Social Work Policy Course Guide: Educational Institutes and Government Assns.

NCSL, founded in 1975, represents the legislatures in the states, territories and commonwealths of the U.S. Its mission is to advance the effectiveness, independence and integrity of legislatures and to foster interstate cooperation and facilitate the exchange of information among legislatures.

The NGA identifies priority issues and deals with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels. Their research arm, NGA Solutions, helps in developing and implementing solutions to public policy challenges.

IRP is a nonpartisan research institution dedicated to producing and disseminating rigorous evidence to inform policies and programs to combat poverty, inequality, and their effects in the United States.

The CPC’s goals are to improve links between the policy and research communities to inform public policies that reduce poverty and inequality and their effects in the United States; to facilitate and support poverty-related research; and to widely disseminate research findings.

The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute. Their mission states "We work to craft and advance reforms that will make American democracy work, for all."

The Social Justice Institute examines the root causes of social injustice and develops solutions by supporting creative research, scholarship, and pedagogy.

The Nancy A. Humphreys Institute works to increase the political participation and power of social workers and the communities they serve so public policy reflects our profession’s values and commitment to social justice.