Organization:Umbrella organization

Short description: Group of industry-specific institutions

An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and often identities to the smaller organizations. In this kind of arrangement, it is sometimes responsible, to some degree, for the groups under its care.

Examples

• AFL–CIO and other national trade union centers
• DD172
• Department of Public Safety
• European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy
• European Music Council
• European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF)
• Federation of Poles in Great Britain
• Federation of Student Islamic Societies
• Independent Sector
• National Retail Federation
• National Wrestling Alliance
• Open Source Geospatial Foundation
• Software in the Public Interest
• UEFA
• Ulster Defence Association
• United Way
• Yamaguchi-gumi
• National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia

Asia

Bangladesh

• Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh

Europe

Russia

• The former KGB

United Kingdom

• UK BIM Alliance
• Transport for London
• Maritime UK

North America

• Canadian GeoAlliance
• Canadian Hockey League
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Jewish Federations of North America
• Metropolitan Toronto School Board and its six boards
• United Fund for the Arts and Humanities
• United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

Global

• International Co-operative Alliance
• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
• Girls on the Run

See also

• Big tent
• Federation
• Supraorganization
• Umbrella brand
• Umbrella company
• Umbrella fund
• Umbrella school
• Umbrella term