How can I obtain a list of US Associations?

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 23 Sep 2002 10:02 PDT

What category of associations do you need? There are probably hundreds
of thousands of different kinds of associations in the United States.

Hi! Thanks for the question.

You could get listings of US Based Associations in different ways,
either fee based or for free. The advantages of mailing lists are that
they are more comprehensive and up to date than free ones. Of course
the disadvantage is that you would have to pay more.

One way is to subscribe or buy mailing lists of different associations
or organizations in the US. Here are some mailing lists providers that
cater to your needs:

Associations Yellow Book 
http://www.leadershipdirectories.com/ayb.htm 

Encyclopedia of Associations from Gale Catalog
http://www.gale.com/servlet/BrowseSeriesServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=EA1&edition=

Associations Unlimited CD-ROM also from Gale (includes international
organizations)
http://www.gale.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=AUMOD1&type=4&id=113687

There are different websites which has list of US based Associations
websites for free. I will connect you to the directories which provide
the links so that you could contact from their individual website.

Infoplease US Associations list ( A partial list taken from the
Encyclopedia of Associations)
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004878.html 

Education related Associations List from the US Department of
Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/associations.jsp 

US Accounting Associations
http://www.taxsites.com/associations2.html

US Bar Associations
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Law/Organizations/Bar_Associations/

US Political Science Associations
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/organizations/state/ 

Yahoo’s List of US Trade Organizations per state
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=US+Trade++Associations&o=&g=&n=20&h=C&r=Regional

Yahoo’s List of Government Related Organizations
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=US+Government+Associations 

Yahoo’s List of Women’s Associations
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=US+Womens+Associations 

Yahoo’s General List of Associations
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Associations 

U.S. Army Vietnam Veterans Associations/Organizations
http://grunt.space.swri.edu/army.htm 

Health Related US Associations
http://www.positivehealth.com/Therapis/usassoc.htm 

Partial directories of US Associations
http://www.1800miti.com/links/page14.html

http://www.newyorkwired.com/sanat'lassns.htm  

U.S. Local Steel Tip Associations (Darts)
http://www.rhadt.com/links/usassoc.html 

Writers Associations
http://www.pwac.ca/resources/orgs-us.htm 

Legal Associations
http://www.findlaw.com/06associations/national.html (National listing)
http://www.findlaw.com/06associations/state.html (State based
listings)

The following websites maybe of interest to you: 

M&C's Top 50 U.S. Associations (lists the top 50 US Associations)
http://www.gale.com/servlet/BrowseSeriesServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=EA1&edition=

Association Central (A Portal for Associations)
http://www.associationcentral.com/ 

Search terms used: 
US Associations “Mailing lists”

I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
answer, please ask for a clarification if you have a question or if
you would need further information.

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Easterangel-ga