- American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/American_Association_of_Family_and_Consumer_Sciences
- American Consumer Action Network
American Consumer Action Network is a consumer based organization dedicated to bringing information and inspiring action for the American Consumer.
www.americanconsumeractionnetwork.com
- American Council on Science and Health
Consumer education consortium directed and advised by a group of physicians, and funded by foundations, trade associations, corporations, and individuals.
www.acsh.org
- Association for Consumer Research
Advances consumer research and facilitates the exchange of scholarly information among members of academia, industry, and government worldwide.
www.acrweb.org
- Better Business Bureau@
Provides reports on businesses and charities to help consumers and donors make informed decisions, helps resolve consumer complaints, and promotes ethics in business. Browse a list of regional bureaus.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Better_Business_Bureau__BBB_
- British and Irish Ombudsman Association
Free service that exists to deal with complaints from ordinary citizens, about public or private sector services. Specifically for British and Irish citizens.
www.bioa.org.uk
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Non-government, nonprofit association that operates internationally to set standards for products and services through tests, certification, inspection for safety, and performance. Includes EMC and IEC testing.
www.csa.ca
- Center for Study of Responsive Law
Ralph Nader organization that supports and conducts research and educational projects to encourage U.S. institutions to be more aware of the needs of the citizen-consumer.
www.csrl.org
- Consumer Action
English, Chinese, and Spanish language educational publications covering banking, credit, scams, privacy, budgeting, insurance, HMOs, and more.
www.consumer-action.org
- Consumer Alert
Nonprofit consumer group that provides educational materials and information on sound science, risk assessment and the consumer benefits of a market economy.
www.consumeralert.org
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Consumer_Credit_Counseling_Service
- Consumer Federation of America
Provides advocacy and education on consumer-related issues.
www.consumerfed.org
- Consumer Institute of New Zealand
An independent, nonprofit organisation established with the sole aim of getting the consumer a fairer deal.
www.consumer.org.nz
- Consumer Project on Technology
Created by Ralph Nader. Work focuses on intellectual property rights and health care, electronic commerce, and competition policy.
www.cptech.org
- Consumers International
Worldwide federation of consumer organisations strives to protect and promote consumer rights through organisational development, information, research and discussion.
www.consumersinternational.org
- Consumers Union
Nonprofit product testing and information organization. Publisher of Consumer Reports magazine.
www.consumersunion.org
- Consumers' Council of Canada
Advocates working to improve the marketplace.
www.consumerscouncil.com
- DigitalConsumer.org
Advocating a Consumer Technology Bill of Rights that will positively assert a consumer's rights to fair use.
www.digitalconsumer.org
- Essential Information
www.essential.org/EI.html
- Ethical Internet Business Bureau (EIBB)
Promoting, monitoring, and ensuring ethical online business practices.
www.eibbonline.org
- European Consumer Centre
Offers consumer advice on Irish and European consumer protection and the European Single Market.
www.ecic.ie
- Fed Up With Junk Phone Calls?
Suggestions for action.
users.powernet.co.uk/hack/junk/calls.html
- Grahak Seva.
Consumer disputes compensation forum offering help to raise complaints against business, organization, or individual who victimizes their customers.
www.grahakseva.com
- Insurance Information Institute
Information, analysis and referrals on auto, home, and business insurance.
www.iii.org
- Miami Valley Fair Housing Center
Seeks to eliminate housing discrimination against all persons because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, or any other characteristic protected under state or local laws.
www.mvfairhousing.com
- National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA)
For government consumer protection agency administrators.
www.nacaanet.org
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/National_Association_of_Insurance_Commissioners__NAIC_
- National Consumers League (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/National_Consumers_League
- National Federation of the Blind
National consumer and advocacy organization providing public education about blindness. Offers literature, scholarships, referrals, and more.
www.nfb.org
- No Cards Shoppers
Offers information opposing supermarket "frequent" shopper cards.
www.amadorbooks.com/nocards.htm
- Obligation, Inc.
Information on Channel One, explicit-content music, TV ratings, education, school boards, and children's programming.
www.obligation.org
- Ombudsman Ontario
Free, independent investigation of public complaints about Ontario provincial government.
www.ombudsman.on.ca
- Public Citizen (4)
Learn about Public Citizen, the nongovernmental organization engaged in consumer advocacy and political lobbying through sites featuring its activities in the fields of energy policy, trade policy, finance reforms, consumer protection, medical malpractice, and public health. Also find sites for its founder Ralph Nader.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Public_Citizen
- Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)
Provides legal and research services on behalf of consumer interests concerning the provision of public services, especially telecommunications, broadcasting, energy, and banking, and with regard to privacy and competition.
www.piac.ca
- Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG) (22)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Public_Interest_Research_Groups__PIRG_
- RV Consumer Group
Concerned with RV safety. Includes ratings, manufacturers, and encyclopedia, and more.
www.rv.org
- RxPulse
Prescription drug consumer research panel for members of Shoppers' Hotline.
www.rxpulse.com
- Sprawl-Busters
Consulting advice on how to fight big box retailers from building in your town, from a man who successfully kept Wal-Mart from building in his town.
www.sprawl-busters.com
- Swedish Co-operative Development and Research Institute
Strengthens and develops the position of consumer co-ops in the Swedish economy and society in general.
www.koopi.se
- Taxpayers for Common Sense
Independent watchdog committed to cutting wasteful government spending, subsidies, and tax breaks. Site includes a scorecard rating Congress on taxpayer issues.
www.taxpayer.net
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission Office of Consumer Protection
Providing information on a variety of consumer topics.
www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
- uGetHeard.com
Service offers to file consumer complaints and send to companies for free.
www.ugetheard.com
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