National Abortion Federation

Founded in 1920, the American Society of Association Executives is a nonprofit professional organization for executive directors and vice presidents of professional societies in the United States. It has more than 22,000 association chief executive officers, staff professionals, industry partners and consultant members. The association serves approximately 10,000 organizations that represent over 285 million people. The American Society of Association Executives sponsors the Certified Association Executive professional certification program. It publishes Associations Now Magazine and the Journal of Association Leadership, which provide more than 1,000 Web-based tools and resources along with The Center for Association Leadership.

Food Marketing Institute is a representative of one of the largest business categories in the world. The company provides its retailers and wholesalers with a forum to work effectively with the government, suppliers, employees, customers and their communities. To ensure an economically healthy, competitive and vigorous food industry, it promotes the principles of free enterprise and programs its energies in five primary areas: research, education, public information, government relations and industry relations. These services are geared to provide leadership and support for the role of grocery retailers and wholesalers as purchasing agents for consumers. Food Marketing Institute, which supports a membership of more than 25,000 retail food stores with a combined annual sales volume of more than $340 billion, is based in Washington, D.C.