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The Independent Institute is a nonpartisan public policy think tank that seeks to advance peaceful, free societies through its research and publications. The Independent Institute has seven educational centers that conduct research and present findings as public policy solutions for a wide range of social and economic issues.
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The American Independent Institute, formerly the Center for Independent Media, is a fund for left-wing journalists to conduct deep reporting projects on the “nexus of conservative power in Washington.”
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Independent Media Institute is an advocacy organization that uses journalism and related media disciplines to promote left-of-center messaging and policies. 1 It is best known for its creation and management of the AlterNet journalism
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Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI) is a left-of-center postsecondary education policy advocacy organization that targets policymakers, leaders, and influential thinkers. 1
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The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) is an arts-funding nonprofit based in New York City with 16 funds that provide grants to filmmakers. 1 TFI is best known for creating the Tribeca Film Festival, which
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Public Interest Institute (PII) was an independent nonprofit organization that supported Iowa Wesleyan University and the Tax Education Foundation. PII provided instructors and library publications to Iowa Wesleyan University and provided research and publications on government spending and taxation to the Tax Education Foundation to promote free enterprise.
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The National Crime Victim Law Institute headquartered in Portland, Oregon, promotes the assertion, protection, and enforcement of crime victims’ legal rights in United States criminal and civil proceedings. It focuses on left-of-center legal advocacy, education, and public policy.
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The Advocacy Institute (AI) is a left-of-center organization that provides training courses and consulting programs for movements seeking legislative change within the state of New York. Initially created in 2013, Advocacy Institute’s website claims that the organization works to “level the playing field for Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC)
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Institute for Liberty (IFL) is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that was founded in 2005 and initially focused on issues related to technology and national security policy. IFL has aimed to protect and support American small businesses by stopping regulatory expansion, advocating for tax initiatives, and defending the rights of
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The Kinsey Institute is a controversial research institution that studies human sexuality and sexual behavior. Located at Indiana University, the Institute pushes broadly left-of-center and socially liberal views on sexuality and gender identity. The Institute was founded by and is named after sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, whose work has garnered
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Evidence for Healthcare Improvement, operating under the trade name Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), is a nonprofit organization that publishes reports outlining what it considers fair costs of newly approved drugs and uses the reports to advocate for price controls. ICER was founded by Steven D. Pearson to
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The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is an independent organization that advocates for the usage and oversight of natural resources in order to support sustainable communities worldwide. 1
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The Somist Institute is an organization based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, that promotes the collectivist social philosophy of its founder and president, Carmine Gorga, that it calls “Somism.” Background The Somist Institute is an organization based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The organization’s website claims that Carmine Gorga coined the term “Somism” in
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Institute for Political Innovation Inc. (IPI) is a voter advocacy organization that promotes the implementation of ranked choice voting, the elimination of party-primary nomination elections, and the establishment of the Legislative Machinery Innovation Commission that would overhaul the current design of the legislative branch of the United States.
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The Youth Organizing Institute is a left-of-center activist training program located in new York City that works to train activists to assist its parent organization New York Civic Engagement Table and its partner organizations.
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The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (also known as Latina Institute) is an advocacy group that supports abortion and health care policies that make it easier for women to have abortions.
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The Arab Studies Institute (ASI), formally organized as ASI-KP, is 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that studies and publishes research on the Arab world. 1
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The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) is a nonprofit Christian think tank that seeks to protect religious freedom and advance public policy that supports biblical and historical Christian teachings. IRD concerns itself with issues that include marriage, religious liberty (both domestic and abroad), sexuality, immigration, and the environment.
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Institute for Responsive Government (IRG) is a policy think tank that purports to seek to improve government effectiveness and correct bureaucratic inefficiency. It is a fiscally-sponsored project of New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit managed by consulting company Arabella Advisors that makes grants to left-of-center organizations.
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The Culturally Responsive School Leadership Institute is a critical race theory-aligned consulting organization that specializes in providing consulting services and training programs to educational professionals. The firm’s “sister company” is Adjusted Equity Solutions, which specializes in conducting “equity audits” of schools. Background The Culturally Responsive School Leadership Institute is a