Comunity Benchmarks Program, part of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University






Helpful Organizations and Their Websites

The following is a list of helpful organizations from the book Does Your Government Measure Up? The organizations are alphabetized for your convenience.
 


A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P 
Q R S T U V W X Y Z  

A

Academy for State & Local Government
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 345
Washington, DC 20001
Tel. 202 434-4850
Fax 202 434-4851
www.althing.com/pia

American Planning Association 
122 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603
Tel. 312 431-9100
Fax 312 431-9985
www.planning.org

American Public Health Association
1015 15th Street, NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Tel. 202 789-5600
Fax 202 789-5661
www.apha.org

American Public Human Services Association 
810 1st Street, NE, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002
Tel. 202 682-0100
Fax 202 289-6555
www.aphsa.org

American Public Power Association
2301 M Street, NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20037
Tel. 202 467-2900
Fax 202 467-2910
www.appanet.org

American Public Transit Association
1201 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 2005
Tel. 202 898-4000
Fax 202 898-4049
www.apta.com

American Public Works Association
2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64108-2625
Tel. 816 472-6100
Fax 816 472-1610 
Email: apwa@apwa.net
www.apwa.net

American Society for Public Administration
1120 G Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Tel. 202 393-7878
Fax 202 638-4952
www.aspanet.org

American Water Works Association
6666 West Quincy Avenue
Denver. CO 80235
Tel. 303 347-6135
Fax 303 795-1440
.www.awwa.org

Association for Government Leasing & Financing
1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036-2422
Tel. 202 429-5135
Fax 202 429-5113
www.aglf.org

Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators
750 1st Street, NW, Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20002
Tel. 202 898-0905
Fax 202 898-0929
www.asiwpca.org

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B

Building Officials & Code Administrators, International
4051 West Flossmoor Road
Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795
Tel. 708 799-2300
Fax 708 799-4981
www.bocai.org

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C

Council for Urban Economic Development
1730 K Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. 202 223-4735
Fax 202 223-4745
http://cued.org

The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS)  
1926 Waukegan Rd., Suite 1  
Glenview, IL 60025 
Tel. 847-657-6828  
Fax 847-657-6825 

www.caas.org

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.
10306 Eaton Place 
Fairfax, VA 22030 
Tel. 800-368-3657 
www.calea.org

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G

Government Finance Officers Association
180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel. 312 977-9700
Fax 312 977-4806
www.gfoa.org

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I

Institute of Transportation Engineers
525 School Street, NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20024-2797
www.ite.org

International Association of Assessing Officers
130 East Randolph Street, Suite 850
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel. 312 819-6100
Fax 312 819-6149
www.iaao.org

International Association of Chiefs of Police
515 North Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2357
Tel. 703 836-6767
Fax 703 836-4543
www.theiacp.org

International Association of Fire Chiefs
4025 Fair Ridge Drive
Fairfax, VA 22033-2868
Tel. 703 273-0911
Fax 703 273-9363
www.iafc.org

International Association of Fish & Wildlife
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 544
Washington, DC 20001
Tel. 202 624-7890
Fax 202 624-7891
E-mail: iafwa@sso.org

International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association
2120 L Street, NW, Suite 305
Washington, DC 20037
Tel. 202 659-4620
Fax 202 659-0500
www.ibtta.org

International City/County Management Association
777 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Tel. 202 962-3604
Fax 202 962-3500
www.icma.org

International Downtown Association
910 17th Street, NW, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. 202 293-4505
Fax 202 293-4509
www.ida-downtown.org
E-mail: question@ida-downtown.org

International Institute of Municipal Clerks
1212 North San Dimas Canyon Road
San Dimas, CA 91773
Tel. 909 592-4462
Fax 909 592-1555
E-mail: iimchq@aol.com

International Municipal Lawyers Association
1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
Tel. 202 466-5424
Fax 202 785-0152
www.imla.org
E-mail: info@imla.org

International Personnel Management Association
1617 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel. 703 549-7100
Fax 703 684-0948
www.ipma-hr.org
E-mail: ipma@ipma-hr.org

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National Academy of Public Administration
1120 G Street, NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20005
Tel. 202 347-3190
Fax 202 393-0993
www.napawash.org

National Academy of Public Administration -- Alliance for Redesigning Government
1120 G Street, NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20005
Tel. 202 347-3190
Fax 202 347-3252

National Association of Counties
440 1st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel. 202 942-4201
Fax 202 942-4203
www.naco.org 

National Association of Development Organizations
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 630
Washington, DC 20001
Tel. 202 624-7806
Fax 202 624-8813
E-mail: nado@sso.org

National Association of Government Communicators
526 King Street #423
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel. 703 706-4369
Fax 703 706-9583
www.nagc.com
E-mail: info@nagc.com

National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials
630 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3736
Tel. 202 289-3500
Fax 202 289-8181
www.nahro.org

National Association of Regional Councils
1700 K Street, NW, Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. 202 457-0710
Fax 202 296-9352
http://narc.org/narc

National Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 200
McLean, VA 22102
Tel. 703 506-3275
Fax 703 506-3266
www.natoa.org

National Association of Towns & Townships
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 208
Washington, DC 20001
Tel. 202 624-3550
Fax 202 624-3554
www.natat.org
E-mail: natat@sso.org

National Civic League
1445 Market Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202-1717
Tel. 303 571-4343
Fax 303 571-4343
www.ncl.org
E-mail: ncl@ncl.org

National Community Development Association
5222 1st Street, NW, Suite 120
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. 202 293-7587
Fax 202 887-5546
www.ncdaonline.org
E-mail: ncda@ncdaonline.org

National Conference of States Building Codes & Standards
505 Huntmar Park Drive, #210
Herndon, VA 20170
Tel. 703 437-0100
Fax 703 481-3596
www.ncsbcs.org

National League of Cities
1301 Pennsylvanyia Avenue, NW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20004
Tel. 202 626-3143
Fax 202 626-3043
www.ncl.org

National Public Employer Labor Relations Association
1620 Eye Street, NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. 202 296-2230
Fax 202 293-2352
www.npelra.org

National Recreation & Park Association
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
Tel. 703 858-0784
Fax 703 858-0794
www.nrpa.org
E-mail: info@nrpa.org

National Society for Professional Engineers
1420 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel. 703 694-2800
Fax 703 836-4875
www.nspe.org

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P

Police Executive Research Forum
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 930
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. 202 466-7820
Fax 202 466-7826
www.policeforum.org
E-mail: perf@policeforum.org

Police Foundation
1201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. 202 833-1460
Fax 202 659-9149
www.policefoundation.org
E-mail: pfinfo@policefoundation.org

Public Administration Service
7927 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 100 South
McLean, VA 22102
Tel. 703 734-8970
Fax 703 734-4965
www.pasq.org
E-mail: postmaster@pasq.org

Public Risk Management Association 
1815 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite 1020
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel. 703 528-7701
Fax 703 528-7966

Public Technology, Inc.
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004
Tel. 202 626-2426
Fax 202 626-2498
http://pti.nw.dc.us
E-mail: press@pti.nw.dc.us

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U

The US Conference of Mayors
1620 Eye Street, NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. 202 293-7330
Fax 202 293-2352
www.usmayors.org

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