Social Science

TO BE A CATALYST FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY APPLYING BUSINESS EXPERTISE AND NETWORK CONNECTIONS TO AID IN THE FORMATION AND PROFITABLE GROWTH OF COMPANIES IN THE GREATER ROCHESTER AND FINGER LAKES REGION.

THE MISSION OF RESEARCH FOR ACTION, INC. (RFA) IS TO ENGAGE IN AND USE RESEARCH AS THE BASIS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.

RESEARCH AND FORESTRY DATA

WISR OFFERS INDIVIDUALIZED BA, MA AND PHD DEGREE PROGRAMS FOR WORKING ADULTS IN SOCIAL SERVICE, EDUCATION AND COUNSELING FIELDS.

TO FURTHER BY RESEARCH, TEST, MEASUREMENTS, PUBLICATION AND TEACHING, AN UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN BEINGS AND OF THEIR ACTIONS, BOTH AS INDIVIDUALS AND IN GROUPS, TO MAKE THE RESULTS THEREOF AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL IS AN INDEPENDENT, INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. IT FOSTERS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, NURTURES NEW GENERATIONS OF SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, DEEPENS HOW INQUIRY IS PRACTICED WITHIN AND ACROSS DISCIPLINES, AND MOBILIZES NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE ON IMPORTANT PUBLIC ISSUES.

IDEAS42 USES BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE - THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR - TO IMPROVE LIVES, BUILD BETTER SYSTEMS, AND DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. WE WORK ACROSS MUTUALLY REINFORCING ISSUE AREAS INCLUDING: PROMOTING ACCESS TO QUALITY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE, ADVANCING ECONOMIC AND LEGAL JUSTICE, AND STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE FOSTERS OPTIMAL HEALTH, EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTS AND SYSTEMS THAT ARE SUSTAINABLE AND JUST FOR ALL - ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH THE LEAST.

TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELDS OF INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, POPULATION HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES.

JUST CAPITAL'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A MORE JUST ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL AMERICANS BY HELPING COMPANIES IMPROVE HOW THEY SERVE ALL THEIR STAKEHOLDERS - WORKERS, CUSTOMERS, COMMUNITIES, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SHAREHOLDERS - AS DEFINED BY THE PUBLIC.

THE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY (IHEP) WORKS TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND JUST SOCIETY THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. WE DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES AND GENERATIONAL IMPACT FOR COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED BASED ON RACE, ETHNICITY, OR INCOME. WE PURSUE THIS CHANGE THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELD ENGAGEMENT. IHEP'S WORK IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND PRACTICE-ORIENTED RESEARCH TO GUIDE EDUCATION LEADERS. THROUGH STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ADVOCACY, WE ENSURE OUR RESEARCH AND SOLUTIONS REACH DECISIONMAKERS WHO DEVELOP POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUES FACING HIGHER EDUCATION. IHEP PROMOTES OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING FOCUS AREAS:

THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH IS TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AND TO ASSIST OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.

LAST YEAR, INTELLIGENCE SQUARED U.S. RENAMED THE ORGANIZATION AND REBRANDED TO THE OPEN TO DEBATE FOUNDATION TO ENGAGE BROADER AUDIENCES IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO ADDRESS EXTREME POLARIZATION THROUGH DEBATE. IN ADDITION TO REPOSITIONING THE ORGANIZATION IN THE MARKET WITH A MORE ACCESSIBLE NAME, OPEN TO DEBATE PRODUCES A WEEKLY SERIES OF PROVOCATIVE AND INFORMATIVE DEBATES ONLINE AND AT LIVE VENUES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE GOALS OF THIS INITIATIVE ARE (1) TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON OUR MOST DIVISIVE ISSUES, (2) TO PROVIDE A WEEKLY FORUM FOR INTELLIGENT DISCUSSION, GROUNDED IN CIVIL DIALOGUE, FACTS AND INFORMED BY REASONED ANALYSIS, (3) TO TRANSCEND THE TOXICALLY EMOTIONAL AND THE REFLEXIVELY IDEOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS THAT ARE DIVIDING AMERICANS, (4) TO ENCOURAGE RECOGNITION THAT UNDERSTANDING OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IS WHAT CAN BUILD EMPATHY AND BRIDGE THE DIVIDE, AND (5) TO ENGAGE AMERICAN CITIZENS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN FAIR AND BALANCE DEBATE.

MYERS & BRIGGS FOUNDATION'S MISSION, AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS TO EXTEND AND TEACH THE ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE C.G. JUNG'S THEORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TYPES, WHICH SHOWS HOW OUR DIFFERENCES IN EXPERIENCING EVENTS AND MAKING DECISIONS CAN BE VALUABLE RATHER THAN DIVISIVE AND CAN BE USED CONSTRUCTIVELY TO PROMOTE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, TO MANAGE CONFLICT, AND TO INCREASE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING WORLDWIDE.

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TO GROW TRIBAL ECONOMIES BY STRENGTHENING TRIBAL FINANCE.

As a research and policy development institute, the organization conducts original research, produces reports and promotes public dialog that addresses important economic and civic problems, and proposes new policies to help resolve those problems.

THE SOCIETY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND ITS MAIN ACTIVITIES ARE SPONSORING AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, PUBLISHING THE JOURNALS COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND TOPICS, AND PROMOTING RESEARCH INTERACTIONS ACROSS TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES.

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS IS A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY WHOSE MEMBERS USE A WIDE VARIETY OF THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ADDRESS A BROAD RANGE OF LANGUAGE-RELATED ISSUES THAT AFFECT INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY. THE MISSION OF AAAL IS TO FACILITATE THE ADVANCEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THESE LANGUAGE-RELATED ISSUES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY.

TO PROMOTE, CULTIVATE, AND INTEGRATE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES THROUGH RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, ANNUAL MEETINGS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS, INFORMATION, AND OPINION.

The organization was created to promote charitable, scientific and educational activities in the textile, chemical and related sciences.

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