Political Organizations

• Black Women Organized for Political Action
  www.bwopa.org
  BWOPA's purpose is to activate, motivate, promote, support, and educate African-American women about the political process, encourage involvement, and to affirm our commitment to, and solving of, those problems affecting the African-American community.

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
  www.dccc.org
  Committed to electing Democrats to the House of Representatives.

• Democratic National Committee
  www.democrats.org
  Plans the Party's quadrennial presidential nominating convention.

• Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  www.dscc.org
  Committed to electing Democrats to the United States Senate.

• EMILY's List
  www.emilyslist.org
  The nation's largest grassroots political network, raising campaign contributions for Democratic, pro-choice, female candidates running for the House, the Senate and governor.

• Hispanas Organized for Political Equity
  www.latinas.org
  A nonprofit, nonpartisan, organization committed to ensuring political and economic parity for Latinas through leadership, advocacy, and education.

• League of Women Voters of the United States
  www.lwv.org
  Encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government; works to increase understanding of major public policy issues.

• National Federation of Republican Women/ California Federation of Republican Women
  www.nfrw.org
  Provides an avenue of political involvement for women who share the Republican philosophy.

• National Foundation for Women Legislators
  www.womenlegislators.org
  Provides strategic resources for women to be effective legislators and to develop leadership skills.

• National Republican Congressional Committee
  www.nrcc.org
  Devoted to increasing the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• National Republican Senatorial Committee
  www.nrsc.org
  Ensures that Republican candidates are elected to the United States Senate.

• National Women's Political Caucus
  www.nwpc.org
  Dedicated to training and supporting pro-choice women candidates for elected and appointed office at all levels of government, regardless of party affiliation.

• Republican National Committee
  www.rnc.org
  The Republican National Committee plans the Party's presidential nominating convention.

• WISH List
  www.thewishlist.org
  WISH is committed to identifying, training, supporting and electing Republican women to federal office.

• Woman's National Democratic Club
  www.democraticwoman.org
  Provides a forum to further the participation of women in the political process.

• Women's Campaign Fund
  www.wcfonline.org
  Provides women from all political parties with the resources they need to win political office.

State Organizations

• California School Boards Association
  www.csba.org
  The California School Boards Association is a collaborative group of virtually all of the state's more than 1,000 school districts and county offices of education. It brings together school governing boards and their districts and county offices on behalf of California's children.

• California State Association of Counties
  csac.counties.org
  The primary purpose of CSAC is to represent county government before the California Legislature, administrative agencies and the federal government.

• California Women's Leadership Association
  www.cwla.us
  CWLA is a partisan organization committed to bring together influential women to effect positive change in our community and government through education as well as advocacy and to identify and assist women with opportunities for involvement in significant decision making opportunities and positions.

• California Women Lead (CEWAER)
  www.cewaer.org

• Commission on the Status of Women
  www.women.ca.gov
  The California Commission on the Status of Women is a nonpartisan state agency that works in a culturally inclusive manner to promote equality and justice for all women and girls by advocating on their behalf.

• Leadership Texas
  www.leadershiptexas.org

• League of California Cities
  www.cacities.org
  The League of California Cities is an association of California city officials who work together to enhance their knowledge and skills, exchange information, and combine resources so that they may influence policy decisions that affect cities.

• Los Angeles African-American Women's Public Policy Institute (LAAAWPPI)
  www.laaawppi.com

• The Women's Foundation of California
  www.womensfoundca.org