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Building a Sustainable Model for Promoting Evidence-Based Youth and Family Policy

The goal of the project is to develop a sustainability plan for the Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars, whose mission is to strengthen family policy by connecting state policymakers with research knowledge.

This project will (a) analyze staff responsibilities and tasks to determine ways to better use existing personnel; (b) assess the effectiveness of the Institute’s promotional material and offer suggestions for maximizing their impact; and (c) examine the Institute’s fundraising budget and needs.

About This Grant

Principal Investigator Karen Bogenschneider, University Of Wisconsin, Madison
Co-Principal Investigator Kristen Shook Slack, University Of Wisconsin, Madison
Grant Period January 2011 – December 2012
Programs Capacity-Building and Communications
Focus Areas Connecting Research / Policy / Practice
Topics Public Policy Broadly
Grant Amount
$200,000.00

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