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Using Blogs for Public Affairs: Association Examples

AARP:
http://blog.aarp.org/shaarpsession/

Description: Blogs that examines all aspects of AARP, including policy issues dealing with health care and Social Security.

Contributors: Mainly contributors to AARP the Magazine.

American Academy of Family Physicians: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/fpm/blogs.html

Description: Blog that deals with key issues including some policy that affects family physicians.

Contributors: Editors of FPM

American Farm Bureau Federation:
http://www.fb.org/blog/

Description: Blog that deals with issues that affect farmers, and has a large section on policy.

Contributors: Multiple

American Gas Association:
http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/

Description: Blog that is dedicated to the natural gas industry and the policy issues that arise.

Contributors: Multiple

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants:
http://blog.ifrs.com/

Description:  Blog that deals with United States and International policies that affect the AICPA.

Contributors: Fred Gill and Paul Parks

American Petroleum Institute:
http://blog.energytomorrow.org/

Description: Blog that examines policy in the energy industry.

Contributors: Jack Gerard and Jane Van Ryan

American Physical Therapy Association:
http://movingforwardapta.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog that looks at all aspects of the profession including health care reform and other measures.

Contributors: R Scott Ward


American Psychiatric Association: http://communities.psych.org/blogs/dgr_blog/archive/2009/02/06/health-care-reform.aspx

Description: Blog that deals with everything that the American Psychiatric Association is doing, including health care policy.

Contributors: Multiple

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.:
http://thetruthaboutefca.com/

Description: Blog launched exclusively dealing the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).

Contributors: Geoffrey Burr, Brewster Bevis, Kristen Swearingen, Chris Singerling, Ben Brubeck

Association of Fundraising Professionals:
http://afprc4.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog that deals with many different aspects of government affairs in the area of fundraising, and includes links to other issues the Association of Fundraising Professionals has.

BizCentral:
http://www.bizcentral.org/

Description: Site where multiple associations' blogs can be found. Most notably the American Trucking Association, which is written by Brad Stotler, Brandon Borgna, and Clayton Boyce.

Consumer Electronics Association:
http://www.ce.org/AboutCEA/CEAInitiatives/3603_5506.asp

Description: Blog that promotes the consumer electronic industry, and deals with policy issues as they arise.

Contributors: Multiple

CTIA - The Wireless Association:
http://www.ctia.org/blog/

Description: Blog that tells what the organization is doing, including many posts on public policy issues.

Contributors: Multiple

Detroit Regional Chamber:
http://vote4biz.detroitchamber.com/

Description: Blog that informs readers on the actions of the Chamber, as well as public policy that affects the Chamber.


National Association of Manufacturers: http://www.shopfloor.org/

Description: Blog that examines all aspects that would affect manufactures, including a great deal about public policy.

Contributors: Mostly Carter Wood

National Association of Realtors: http://twitter.com/RealtorAction

Description: Mircoblog from Twitter with links to various article dealing with policies affecting the organization.

Nuclear Energy Institute: http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog that examines all aspects of the Nuclear Energy Institute, including major policy and corporate social responsibility topics.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: http://www.chamberpost.com/

Description: Blog that deals with all public policy concerns and issues of the Chamber of Commerce.

Contributors: Multiple