Who We Are
The Legislative for Life Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to public policy research, public education, and civic engagement.
Now recruiting:students, researchers, writers, and advocates who want to make a difference in their communities.
See Open RolesMission
We focus on three things: rigorous policy research, plain-language public education, and on-the-ground civic engagement. Our work helps people understand the issues that affect them and gives policymakers practical recommendations grounded in evidence and lived experience.
Vision
Better decisions come from better information. We want every person, whether they hold office or live miles from one, to have access to the research, context, and education they need to take part in the conversations that affect their lives.
The foundation operates through three divisions, each with its own focus and initiatives, all pulling in the same direction.
Our research arm. CPP investigates the issues shaping life in America and beyond, and translates that work into accessible recommendations for policymakers and the public.
Where research meets communities. The Civic Affairs Division runs the foundation's on-the-ground engagement, education, and outreach work.
The team that helps the foundation grow and stay coordinated. Strategy & Communication oversees recruitment, communications, partnerships, and the operations behind everything else.
Every division is actively expanding. Leadership, research, and community roles are open right now.
Browse Open PositionsHow a small group of students became a national foundation for policy research and public education.
The Legislative for Life Foundation started as a simple observation: the most important policy conversations rarely reach the people most affected by them. Research lives in journals, briefings happen behind closed doors, and the people who could benefit most from clear information get the least of it.
We set out to change that. The foundation began with a small group of students and researchers who wanted to make public policy understandable and useful again, not just for the people writing it, but for the communities living with it.
Today, our work is organized around three divisions: the Center for Public Policy, which produces our research; the Civic Affairs Division, which carries that research into communities; and the Strategy & Communication Department, which keeps everything running and growing. We're still small, still volunteer-led, and still firmly nonpartisan. But the work is real, and the team behind it is growing every month.
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Our EIN, employee handbook materials, and other foundation documents available to members live on our Legal & Resources page.
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