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| Abbreviation | LI |
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| Formation | 1979 (46 years ago) (1979) |
| Founder | Morton Blackwell |
| Founded at | Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | Education |
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Region served | United States |
President | Morton Blackwell |
Chairman | Morton Blackwell |
| Revenue | $45 million[1] (2023) |
| Expenses | $51.6 million[1] (2023) |
| Website | leadershipinstitute |
TheLeadership Institute is a501(c)(3)non-profit organization located inArlington, Virginia, that teaches "political technology."[2] The institute was founded in 1979 by conservative activistMorton Blackwell. Its mission is to "increase the number and effectiveness of conservative activists" and to "identify, train, recruit and placeconservatives inpolitics,government, andmedia".[3]
The Leadership Institute offers 44 types of training seminars at its Arlington headquarters, around the United States, and occasionally in foreign countries.[4] In 2014, the Institute trained 18,182.[5] Since its 1979 founding, the Leadership Institute has trained more than 161,271 students. Alumni includeGrover Norquist,Ralph Reed,Jeff Gannon, SenatorMitch McConnell, Vice PresidentMike Pence,James O'Keefe, new members of the 113th Congress, and elected officials in all 50 states.[6]
The Leadership Institute's mission is to increase the number and effectiveness of conservative activists and leaders in the public policy process. To accomplish this, the Institute identifies, recruits, trains, and places conservatives in government, politics, and the media.[7]
Founded in 1979 by its president, Morton C. Blackwell, the Leadership Institute (LI) teaches conservatives the nuts and bolts of how to succeed in the public policy process. The Institute strives to produce a new generation of public policy leaders unwavering in their commitment to free enterprise, limited government, strong national defense, and traditional values. Institute graduates are equipped with practical skills and professional training to implement sound principles through effective public policy.[8]
The Leadership Institute is a member of the advisory board ofProject 2025,[9] a collection ofconservative andright-wing policy proposals fromthe Heritage Foundation to reshape theUnited States federal government and consolidateexecutive power should theRepublican nominee win the2024 presidential election.[10]
Campus Reform is LI's news website focused onhigher education. The online publication's news offerings often highlight incidents of what it considers to be liberal bias on American college campuses.[11]
Most important, in its view, it had scored 15 "victories" — a term it applies to any situation in which a college changes a policy, fires someone, or otherwise responds to concerns raised by the reporting on its site.
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