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Select Trade/Professional Associations
American Booksellers Association. Founded in 1900, ABA is a not-for-profit organization devoted to meeting the need of its members of independently owned bookstores nationwide. (800.637.0037) www.bookweb.org
American Electronics Association (AeA). The nation’s largest high-tech trade association, AeA represents more than 3,000 companies with 1.8 million employees. (800.284.4232) www.aeanet.org
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). Supports more than 15,000 design professionals through more than 40 local chapters and 80 student groups nationwide. AIGA offers access to health insurance options to members in many states, including California. Call TEIGIT, AIGA’s insurance provider, at 800.886.7504. Dental plans are also available. www.teigit.com
Artists’ Health Insurance Resource Center. Sponsored by the Manhattan-based Actors’ Fund of America, this site describes health insurance coverage choices and regulations in every state and provides links to artists’ groups offering health insurance plans as well as other public and private health care resources. www.actorsfund.org/ahirc/
Bar Association of San Francisco. Founded in 1872, this group represents more than 9,900 prospective, current, and retired lawyers in the San Francisco Bay Area. (415.982.1600 or 800.862.4243) www.sfbar.org
California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH). Represents more than 500 members that are direct providers of health and supportive services and products in the home. (916.641.5795) www.cahsah.org
California Association of Mortgage Brokers (CAMB). Represents more than 1,800 mortgage brokers and affiliated service providers across California. The association provides education, legislative and regulatory representation, and public relations for its membership and the mortgage industry, while serving as a forum for the development of common business interests. (916.448.8236) www.cambweb.org
California Association of Realtors (CAR). A trade association representing more than 105,000 realtors statewide. (213.739.8265) www.car.org
California Building Industry Association (CBIA). This is a statewide trade association representing nearly 6,000 businesses – homebuilders, remodelers, subcontractors, architects, engineers, designers, and other industry professionals. (916.443.7933 ext.336) www.cbia.org
California Grain and Feed Association (CGFA). A nonprofit agricultural trade association, which has served the grain and feed industry since 1924. (916.441.2272) www.cgfa.org
California Grocers Association. Represents more than 500 retail members operating more than 6,000 food stores in California and Nevada, and approximately 300 grocery supplier companies. (916.448.3545) www.cagrocers.com
California Hotel & Lodging Association. With more than 1,550 members representing more than 182,000 guestrooms, this is the largest and most influential state lodging trade association in the world. (916.444.5780 or ASAIB-800.420.4678) www.asaib.com
California Medical Association (CMA). This group represents more than 34,000 physicians and is dedicated to promoting and protecting the science and art of medicine, the care and well being of patients, and to improving access to health care for all Californians. (888.233.2937) www.cmanet.org
California Restaurant Association. This is the oldest restaurant trade association in the United States representing more than 20,000 foodservice businesses statewide. (800.765.4842) www.calrest.org
CAN Insurance Services (CIS). This wholly owned subsidiary of the California Association of Nonprofits has provided insurance and employee benefit solutions and resources to California nonprofits for more than 20 years. Their mission is to provide quality insurance products, excellent customer service, and insurance education to the California nonprofit sector. (888.427.5222) www.caninsurance.com
Graphics Artists Guild. A national union of illustrators, designers, Web creators, production artists, surface designers, writers, editors, multimedia, broadcast, marketing, and other creatives. www.gag.org/benefits/insur.php
National Small Business United (NSBU). This is a volunteer-directed association, the primary mission of which is to advocate state and federal policies, which are beneficial to small business, the state, and the nation; and to promote the growth of free enterprise. (NSBA: 800.345.6728 or Mutual of Omaha: 800.223.6927) http://www.mutualofomaha.com/nsba/
National Writer’s Union (NWU). Represents more than 6,500 members in 17 local chapters nationwide. NWU is the trade union for freelance writers of all genres who work for American publishers or employers. www.unionwriters.org
Painting & Decorating Contractors Association/California Council. Represents anyone with a C-33 license; covers anyone who’s applying coating to a surface. "Painter’s Advantage" (888.812.7322) http://www.pdca.org/ccpdca/main.htm
Printing Industries Association of Southern California (PIASC). This is the trade association for the graphic arts community in Southern California. It was founded in 1935 and today is the largest graphic arts trade association in the nation. (323.728.9500 ext. 242) www.piasc.org
Printing Industries of Northern California (PINC). A nonprofit trade association that serves several industry segments in Northern California, primarily the print production and print buying segments. (800.659.3363) www.pinc.org
Western Growers Association (WGA). Founded in 1926 to provide growers of fresh produce in California and Arizona with support programs that could not be generated by any single grower alone. (949.863.1000 or 800.333.4WGA) www.wga.com
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