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  2. Special interest group - Wikipedia

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    A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences.

  3. Advocacy group - Wikipedia

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    Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. [1] They play an important role in the development of political and social systems. [2]

  4. List of healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States

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    Healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States are non-profit organizations in the US who have as one of their primary goals healthcare reform in the United States. These notable organizations address issues such as universal healthcare , national health insurance , and single-payer healthcare .

  5. Abortion, democracy, special interests: How groups are ... - AOL

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    The anti-abortion group Protect Women Ohio said it has so far invested $3 million in the Aug. 8 election. Those ads promote claims that the proposed abortion amendment could allow children to get ...

  6. Inside the web of special interest groups pushing for ... - AOL

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    With final votes upcoming, Tennessee lawmakers are facing mounting pressure from billionaire-backed special interest groups that have poured tens of thousands of dollars into paving the way for ...

  7. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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    Infinite Ability – a special interest group within the Medical Humanities Group of University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. [2] International Association of Accessibility Professionals; International Blind Sports Federation; International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) International Ventilator Users Network

  8. Classification of advocacy groups - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes referred to as "protectionist groups", "private interest groups" or simply "interest groups". [1] Such groups are normally exclusive, as their membership is usually restricted to the section of society whose interests they represent: for example the British Medical Association (as those seeking to join the BMA must be medical practitioners or students training to enter the profession ...

  9. List of anti-abortion organizations in the United States

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    Eagle Forum, a conservative interest group that uses grassroots techniques to promote conservative women's and family issues in public policy. Elliot Institute , an advocacy group founded by electrical engineer and anti-abortion activist David Reardon, which studies "the effects of eugenics, abortion, population control, and sexual attitudes ...