Resources

Below are lists of organizations that can help with minority inclusion efforts. Each has a link to its Web site to find out more about the organization, including if there is a regional office in your area.

Organizations Representing Minority Groups

• American Indian Heritage Foundation or Indians.org (www.indians.org)

• Asian America Justice Center (www.advancingequality.org)

• Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (www.advancingjustice.org)

• Asian Pacific Islander Organization or APIO (www.apio.org)

• Association of MultiEthnic Americans or AMEA (www.ameasite.org)

• First Nation Development Institute (www.firstnations.org)

• The Leadership Conference (www.civilrights.org)

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or NAACP (www.naacp.org)

• National Congress of American Indians or NCAI (www.ncai.org – serving Native American and Alaskan Natives)

• SER National (Service/Employment/Redevelopment) (www.ser-national.org - focus on serving the Hispanic community)

• Southeast Asia Resource Action Center or SEARAC (www.searac.org)

• Urban League (www.nul.org)

Organizations Representing Women

• American Business Women's Association or ABWA (www.abwa.org)

• Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Foundation (www.bpwfoundation.org)

• National Association of Women Business Owners or NAWBO (www.nawbo.org)

• National Association of Women MBAs or NAWMBA (www.mbawomen.org)

• National Council of Women's Organizations or NCWO) (www.womensorganizations.org)

• National Organization for Women or NOW (www.now.org)

Sport or Education-based Organizations

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance or AAHPERD (www.aahperd.org)

• National Association for Girls and Women in Sport or NAGWS (www.aahperd.org/nagws - part of AAHPERD)

• National Association of Elementary School Principals or NAESP (www.naesp.org)

• National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls (www.napsg.org)

• National Association of Secondary School Principals or NASSP (www.nassp.org)

• National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA (www.ncaa.org)

• National School Board Association or NSBA (www.nsba.org)

• Women's Sports Foundation (www.womenssportsfoundation.org)

Organizations Representing Colleges and Universities affiliated with Minority Groups and Women

• American Indian Higher Education Consortium or AIHEC (www.aihec.org)

• Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Colleges and Universities or APIACU (www.apiacu.org)

• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities or HACU (www.hacu.net)

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs (www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq9511.html, www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu, www.hbcupages.com)

• The Women's College Coalition (www.womenscolleges.org)