Type: Cause-Based Groups- Some groups promote a broad cause, rather than the interest of a certain group of people or businesses. Such causes may include edcation, a particular field of research, and cultural goals. The National Association for the Advancement of Science promotes scientific research and funding for scientific endeavors. Like professional interest groups, such organizations often hold meetings and publich journals about their topics of concern. These organizations' political goals involve gaining funding for a project and influencing government regulation of the field in which they are interested.