Get Involved
We are piloting the PolicyOptions.org initiative through two channels:
- We have been working with faculty on a range of campuses to use the PolicyOptions Issue Brief template as the basis for policy analysis papers being written by their students. We are placing their issue briefs on the PolicyOptionsWiki. Click here for more information.
- We are starting the Trenton PolicyOptions.org pilot site beginning this summer. Below you will find more information on how this process is unfolding.
Meanwhile, we'll also continue to recruit new individuals and organizations interested in this initiative.
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Video tutorials for Using PolicyOptions.org
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Organizing Chronicle
- Summer Research Internship Job Announcement & Application
- Initial Summer Research Workplan
- Issue area themes to begin general research
- Draft letter to set up interviews
- Identifying "The Players"
- Interview questions
- Potential issue brief topics
- Using wiki to organize group notetaking
- Timeline
- Coordination between reporters & analysts
- Assignments for Daily Scan
- Potential for In-Depth News Articles & Interviews
- Studying United Way's Funding Strategy
- Tagline for the PolicyOptions.org | Trenton
- Meet with key individuals in local, county, state govt & non-profits
- Student Intern Research Log: Alessandra Mikic
- Student Intern Research Log: Joshua Blount
- Student Intern Research Log: Michelle Hawkins
- Student Intern Research Log: David Greenblatt
- Daily scan of general & issue-focused of sources for news/resources
- Reporters Manual
- Management Team
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Start-Up Process in Trenton, NJ Pilot