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RAND Policy Circle – Keeping RAND at the Cutting Edge

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Members of the RAND Policy Circle invest annually in keeping RAND at the cutting edge. Their philanthropic support for RAND enables us to take on issues that are too big, too controversial, or too little understood for conventional client-sponsored research. And their support helps RAND attract and retain researchers – prominent experts in their fields - who strive to make a difference through their work.

RAND invites Policy Circle members to build a relationship with RAND and with our talented, dedicated researchers who are shaping policy in the United States and abroad.

Innovator Circle ($1,000 - $4,999)

  • Invitations to all RAND Policy Circle events
  • Invitations to small roundtables and other off-the-record sessions with RAND scholars and current and former policymakers from around the world
  • Reserved priority seating at RAND Policy Circle events
  • A subscription to RAND Review — published three times annually to cover the big issues with an eye for the important details — and the RAND Catalog
  • A subscription to RAND News Bulletin — a monthly email update on RAND's newest research and latest impacts on the policy scene
  • Recognition in RAND Annual Report and at www.rand.org

Groundbreaker Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)

  • Invitations to RAND's Start Smart breakfasts – a RAND scholar discusses issues in the news with 10-15 Groundbreakers
  • Early notification of limited participation events such as RAND's biennial Politics Aside retreat
  • All of the benefits of the Innovator Circle

Trailblazer Circle ($10,000 - $29,999)

  • Complimentary RAND publications, sent upon Trailblazer request
  • Participation in one “affiliate” — join fellow Trailblazers interested in a particular policy area (e.g., international affairs, child policy and family) and work with senior RAND scholars to develop their research agenda and participate in briefings on research in progress
  • Invitation for private tour of RAND's award-winning and Gold LEED certified Santa Monica campus
  • All of the benefits of the Innovator and Groundbreaker Circles

Visionary Circle ($30,000 and up)

  • Visionaries are welcome to designate a gift to support a particular research priority
  • Regular meetings with researchers active in the donor's priority area
  • Invitations to participate in RAND advisory board meetings and social events
  • Opportunity to engage RAND researchers for an event in your home or office
  • All the benefits of the Innovator, Groundbreaker and Trailblazer Circles

For more information please call 1-800-757-4618 or email Tamara_Keough@RAND.org.

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