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Contributions At Work
RAND's philanthropic supporters are invested in making a difference; in helping to find effective, enduring solutions to complex and often urgent problems; and in ensuring that the policy research they support makes an impact. A politically and ideologically diverse group, our supporters are united in the conviction that making the world safer, healthier, and more prosperous for all requires setting politics aside and focusing on the kind of objective, nonpartisan, unbiased evidence of what works that RAND research is uniquely positioned to deliver.
In 2008, donor-supported research
- suggested an alternative to the heretofore unsuccessful "war on terror" approach to combating al Qa'ida by analyzing the ways prior terrorist groups have been defeated
- provided evidence-based guidance to corporate America on realizing the full benefits of diversity in the workplace, such as enhanced productivity, profitability, and overall job satisfaction
- explored the potential for and implications of radicalization and extremism among young Muslims in the prison environment
- developed approaches for strengthening emergency preparedness systems and improving their reliability
- helped countries in the Middle East address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st-century global economy
- conducted a comprehensive comparison of Chinese and Indian health systems to understand how the world's most populous countries are faring when it comes to health outcomes, delivering care, and financing.
The Rockwell Policy Analysis Prize
In 2008, the generosity and vision of RAND alum Marshall ("Tom") Rockwell enabled us to establish the Rockwell Policy Analysis Prize. The prize fund will provide seed money each year for innovative research in service of the public good that promises to advance what is currently known about a policy issue, technology, or methodology. The first Rockwell Policy Analysis Prize—for a study on delivery pathways for genetic testing interventions for common diseases—was awarded to Maren Scheuner, Tanya Bentley, Elisa Eiseman, Stuart Olmsted, and Steven Wooding—a multidisciplinary RAND team that includes geneticists, natural scientists, and an economist. The team aims to translate some of the historic advances being made in understanding of the human genome into actual improvements in ordinary medical care. Rockwell helped launch RAND Health, a research division of RAND, in 1968 and served as its first director before pursuing opportunities in the private sector. He attributes much of his post-RAND success to the methods and insights he learned while at RAND. "Through this prize, I want to encourage and reward the kind of forward-looking analysis that is critical to solving the world's toughest problems and which RAND has always been uniquely situated to deliver."
2008 Rockwell Policy Analysis Prize Recipients:
Maren Scheuner, Tanya Bentley, Elisa Eiseman, Stuart Olmsted, and Steven Wooding
The RAND President's Fund: Investment in People and Ideas
This research in the public interest was supported by RAND, using discretionary funds made possible by the generosity of RAND's donors and the fees earned on client-funded research.
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