Press Release: Carnegie Corporation of New York Award Positions fp21 to Advance a New Model for Foreign Policy
Ryan Dukeman, Communications Director & Senior Fellow, Ryan@fp21.org
Date: Aug 19, 2021
We are proud to announce that Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded fp21 a grant to fund general operations. This funding marks the first institutional support for fp21, launched as an all-volunteer operation in September 2020. The grant will support fp21’s mission to transform the processes and institutions of U.S. foreign policy.
“Carnegie Corporation of New York is among the most well-respected and reputable foundations in this space, and their support validates our belief that achieving progress on the international challenges we all care about will require upgrading the processes and institutions of U.S. foreign policy. Simply put, yesterday’s tools are not up to the task of solving today’s problems,” said fp21 founder and CEO Dan Spokojny. “What makes fp21 unique is our proactive focus on how policy is made rather than reacting to today’s crisis.”
fp21 is an independent, nonpartisan think tank and a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. fp21’s network comprises more than two dozen foreign policy practitioners and researchers with decades of experience across government, think tanks, and the private sector.
fp21 advocates for a new culture of U.S. foreign policy that uses evidence, robust analysis, and evidence in decision-making processes, learns from successes and failures, and recruits, trains, and promotes a diverse, merit-driven staff. With the Biden team talking about revitalizing diplomacy, fp21 brings concrete, innovative ideas to high-level policymakers to shape the agenda.
Spokojny added, “This funding will take our all-volunteer organization to the next level. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.’”
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