The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices develops innovative solutions to today's most pressing public policy challenges and is the only research and development firm that directly serves the nation’s governors. The NGA Center evaluates public policy innovations and ensures that all governors are aware of these advances. The NGA Center also uses comprehensive information on best practices, on-site problem analysis, trusted advice from colleagues across the country, and in-house policy experts... 

http://www.nga.org/

The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the nation’s 3,066 counties. NACo advances issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public's understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research, and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money... 

http://www.naco.org/

Created in 1889 on the initiative of two parliamentarians and men of peace, William Randal Cremer (United Kingdom) and Frédéric Passy (France), the Inter-Parliamentary Union was the first permanent forum for political multilateral negotiations. The IPU has transformed itself from an association of individual parliamentarians into the international organization of the Parliaments of sovereign States. It is a centre for dialogue and parliamentary diplomacy among legislators representing every political system and all the main political leanings in the world constituting a unique platform for observing political opinions and trends around the world... 

http://www.ipu.org/

Over the past 108 years, NAMM (the National Association of Music Merchants) has proudly represented the industry that brings the gift of music into people's lives. NAMM is the not-for-profit trade association that unifies, leads and strengthens the $17 billion global musical instruments and products industry. NAMM's trade shows, activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages... 

http://www.namm.org/

Facility management is a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology. Within the site are forums, articles, job listings, and directories associated with the industry... 

http://www.ifma.org/