Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions

In 2023, the Institute focused on organizational governance, statewide impact, and measuring outcomes. The Institute, in its third year of the three-year Strategic plan (2022-2025), focused on branding, content development, and statewide impact. In accordance with that plan, and to achieve the commitment to statewide impact, the Institute collaborated with four Florida state colleges for the annual grand debate, (eastern Florida state college, hillsborough community college, miami-dade college and polk community college), held programs at hillsborough community college and pasco-hernando state college, and connected with the association of Florida colleges (afc) and the Florida college system activities association (fcsaa). This past year, the Institute engaged with 52 community speakers, collaborated with 16 partners, had 31 press mentions, and increased website users to 10,600 and newsletter subscribers to 7,000. The Institute produced a documentary on congressman bill young, interviewing several of the congressman's colleagues and persons instrumental to the creation of the Institute. The Institute's outreach efforts increased in strength from the continued efforts of the statewide coordinator role to expand the Institute's presence in Florida. Administratively, the Institute acquired general liability and directors, officers & organization liability policies, enhanced transparency with firm policies and financial controls, and cultivated private support and fundraising. The Institute's investment Policy proved robust and yielded significant gains over the past year.