- American Planning Association
- APA home page. Includes information on the American Institute of Certified Planners.
- American Society for Public Administration
- Information on the Association including links to chapters and sections.
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Services of the Association and other related information.
International City/County Management Association- Professional and educational organization representing appointed
managers and administrators in local governments throughout the world- International Public Management Association for Human Resources
- For public personnel professionals.
- National Academy of Public Administration
Home page of this Congressionally-chartered but independent, non-partisan- organization providing practical assistance to federal, state, and local
- governments.
- National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
- Information about the Association and its affiliated schools and programs.
- National Association of State Budget Officers
- Information on NASBO and related links.
- National Center for Policy Analysis
- Non-profit research institute seeking private sector solutions to public policy
- problems.
- National League of Cities
- Provides a wide range of programs and services to strengthen the ability of city
- officials to serve their communities.
- Rand
- Seeks to improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. The
- first organization to be called a "Think Tank."
- Rural Policy Research Institute
- Conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist
- policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs.
- Urban Institute
- Nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization.


