Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action
Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action "is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization committed to building an America that achieves its highest democratic ideals. We believe this requires a democracy that is robust and inclusive, with high levels of electoral participation and civic engagement; an economy where prosperity and opportunity are broadly shared and disparity is reduced; and a strong and effective public sector with the capacity to plan for the future and provide for the common good. Founded in 2000, Demos? work combines research with advocacy-melding the commitment to ideas of a think tank with the organizing strategies of an advocacy group." [1]
- Heather C. McGhee - President
- Miles Rapoport - Former President (for other staff details) (Stephen B. Heintz was the founding president)
- Steven Carbo serves as Director of the Democracy Program
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Funding
"Demos' start-up has been made possible by nearly $4 million in funding by major foundations, including the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Carnegie Corporation."
Board of Trustees
Accessed January 2015: [1]
- Amelia Warren Tyagi, chair
- Amy Hanauer
- Gina Glantz
- Connie Cagampang Heller
- Mark Alexander
- Janet Dewart Bell
- Janet McCune Edwards
- Robert Franklin
- Joshua Fryday
- Van Jones
- Clarissa Martínez-De-Castro
- Heather McGhee
- Mary Mountcastle
- Rashad Robinson
- Janet Shenk
- Adele Simmons
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- Charles R. Halpern - Founding Board Chair Emeritus
- Ernest Tollerson (on leave)
Former Trustees
- Stephen Heintz - Board Chair
- Ernest Tollerson - Vice-Chair And Treasurer
- Ben Binswanger
- Christine Chen
- Robert Franklin
- Jehmu Greene
- Amy Hanauer
- Sara Horowitz
- Eric Liu
- Clarissa Martinez De Castro
- Arnie Miller
- Spencer Overton
- Wendy Puriefoy
- David Skaggs
- Amelia Warren Tyagi
- Ruth Wooden
- Charles R. Halpern - Founding Board Chair Emeritus
Contact
- Web: http://www.demos.org
External links
- "Miles Rapoport Named President of Demos, New Public Policy Network", March 6, 2001.
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
- Linda Tarr-Whelan is a distinguished senior fellow
- David Callahan - cofounder
