The National Organizatoin for Marriage may be new to most people, but obviously they are looking to change that. The name pretty much says it all but it is important to know exactly what any well funded non-profit group is about. This excerpt comes from the NOM Website and is a description of what they are involved with. If you are simpathetic to their stance, I am sure they would appreciate donations, and there is a link on the page referenced. If you do not agree with their stance, find a pro same sex marriage site (there are many) and consider donating the same as you would consider it on the NOM site. In other words, this is not a push either way, just consider being active if you want. Here is the excerpt from the www.nationformarriage.com website. The National Organization for Marriage
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to protect marriage and the faith communities that sustain it.
Founded in 2007 in response to the growing need for an organized opposition to same-sex marriage in state legislatures, NOM serves as a national resource for marriage-related initiatives at the state and local level. For decades, pro-family organizations have educated the public about the importance of marriage and the family, but have lacked the organized, national presence needed to impact state and local politics in a coordinated and sustained fashion. NOM seeks to fill that void, organizing as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, giving it the flexibility to lobby and support marriage initiatives across the nation.
Consistent with its 501(c)(4) nonprofit status, NOM works to develop political messaging, build its national grassroots email database of voters, and provide political intelligence and donor infrastructure on the state level, with a focus on developing new strategies for increasing influence in the Northeast and West Coast, where marriage is most under threat.
NOM Education Fund
The NOM Education Fund represents another aspect of NOM's overall effort to protect marriage, engaged solely in pro-marriage education and research, making information resources available to clergy, scholars, political leaders, and activists across the country. The NOM Education Fund is separately organized as a 501(c)(3) organization and NOM Education Fund donations are tax deductible.
NOM Marriage PAC
Supplementing NOM's educational, lobbying and organizational efforts, the NOM Marriage PAC will raise funds for direct involvement in targeted races of strategic importance across the country.
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