Saginaw Valley Bead Society
- A non-profit organization. Members meet to share, swap and create artwork using beads. Offers information about classes, area shops, and the club itself. Saginaw, Michigan.
- http://www.saginawvalleybeadsociety.org/

Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild
- Featured artist information, member galleries, calendar of events, and bead-related links from this southeast Michigan-based guild.
- http://www.greatlakesbeadworkersguild.org/

South Jersey Bead Society
- A non-profit informal society of individuals interested in sharing information and techniques in the art and delight of beading.
- http://www.southjerseybeadsociety.org/

National Bead Society
- Dedicated to the academic study of beads and dissemination of bead information. Site includes bead classification, articles, and calendar of events.
- http://www.nationalbeadsociety.com/

Upper Midwest Bead Society
- Meets in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Membership information and meeting schedule, calendar of events and classes, links to member sites and bead societies.
- http://umbeads.tripod.com/

Portland Bead Society
- Based in Portland, Oregon. Welcomes all who love beads and bead-related arts. They have world renowned speakers at monthly meetings, and a yearly Bead Bazaar.
- http://www.beadport.com/

Austin Bead Society
- Society in Texas has membership information, printable application and calendar of events online.
- http://www.austinbeadsociety.org/

Bead Society of Greater Chicago
- Offers events, workshops, lectures, meetings, and member pages.
- http://www.bsgc.org/

Rocky Mountain Bead Society
- What's happening with BEADS in the Denver/Metro area!
- http://rockybeads.org/

Bead Society of Greater New York
- Offering bead workshops, newsletters, monthly meetings, and special events.
- http://nybead.org/