Request for Proposals

We invite you to help us fully explore all areas of public policy by writing for us in one of several ways.

1. Profile Your Work or Submit Existing Research

If you have published, are about to publish, have read, or even just recall reading a paper or report that impacts one of our priority areas of research and is relevant to Northern Ontario, let us know. We are happy to profile the work of others.
Please note, that in assessing whether to republish or promote these existing resources we will use the same criteria that we use in assessing whether to commission new work, namely:

  • Does the paper present, expand or utilize sound evidentiary data?
  • Does it enhance our collective ability to measure not only where we have been, but where we are going, and whether policy interventions are even making a difference – for good or ill?
  • Does it use that data to focus policy advice on ways to build SUSTAINABLE community capacity? Or enhance the sustainability of existing capacity? We need to be clear on the costs and the benefits of our actions, even where they do not, should not, or cannot be perfectly balanced. Our goal, however, should always be to enhance our ability to pay for the services we have collectively decided we need.
  • Does it focus on enhancing self-sufficiency (of individuals, communities, sub-regions and the region as a whole)? Not necessarily achieving self-sufficiency, but enhancing it. Helping people and communities maximize their capacity to contribute to their own well-being and the well-being of others.

2. Propose a Paper

Northern Policy Institute is pleased to call for specific paper proposals in the categories listed below. This section will update regularly, so you should check back often.

 

Measurement

There are currently no requests for proposals. Check back regularly for updates.  

 

Community Capacity

There are currently no requests for proposals. Check back regularly for updates.  

 

Self-Sufficiency

There are currently no requests for proposals. Check back regularly for updates.  

 

Proposals should include:

  • A clear statement of your intended approach to the question at hand and why it is on par with, if not superior to, other alternative approaches
  • A preliminary assessment of the data available to support the analysis, or a statement of the expected enhancement to our collective evidence based understanding of the issue upon completion of the work
  • An estimate of the time needed to complete the work
  • Identification of any assistance you will require from NPI or NPI staff (research assistance, data purchase, access to specialized software or analytical tools, etc)
  • A statement of your qualifications and the assets you (or your team) bring to the issue at hand (research capacity, access to specialty data, access to specialized software or analytical tools, etc)
  • A statement of your expected fee