The National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) was established in 1982 as the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in New York City, United States as a non-profit and nonpartisan policy center focusing on critical Latino policy issues.
Between 1999 and 2005, the Institute entered into a strategic alliance with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) (currently called Latino-Justice PRLDEF) during which it functioned as the Fund’s policy research arm. In November 2005, the Institute returned to its independent status and changed its name to the National Institute for Latino Policy. The name change more accurately reflected the national scope and pan-Latino nature of its work.
The National Institute for Latino Policy focuses on developing local as well as national strategies to advocate for Latino community needs, and in this way complements the work of existing national Latino organizations. NiLP's strategies include the creative use of the Internet to disseminate critical information and to mobilize constituencies. It hosts The NiLP Network on Latino Issues, one of the most influential online communities of Latino leaders in the United States. It also coordinates the Latino Census Network and the Latino Voting Rights Network, both online informational networks of Latino community advocates.
Read more about National Institute For Latino Policy: Background, Organizational Timeline 1982−2012, Board of Directors
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