."

The Prejudice Institute
http://www.prejudiceinstitute.org/
"As a resource for activists, lawyers, and social scientists, The Prejudice Institute is devoted to policy research and education on all dimensions of prejudice, discrimination, and ethnoviolence."

Prevent Blindness America
http://www.prevent-blindness.org/
"Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness America® is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight."

Prevent Child Abuse America
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/
"Since 1972, Prevent Child Abuse America has led the way in building awareness, providing education and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation’s children. Working with chapters in 39 states and the District of Columbia, we provide leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels. With the help of our state chapters – and concerned individuals like you – we’re strengthening families and engaging communities nationwide."

Preventive Medicine Research Institute
http://www.pmri.org/
"PMRI is a non-profit research institute that performs scientific research investigating the effects of diet and lifestyle choices on health and disease."

PREVLINE: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

"The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the information service of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse."

Prevention Institute
http://www.preventioninstitute.org/
"Prevention Institute is a non-profit national center dedicated to improving community health and well-being by building momentum for effective primary prevention. Primary prevention means taking action to build resilience and to prevent problems before they occur. The Institute's work is characterized by a strong commitment to community participation and promotion of equitable health outcomes among all social and economic groups. Since its founding in 1997, the organization has focused on injury and violence prevention, traffic safety, health disparities, nutrition and physical activity, and youth development."

Privacy International
http://www.privacyinternational.org/
"Privacy International (PI) is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations. PI is based in London, England, and has an office in Washington, D.C. PI has conducted campaigns and research throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national security, to ID cards, video surveillance, data matching, medical privacy, and freedom of information and expression."

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
http://www.privacyrights.org/
"The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) is a nonprofit consumer organization with a two-part mission -- consumer information and consumer advocacy. It was established in 1992 and is based in San Diego, California. It is primarily grant-supported and serves individuals nationwide."

Privacy.org
http://www.privacy.org/
"Privacy.Org is the site for daily news, information, and initiatives on privacy. This web page is a joint project of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Privacy International."

The Program for Research on Black Americans (University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research)
http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/prba/
"...PRBA seeks to collect, analyze, and interpret empirical data on African Americans as well as international data on people of African descent. A second important goal is to provide research and training opportunities for social scientists and students of color."

The Progress and Freedom Foundation
http://www.pff.org/
"The Progress & Freedom Foundation is a market-oriented think tank that studies the digital revolution and its implications for public policy. Its mission is to educate policymakers, opinion leaders and the public about issues associated with technological change, based on a philosophy of limited government, free markets and individual sovereignty."

Progressive Majority
http://www.progressivemajority.org/
Progressive Majority's mission is "To elect progressive champions in federal and state elections who will fight to change the direction of this country."

Project Concern International
http://www.projectconcern.org/
"Project Concern International's mission is to prevent disease, improve community health, and promote sustainable development."

The Project for Research on Welfare, Work, and Domestic Violence
http://www.ssw.umich.edu/trapped/
"The joint Project for Research on Welfare, Work, and Domestic Violence seeks to foster collaboration among researchers, policy makers, and community organizations which are concerned with the nexus of welfare and domestic violence issues. The Project provides national coordination of research and public education on the relationship of domestic violence to poverty and welfare use."

Project Hope
http://www.projecthope.org/
"Project HOPE International (PHI) is a nonprofit organization based in the greater Washington, DC region dedicated to counter human trafficking. PHI is founded and run entirely by a dynamic core of committed young professionals, activists and university students, all of whom have strong career and academic orientations toward matters of human security. Many members have either lived in, or traveled to, Southeast Asia, providing an invaluable regional knowledge and cultural sensitivity that is unique in the field of anti-trafficking initiatives."

Project on Death in America
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/pdia
"The Project on Death in America (PDIA) completed all grantmaking in December 2003, having distributed $45 million in grant awards to organizations and individuals working to improve care for dying patients and their families. The program is working, however, to make sure that the progress it spearheaded continues."

Project on the Future of Higher Education
http://www.pfhe.org/
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Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/
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Project Zero
http://pzweb.harvard.edu/
"Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels."

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness
http://www.advocacycenter.org/programs/paimi/
"The PAIMI program was established to protect the statutory and constitutional rights of persons diagnosed as having significant mental illness and who are in a treatment facility and/or residential programs, or people who have a problem that arose within 90 days of discharge from a residential facility. This authority was expanded in 2000 to include individuals with significant mental illnesses who live in the community, including their own homes."

Protection and Advocacy System for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Program
http://www.advocacycenter.org/programs/padd/
"PADD assists persons who have a severe and chronic mental or physical impairment that begins before the age of 22. The impairment substantially limits the person's abilities in three or more life activities such as self-care, language, learning, mobility, self-direction, independent living, and/or economic self-sufficiency. PADD commonly assists consumers having problems with the Developmental Disabilities Program and is active in resolving exceptional education issues."

The Protection Project
http://www.protectionproject.org/
"The Protection Project is a legal human rights research institute based at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. The project documents and disseminates information about the scope of the problem of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, with a focus on national and international laws, case law, and implications of trafficking on U.S. and international foreign policy."

Protein Society

"Exploring New Frontiers in Biology and Technology."

Psi Beta Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges
http://psibeta.org/
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Psychiatric Society for Informatics

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Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
http://www.psyeta.org/
"Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of scientists, mental health providers, and other professionals and activists working to change the way individuals and society as a whole treat nonhuman animals."

Psychologists Help
http://www.psychologistshelp.org/
From Division 42 of the American Psychological Association. "Psychologistshelp is a special site designed to provide you with helpful articles and materials that will help you deal with life issues."

Psychologists in Independent Practice
http://www.division42.org/
Division 42 of the American Psychological Association.

Psychologists in Long-Term Care
http://www.wvu.edu/~pltc/

Psychologists in Public Service
http://www.apa.org/divisions/div18/
Division 18 of the American Psychological Association. "Division 18 - Psychologists in Public Service, is committed to improving the psychological condition of persons served by public sector agencies. Our diverse membership includes psychologists in academic settings, community mental health centers, state hospitals, correctional facilities, police and public safety agencies, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and other publicly-funded organizations committed to public welfare. Particular interests include advocacy, access to service, education and training, public policy formulation, research and program evaluation, and prevention efforts. Recent efforts include addressing issues related to suicide and violence prevention,homelessness, serious mental illness, trauma, prescriptive authority, and hospital practice."

Psychology of Religion
http://www.apa.org/divisions/div36/
Division 36 of the American Psychological Association. Division 36 "Promotes the application of psychological research methods and interpretive frameworks to diverse forms of religion and spirituality; encourages the incorporation of the results of such work into clinical and other applied settings; and fosters constructive dialogue and interchange between psychological study and practice, on the one hand, and religious perspectives and institutions on the other. The division is strictly nonsectarian and welcomes the participation of all persons without regard to personal faith who view religion as a significant factor in human functioning."

Psychonomic Society
http://www.psychonomic.org/
"The Psychonomic Society promotes the communication of scientific research in psychology and allied sciences. Its members are qualified to conduct and supervise scientific research, must hold the PhD degree or equivalent, and must have published significant research other than the doctoral dissertation. Society membership, including associate members, is now around 2,500."

Public Agenda Online
http://www.publicagenda.org/
"Public Agenda's two-fold mission is to help: American leaders better understand the public's point of view; Citizens know more about critical policy issues so they can make thoughtful, informed decisions."

Public Citizen
http://www.citizen.org/
"Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts."

Public Education Network
http://www.publiceducation.org/
PEN's mission is "To build public demand and mobilize resources for quality public education for all children through a national constituency of local education funds and individuals."

Public Health Advocacy Institute
http://www.phaionline.org/
"The Public Health Advocacy Institute is an interdisciplinary project created to: promote awareness pertaining to public health issues; provide research and education pertaining to public health, public health law, and the public health implications of legal decisions; advocate for public awareness and understanding of the impact of legal decisions upon public health and the importance of public health to law."

Public Health Program Office

"PHPPO strives to attain its vision through a focus on the public health system. We focus on four elements essential to an effective, vibrant and strong community public health presence: the public health workforce, organizational effectiveness, the scientific capacity of public health laboratories, and the systems that manage public health information and knowledge."

Public Health Service

"One of the largest federal agencies, the Department of Health and Human Services is the principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. Comprising 12 operating divisions, HHS' responsibilities include public health, biomedical research, Medicare and Medicaid, welfare, social services, and more."

Public-Policy.org
http://www.public-policy.org/
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Public/Private Ventures
http://www.ppv.org/
"Public/Private Ventures is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the effectiveness of social policies, programs and community initiatives, especially as they affect youth and young adults. In carrying out this mission, P/PV works with philanthropies, the public and business sectors, and nonprofit organizations."

Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research

"Since its founding in 1974, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) has been committed to the advancement of strong research programs and to the consistent application of ethical precepts in both medicine and research."

The Public Voice
http://www.thepublicvoice.org/
"The Public Voice project was established in 1996 by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) to promote public participation in decisions concerning the future of the Internet. The Public Voice has purused issues ranging from privacy and freedom of expression to consumer protection and Internet governance."

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