Several of us from Atlas are currently at the State Policy  Network’s Annual Meeting in Asheville, NC, a gathering of free market think tanks from across the United States. The mix of policy and hands on discussions can be useful for anyone running a think tank. Luckily, SPN is live streaming much of the event [...]

Often, when we meet with new organizations, one of the first things we suggest to them is that they attend a Resource Bank style meeting, whether it be Liberty Forum, the African Resource Bank or the Economic Freedom Network meetings in Asia. These meetings allow you to meet and network with organizations operating in your [...]

Lawrence Reed, current president of the Foundation of Economic Education, many of you probably know him as the executive director of the Mackinac Center which he led for 20 years, has an excellent article in FEE’s publication, The Freeman, ” Two Cheers for Transparency.”
This article highlights efforts by think tanks across the United States to [...]

The Evergreen Freedom Foundation (WA) won the first-ever SPNovation award for their documentary, Flunked. The SPNovation award is given by the State Policy Network (SPN) for innovative publications, websites, marketing campaigns, fundraising or outreach efforts, programs, events or any other innovative undertakings by think tanks.
The winning documentary, Flunked, takes a realistic view of America’s failing [...]

At this years Atlas Liberty Forum, in Philadelphia Nicole Williams who works with the State Policy Network, spoke on a panel about incorporating ” New Media” projects into your organizations work. Nicole offers some of the newest tools for reaching a wider audience, and gives advice about how to best to make these types of [...]

 

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Sandstorms, monsoon rains and afternoon temperatures reaching 99 degrees did not dissaude close to 500 participants from over 170 organizations from convening in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the State Policy Network’s (SPN) Education Summit and 16th Annual Meeting. From September 10-12, participants discussed think tank development and ‘best practices’ and engaged in conversations in the areas [...]

From September 10-12, 2008, the State Policy Network will be hosting their 16th Annual Meeting and K-12 Education Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. With over 350 attendees from 170+ organizations expected to attend, these meetings are some of the most important networking and training events for the state-based, free market public policy community. This year’s meeting [...]

Last year the State Policy Network was housed within the Atlas Office, to celebrate their new location they would like to invite you to enjoy an Open House at their offices on Wednesday August 6th.
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