Progressive Policy Institute

The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) was established in 1989 "and after the 1992 election gained notoriety as 'Bill Clinton's idea mill.'" and a proponent of the Third Way. PPI is the think tank of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), founded in 1985 by PPI's President, Will Marshall, and counts among its past chairs former President Bill Clinton, Congressman Richard Gephardt, and Senator Joseph I. Lieberman. 

Mission
"The Progressive Policy Institute is a catalyst for political change. Its mission is to modernize progressive politics and government for the Information Age. Leaving behind the stale left-right debates of the industrial era, PPI is a prolific source of 'Third Way' thinking that is shaping the emerging politics of the 21st century." 

Personnel

 * Will Marshall, Founder and President
 * Robert Atkinson, Vice President, PPI
 * Paul Weinstein, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, PPI

Funding
Media Transparency lists PPI as receiving nine grants totalling $350,000 from nine grants over the 1997 to 2002 originating from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. 

The conservative Capital Research Centre database lists PPI's funding as comprising:

2001

 * Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation $100,000 2001
 * AT&T Foundation $40,000 2001
 * Eli Lilly & Company Foundation $25,000 2001
 * Prudential Foundation $15,000 2001
 * Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation $10,000 2001

2000

 * AT&T Foundation $40,000 2000
 * Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund, Inc. $25,000 2000
 * Eastman Kodak Charitable Trust $16,000 2000

1999

 * AT&T Foundation $40,000 1999
 * Prudential Foundation $15,000 1999
 * Georgia-Pacific Foundation $10,000 1999

1998

 * AT&T Foundation $50,000 1998
 * Ameritech $25,000 1998
 * Chevron $10,0001998

1994-1997

 * BP Foundation, Inc. (formerly BP Amoco Foundation, Inc.) contributed $10,000 in each of 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.

1994

 * Eastman Kodak Charitable Trust $5,000 1994

Contact details
Democratic Leadership Council & Progressive Policy Institute 600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Suite 400 Washington, DC 20003 DLC Phone: (202) 546-0007 PPI Phone: (202) 547-0001 DLC Fax: (202) 544-5002 PPI Fax: (202) 544-5014 Website http://www.ppionline.org Weblog http://www.eduwonk.com/

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Third Way
 * Third Way Foundation
 * Third Way organization
 * Fred Siegel - Senior fellow
 * Robert J. Shapiro - cofounder

Profiles

 * NeoCon Europe page on Progressive Policy Institute.
 * Rightweb profile on the Progressive Policy Institute.