Non-Profit/Education

American Association of Community Colleges
1,113 member institutions; promotes community college development, links between communities and higher learning institutions. Operates Bridges to Healthy Communities project in conjunction with U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, promoting education and information programs about AIDS and HIV.
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/

American Counseling Association
12,000 members, the largest association of educational counselors nationwide.
http://www.counseling.org/

American Library Association
The largest professional association of librarians in the country, with over 200,000 members.
http://www.ala.org/

American Medical Student Association
30,000 members; seeks to improve medical education by making it relevant to community needs; aims to create more humanistic physicians.
http://www.amsa.org/

Aspira Association
Grass roots organization working to provide leadership development and educational assistance to Latino communities. Works with over 25,000 Latino youths, has 7 regional groups.
http://www.aspira.org/

Critical Resistance Northeast Regional Conference
NYC Columbia Law School, 116th and Amsterdam, for further information, contact 212-561-0912
http://www.criticalresistance.org/creast

Digital Hollywood Broadband
Conference focuses on new technologies for streaming and wireless media.
http://www.digitalhollywood.com/

Media Smart Youth
Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! is an interactive after-school education program for young people ages 11 to 13. It is designed to help teach them about the complex media world around them, and how it can affect their health--especially in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/msy/msy.htm

NCTE Convention
Join classroom teachers from kindergarten through university, administrators, teacher educators and other education professionals; meet acclaimed authors and speakers; and hear and discuss the latest classroom practices, research, and issues affecting English education.
http://www.ncte.org/convention/2002/index.shtml

National Association for Community Leadership
501 groups are members; promotes existing community leadership programs, helps establish new programs nationwide.
http://www.communityleadership.org/

National Council of La Raza
7,000 members; national umbrella organization working for civil rights and economic opportunities for Hispanics.
http://www.nclr.org/

Nonprofits.org
This site contains links as to where conferences and seminars about nonprofit related issues are listed on the web.
http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/keywords/3a.html

Press Freedom Conference
Runs the annual Project Censored Awards, the "alternative Pulitzer Prize for journalism". Dedicated to protecting First Amendment Rights and freedom of information. Attendees from all sections of the alternative media community, including media activists, publications, and independent radio and TV.
http://www.projectcensored.org/

REACH Youth Development Conference
This workshop for both youth and adults had workshops in 2008 that included Youth-Led Community Change, Using Media, Culture, Art and Technology, Sustaining Youth Development Programs, Youth-Adult Partnerships, and Hot Issues (such as workforce readiness).
http://www.reachyouthprogram.org/node/3446

Rand IMEY Conference
Last year's conference brought together regional analysts, public diplomacy and information operations experts, and the initiators of popular, cutting edge media programs in the region. Most conferences on this subject approach the issue from a Western perspective and discuss the messages “we” want to send and the best ways to transmit them. This conference provided positive messages that are self–generating within the region. This was intended to produce a stronger understanding of audience receptivity, of effective local platforms and of cultural resonance.
http://www.rand.org/international_programs/cmepp/imey/conferences/

Videomaker Trade Conference
Conference is sponsored by Videomaker Magazine. Features hands-on workshops for amateur videomakers with video production experts.
http://www.videomaker.com/

World Savvy
Greater international awareness has always been needed, and recent events have demonstrated that we must all develop a comprehensive understanding of world events. To this end, World Savvy provides educational programs and services with the aim of informing young people about issues such as poverty, conflict and peace building, human rights, and the environment.
http://www.worldsavvy.org

Youth Learn
The YouthLearn website contains a number of resources that can aid educators in the development of youth media projects.
http://www.youthlearn.org/youthmedia/resources/youthlearnlinks.asp

Youth Media Reporter
Youth Media Reporter is the only professional journal that serves educators, practitioners, professionals and academics in the youth media field.
http://www.youthmediareporter.org/about.html

Youth Minds Inspired
Young Minds Inspired, in cooperation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is proud to present a series of annual study guides that will focus on the different branches of the Academy. These teaching guides focus on the art of the many craft areas involved in creating a motion picture. Students will learn about different aspects of film making as they complete the activities in these kits.
http://www.oscars.org/teachersguide/index2.html

Ypulse
Ypulse is an online source of daily news and commentary about generation Y for media and marketing professionals.
http://www.ypulse.com