Endow R Street's Office Supplies of Freedom

After two years of serious work and a lot of fun, we at the R Street Institute feel like we've finally joined the big leagues. We've produced widely-circulated papers, hosted conversation-starting events, and increased our footprint in DC and in the states.

To celebrate our motley crew becoming a going concern, we've decided to do what grown-up think tanks do and create some endowed chairs, and we'd like you to endow them! But don't worry -- like everything else with R Street, this isn't your typical endowment opportunity. While we do plan to grow in the coming year, these chairs won't cost you $1,000,000 over the next two years. Rather, we'd like you to make your mark on R Street by simply endowing our chairs. And just about everything else in our office.

So now's your chance! We've listed many items from our office, and the winner for each item can name it whatever they want. Yes, you read that correctly -- if you want Andrew to come in each day and sit in the "I love the Marketplace Fairness Act Chair for the Study of Internet Taxation," you can do that!

The auction will last one week, after which the names of our items and their benefactors will be announced. Don't let someone outbid you in this once in a lifetime opportunity! After all, most of you live in one of America's most expensive cities and work for nonprofits -- when are you going to get the chance to endow a chair again?

The R Street Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, public policy research organization. Our mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government.

We work extensively on both state and national policy, focusing on issues that other groups tend to neglect. Our specialty is in tackling issues that are complex, but don’t necessarily grab major headlines. These are the areas where we think we can have a real impact.

We believe free markets work better than the alternatives. At the same time, we recognize the legislative process calls out for practical responses to current problems. Toward that end, our motto is “Free markets. Real solutions.”