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Alliance for National Renewal a coalition of over 200 national and local organizations dedicated to the principles of community renewal.

Center for Civil Society Studies of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies seeks to encourage the development and effective operation of nonprofit, philanthropic, or "civil society" organizations. The Center carries out its work through a combination of research, training, and information-sharing both in the United States and throughout the world.

Civic Practices Network a collaborative and nonpartisan projectbringing together a diverse array of organizations and perspectives within the new citizenship movement.

The Communitarian Network is a coalition of individuals and organizations who have come together to shore up the moral, social, and political environment. We are a nonsectarian, nonpartisan, international association.

PEW Partnership for Civic Change a civic research organization whose mission is to identify and document promising solutions crucial to strong communities.