The Roosevelt Institution At Yale

The Roosevelt Institution is a non-profit, non-partisan national network of campus-based student think tanks. Its members conduct policy research on the pressing political issues facing our world, from environmental protection to equality under the law to trade and taxes. The Roosevelt Institution connects the fruits of that research to the policy process, delivering sound, progressive proposals to policymakers and advocacy groups at all levels of government as it organizes, trains, and empowers the next generation of progressive leaders.

Description:
The founders of the Roosevelt Institution conceived its model to train and empower students in the policymaking process and to affect real change in American politics. These founding members understood the need for a student voice in the policymaking process, from the genesis of ideas in academia to their implementation through local, state and national governments. Since its inception, the Roosevelt Institution has ballooned to almost 7,000 student members nationwide. Together, these students publish numerous policy and research journals, advance dozens of legislative goals, and hold countless meetings, panels and conferences every year.

During the past four years, Roosevelt members have held meetings on Capitol Hill, testified to city councils, and reached out and worked directly in their communities. The model conceived by Roosevelt’s founding members has spawned an organization that is always growing, always evolving, and always looking towards the future.

The Roosevelt Institution is a division of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of their namesakes for future generations. You can learn more about them at www.feri.org.

Contact people:

Lisa Marrone, (email) Seth Extein, (email)

Address:

P.O. Box 204517 New Haven, CT 06520

Web Site: http://www.rooseveltinstitution.org

Last updated on December 9, 2008