CASCADE POLICY INSTITUTE
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Mission Statement
Cascade Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research and educational organization that focuses on state and local issues in Oregon.
About This Cause
Cascade Policy Institute develops and promotes public policy alternatives that foster individual liberty, personal responsibility, and economic opportunity. Cascade promotes incentives, decentralized decision-making, and market solutions to public policy dilemmas. Through its work, Cascade seeks to foster a society of free and responsible individuals and to reduce government intrusion in the lives of Oregonians. The principles of classical liberalism guide Cascade’s work. Among these principles are: - The recognition of inalienable individual rights and the dignity and worth of every person. - Protection of those rights through the institutions of private property, contract, and the rule of law. - The advocacy of the ideal of voluntarism in human relations, including support for the virtues of the market economy. Cascade Policy Institute advances the values of a free and responsible society by sharing its research with the public, the media, and state and local lawmakers through publications, educational programs, community forums, traditional and social media, and special events. Cascade publishes policy reports, commentaries and op-eds, radio spots, podcasts, donor updates, print newsletters, and e-newsletters covering a variety of topics: education, fiscal policy, the environment, growth management, transportation, rural issues, health care, social services, and more. Cascade hosts events featuring local and national experts and provides volunteer and internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Cascade interns receive a strong foundation in the philosophy of freedom and the chance to research, analyze, and publish their findings on current Oregon policy issues. Cascade hosts the Children’s Scholarship Fund-Oregon, the Oregon partner of the New York-based Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF). CSF and independent local partners like CSF-Oregon provide children of low-income families with tuition assistance in grades K-8 and support expanding educational opportunities for all children. Offering privately funded scholarship assistance to lower-income families, to send their children to the tuition-based schools that they choose, is part of Cascade’s ongoing focus on promoting educational opportunity for Oregon families. Cascade Policy Institute is supported by the generous, voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, and foundations. Cascade does not solicit or accept any government funding. Cascade is a 501(c)(3)(h) nonprofit educational organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by state and federal law.