Program areas at The Heritage Foundation
(see schedule o)educational programs:the Heritage Foundation ("thf or "The Foundation") hosts events and sponsors programs to educate government officials, The academic community, journalists, and The general public on topics ranging from The founding fathers and civil society to political philosophy and legal principles. In 2020, thf's lectures and seminars program produced 157 live and virtual public events, attracting 22,581 attendees. Thf's virtual resource bank convened conservative movement leaders, policy experts, activists, and donors for year-round policy discussions through webinars and virtual roundtables, reaching over 1,600 live views and almost 50,000 total views including views of archived recordings. Thf's intern program hosted 75 interns in a fully remote work-study experience. 389 young professionals participated in thf's new online educational series, The academy. Thf's government relations hosted 97 policy briefing events in 2020 with participation from 228 unique congressional offices. Participants included members of congress legislative staffers, communications directors, and chiefs of staff. Additional information is available in our 2020 annual report, available online at httpswwwheritageorgarticletheheri...
(see schedule o)media and government relations:the Heritage Foundation distributes its research products to members of congress, congressional staff, policymakers in The executive branch of The federal government, state officials, journalists, members of The academic community, other non-profit organizations, The general public, and donors. The Heritage Foundation conducts hundreds of briefings for domestic and international officials, policymakers, experts, and lawmakers and their staff on issues ranging from federal spending and unfunded liabilities to homeland security, tax, and health policy. In 2020, thf published 112 issue briefs, 112 backgrounders, 21 legal memoranda, and 21 special reports. Thf delivered 18 congressional testimonies. Thf's analysts made over 3,400 radio and television appearances in 2020 and earned over 1,700 op-ed placements in major print and online media outlets. Thf sent out a daily newsletter, "The morning bell," to over 401,000 subscribers, a newsletter, "The agenda" to over 223,000 subscribers, and published hundreds of articles through The Foundation's digital news publications. Thf held 21 regional donor events. Thf's social media platforms had 3.6 million fans and followers and its websites heritage.org and dailysignal.com had 68.8 million total visitor sessions. Heritage and daily signal videos received 46.9 million views.additional information is available in our 2020 annual report, available online at httpswwwheritageorgarticletheheri...
(see schedule o)public policy research:the Heritage Foundation produces hundreds of research papers annually, including issue briefs, blog posts, fact sheets, backgrounders, guides, and books addressing a broad range of economic, domestic, defense, foreign, and social policy issues. These publications analyze both current public policies and alternative policy recommendations for substance and merit. The results of our research are available in print format and at no charge through our website, which is visited by millions. Additional information is available in our 2020 annual report, available online at httpswwwheritageorgarticletheheri...