Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis

TO ADVANCE A VISION OF SOCIETY WHERE ALL SYSTEMATIC ROOTS OF INEQUITIES IN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, WHERE POWER AND RESOURCES ARE HELD AND ALLOCATED BY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MOST MARGINALIZED, WHERE ALL CULTURES ARE APPRECIATED AND WHOLENESS, RATHER THAN SCARCITY, IS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE.

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew Research Center generates a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and supports sound decision-making. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions.

ORGANIZED TO DEVELOP AN INSTITUTE TO RESEARCH, EDUCATE, TRAIN AND DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN APPLYING RESEARCH FINDINGS TO PUBLIC POLICY MEASURES AND SOCIAL CHANGE INITIATIVES.

Social Science / Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis

COMMON SENSE INSTITUTE (CSI) IS A NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE ECONOMY. AS A LEADING VOICE FOR FREE ENTERPRISE, CSI'S MISSION IS TO EXAMINE THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF POLICIES AND EDUCATE VOTERS ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES.

THE MISSION OF NORDP IS TO ADVANCE THE GLOBAL CAPACITY FOR AND IMPACT OF RESEARCH BY STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE AND PROFESSION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT.

THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT AT COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA BY PROVIDING SPECIAL PROGRAMS, GRANTS AND PROJECTS THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS PROVIDE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT BY FOSTERING RESEARCH AND INVENTIONS.

Works to enable floating societies which will allow the next generation of pioneers to test new ideas for government

EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION

TO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS THAT WILL BE USED TO EDUCATE MICHIGAN'S CITIZENS ON ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH CARE, LAND USE ISSUES, AND TO PROMOTE THE FREE MARKET ECONOMY, CIVIC BETTERMENT, SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND DEMOCRACY IN MICHIGAN.