Who Are We?
CORNERSTONE POLICY RESEARCH AND CORNERSTONE-ACTION are both non-partisan, nonprofit advocacy and education organizations dedicated to the preservation of strong families, limited government and free enterprise. We believe that the traditional family is the fundamental building block of any healthy society, and as such, deserves to be protected and strengthened.
Cornerstone-Action and Cornerstone Policy Research are both tax-exempt organizations. Though for tax purposes, Cornerstone-Action, as the legislative arm, has been designated a 501c4 by the IRS, while Cornerstone Policy Research has been designated a 501c3.
As one of 37 designated Family Policy Councils, Cornerstone conducts policy analysis, promotes responsible and informed citizenship, facilitates strategic leadership involvement, and influences public opinion.
What services do we perform?
Cornerstone-Action and Cornerstone Policy Research provide an array of research and advocacy services to policy makers, members of the media, faith-based organizations, and the general populous including:
• providing evidence-based testimony and detailed analysis at legislative hearings
• providing media outlets with timely press releases with commentary on pertinent topics
• providing policy makers and the general public with on-going educational seminars, resources, white-papers, and internet commentaries on issues pertaining to the family
• providing the most up-to-date information to our members utilizing e-services through our website, e-newsletter, and blogging
• enhancing citizen involvement and advocacy through our “Action-Alerts” technology, which not only allows for up-to-the-minute information via the web, but instantly connects our members to their elected officials
• enhance public outreach through tv ads, newspaper ads, radio spots, phone surveys, generating on-line petitions, “post-card” campaigns, facilitating State House rallies, and the dissemination of voter guides and voter score cards
• facilitating leadership involvement by establishing professional advisory boards to provide counsel and influence, forming strategic coalitions with like-minded organizations, and outreach to the leadership and members within faith-based communities
• living out our mission by sponsoring, promoting and performing community and state-wide work to foster a movement to affirm and strengthen families
What are the desired outcomes we seek?
Cornerstone believes that one person can make a difference in his or her community. In our
democratic-republic form of government, public policies essentially stem from the values, attitudes,
and behavior of people and institutions. Therefore, changing laws without changing the hearts,
minds and lives of people proves futile. We believe that influence over hearts and minds are
earned by compassion in service, wisdom in relationships, and intellectual excellence
in persuasion.
Stemming from this belief, it is the goal of Cornerstone to influence policy debate, both in public
discourse and in the halls of the legislature. We believe that an educated public will result in the
election of public officials to ensure that policies detrimental to the traditional family
structure are defeated, while policies that strengthen the family unit are promoted
and adopted.
In addition to this, Cornerstone is committed to living out its core beliefs by promoting and
sponsoring community events throughout the State, that aim to foster a spirit of collaboration
and involvement, awareness through education, and strengthen the bonds of family togetherness.