Maryland Association of Community Colleges

NEMA is the professional association of and for emergency management directors from all 50 states, eight territories, and the District of Columbia. NEMA provides national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management; serves as a vital emergency management information and assistance resource; and advances continuous improvement in emergency management through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and collaborative policy positions. NEMA is the source of information, support, and expertise for people like you-emergency management professionals at all levels of government and the private sector who prepare for, mitigate, respond to, recover from, and provide products and services for all emergencies, disasters, and threats to the nation's security.

The Appraisal Institute is a leading professional organization dedicated to supporting appraisal and valuation professionals through education, advocacy, and resources. With a focus on enhancing industry standards and practices, the Institute provides various services including a directory of appraisers, educational courses, and opportunities for professional involvement. Generated from the website

Family Research Council, founded in 1983, is a nonprofit educational institution. Family Research Council offers to promote marriage and family as the foundation of a civilization. The council's Center for Marriage and Family Studies offers information about the inter-related aspects of family Studies, culture studies and legal studies. The center issues policy papers, publications, sponsors lectures and publishes the monthly email newsletter "CultureFacts." It provides information on a full line of family issues, such as baby care, child abuse, covenant marriage, crime, day care, divorce, domestic violence, gambling, substance abuse and youth violence. Family Research Council encourages public discourse and policies that influences a culture of life. Its Center for Human Life and Bioethics contributes to public and academic discourse on life issues through speaking and media engagements. Family Research Council is located in Washington D.C.