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A multi-issue national organization, ''Demos combines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change. We publish books, reports, and briefing papers that illuminate critical problems and advance innovative solutions; work at both the national and state level with advocates and policymakers to promote reforms; help to build the capacity and skills of key progressive constituencies; project our values into the media by promoting Demos Fellows and staff in print, broadcast, and Internet venues; and host public events that showcase new ideas and leading progressive voices''. | A multi-issue national organization, ''Demos combines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change. We publish books, reports, and briefing papers that illuminate critical problems and advance innovative solutions; work at both the national and state level with advocates and policymakers to promote reforms; help to build the capacity and skills of key progressive constituencies; project our values into the media by promoting Demos Fellows and staff in print, broadcast, and Internet venues; and host public events that showcase new ideas and leading progressive voices''. | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 30 November 2009
Demos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. Headquartered in New York City, Demos works with advocates and policymakers around the country in pursuit of four overarching goals:
- a more equitable economy with widely shared prosperity and opportunity;
- a vibrant and inclusive democracy with high levels of voting and civic engagement;
- an empowered public sector that works for the common good;
- and responsible U.S. engagement in an interdependent world.[1]
A multi-issue national organization, Demos combines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change. We publish books, reports, and briefing papers that illuminate critical problems and advance innovative solutions; work at both the national and state level with advocates and policymakers to promote reforms; help to build the capacity and skills of key progressive constituencies; project our values into the media by promoting Demos Fellows and staff in print, broadcast, and Internet venues; and host public events that showcase new ideas and leading progressive voices.
Founders, Barack Obama connection
Demos was founded in 1999 by "social entrepeneur" Charles Halpern who recruited [2]such heavyweights as David Callahan, Rob Fersh, Stephen Heintz, Sara Horowitz, Arnie Miller, David Skaggs, Linda Tarr-Whelan and a then obscure State Senator from Illinois named Barack Obama to help him.
- By 1999, Halpern had assembled a talented working group to develop Demos. Among them were David Callahan, a fellow at the Century Foundation; Rob Fersh, a long-time policy advocate; Stephen Heintz, Vice-President of the East-West Institute; Sara Horowitz, founder of Working Today; Arnie Miller, a leading executive recruiter; Barack Obama, then a state senator from Illinois; David Skaggs, a congressman from Colorado; and Linda Tarr-Whelan, an internationally recognized expert on women and economic development. This working group would eventually form the core of Demos' staff and Board of Trustees.
Relationship to Iinstitute for Policy Studies
Demos is listed[3], on the Institute for Policy Studies website as partner organization of IPS.
Trustees
Current Board of Trustees[4]as of 2009.
Ben Binswanger Chief Operating Officer The Case Foundation
Christine Chen Strategic Alliances USA
Amy Hanauer Executive Director Policy Matters Ohio
Stephen Heintz President Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Sang Ji White & Case, LLC
Van Jones President and Founder Green For All
Clarissa Martinez De Castro Director of Immigration and National Campaigns National Council of La Raza
Wendy Puriefoy President Public Education Network
Miles Rapoport President Demos
Amelia Warren Tyagi Co-founder and COO Business Talent Group
Ruth Wooden President Public Agenda
Trustees on leave
Charles Halpern Founding Board Chair; Emeritus
Ernest Tollerson Director, Policy $ Media Relations Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Demos Fellows
Lew Daly - Director and Senior Fellow
David Callahan - International Program Director; also Demos Co-Founder & Senior Fellow
Robert Kuttner - Distinguished Senior Fellow
Benjamin Barber - Distinguished Senior Fellow
John Schwarz - Distinguished Senior Fellow
Teresa Ghilarducci - Distinguished Senior Fellow
Linda Tarr-Whelan - Distinguished Senior Fellow
Michael Edwards - Distinguished Senior Fellow
Robert Frank - Distinguished Senior Fellow
Sasha Abramsky - Senior Fellow
Rich Benjamin - Senior Fellow
Shari Cohen - Senior Fellow
Jonathan Cohn - Senior Fellow
Allison Fine - Senior Fellow
James Lardner - Senior Fellow
Keesha Middlemass - Senior Fellow
Lorraine Minnite - Senior Fellow
Nomi Prins - Senior Fellow
Beth Shulman - Senior Fellow
Deborah Stone - Senior Fellow
Tova Andrea Wang - Senior Democracy Fellow
Jennifer Wheary - Senior Fellow
Jared Duval - Fellow
Nicole Kazee - Fellow
Chris Rabb - Fellow
Affiliate staff
Building Movement Project
Frances Kunreuther - Project Director
Caroline McAndrews - Director of Leadership & Communications
Trish Tchume - Director of Civic Engagement
Business for Shared Prosperity
Holly Sklar - Director
Chuck Collins - Director of the Tax Program Inequality.org