Value proposition

Lifting Up What Works

PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity by Lifting Up What Works®.

We seek to deliver and scale results in the following arenas:

Equitable Economy: Promote economic inclusion and ownership to eliminate poverty, shrink inequality, and increase mobility.

Healthy Communities of Opportunity: Create and maintain opportunity-rich communities in all neighborhoods and all regions of the country through strong networks and social capital, equitable development, and infrastructure investments that enable low-income people and communities of color to thrive.

Just Society: Build power and expand agency to ensure that all systems and institutions are just, free of racial bias, and lead to a vibrant democracy where all, especially the most vulnerable, can participate and prosper.

We succeed by weaving together four essential functions:

Advocacy that advances policy change at all levels of government and across sectors.

Applied research and communications that build public and political will for inclusion, justice, and broadly shared prosperity.

Constituency and network engagement that empowers leaders to advance equity.

Implementation capacity that connects local innovations to policy; and provides stakeholders with needed data and tools.

Our work would not be possible without support from a broad array of people, organizations, and communities. Our mission is to advance racial and economic equity by Lifting Up What Works®.

Help achieve policies that can ensure equity for all by lending your support. Your contribution makes Lifting Up What Works® possible and enables us to disseminate our findings and provide strategic guidance to coalitions throughout the country. Help create communities of opportunity where everyone can participate and prosper.

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Equitable Economy, Infrastructure, Transportation, Advocacy, Racial Equity, Housing, Corporate Racial Equity, and Boys and Men of Color