Policy Information Network of New York (PIN-NY)

PIN-NY will be the online gateway to assessed and synthesized policy information related to those New York State policies that are relevant to women and families. PIN-NY will structure policy information through an overview of policy positions, access to research and opinions (including interactive discussion forums), as well as information on pending legislation, policy contacts and events. The site is currently in planning.

MISSION
PIN-NY is a non-partisan public interest site, developed and maintained by a university-based nonprofit research and policy center, the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society.

It is PIN-NY's mission to increase the access, assessment, and synthesis of research and other documents, contact directory information, and events related to New York State policies that are relevant to women and families.

VISION
It is PIN-NY's vision that increased access to quality policy information will result in more informed and more inclusive policy decisions that ultimately lead to improved chances and conditions for women and families in New York State.

GOALS
1. Increased access to policy information
2. Increased assessment of policy information
3. Increased synthesis of policy information

AUDIENCE
PIN-NY's end users are people and organizations involved in the making, influencing, researching, and/or reporting on New York State policies that are relevant to women and families. For instance, PIN-NY's target audience includes advocates, nonprofit staff and board members, policymakers and their staff, university faculty and students, think tank employees, reporters, and media consultants.

ADVISORY BOARD
PIN-NY's advisory board list is available in PDF and MS Word.