North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research

Nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institution whose purpose is to study state government policies and practices and to make recommendations for changes. Funded primarily by foundations, the Center issues special reports on major policy questions, publishes a quarterly magazine, and sponsors a yearly symposium or seminar dealing with a specific policy question.

From the description of North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research records, 1975-[ongoing]. WorldCat record id: 26243316

The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research is an independent research and educational institution whose purpose is to study state government policies and practices and to make recommendations for changes in both. The Center is a non profit, non partisan organization, dedicated to improving the dialogue between state government and citizens.

The Center was founded in 1977 with grants from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The founding members were William G. (Gerry) Hancock, Robert W. Spearman, Thomas W. Lambeth, and Joel L. Fleischman. The Center continues to receive most of its funding from the Babcock Foundation, with additional support from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. It also receives funds through various other foundations and through corporate contributions, private memberships, and the sale of Center publications.

Center projects include the issuance of special reports on major policy questions, the publication of a quarterly magazine called North Carolina Insight, and the yearly sponsorship of a symposium or seminar dealing with a specific policy question. Through these projects, the Center strives to foster more active public participation in state government and to make the state more accountable for its own actions.

From the guide to the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research Records, 1975-[ongoing], (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)