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Do not fill this in! === Research and non-profit organizations === {{Category see also|Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.}} [[File:"The Conservative Sensibility" event at AEI.jpg|thumb|A panel discussion at the [[American Enterprise Institute]], one of D.C.'s many think tanks]] Washington, D.C., is a leading center for national and international research organizations, especially [[think tank]]s engaged in public policy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=think_tanks&emci=9f8b1916-7161-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&emdi=71ad824c-7761-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&ceid=22832|title=2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report|last=McGann|first=James|date=January 28, 2021|work=University of Pennsylvania|access-date=February 28, 2022|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228175616/https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=think_tanks&utm_medium=email&emci=9f8b1916-7161-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&emdi=71ad824c-7761-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&ceid=22832|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2020, 8% of the country's think tanks are headquartered in the city, including many of the largest and most widely cited;<ref>{{cite web |last=Luxner |first=Larry |date=February 5, 2021 |title=DC-based organizations dominate 2020 list of world's top think tanks |url=https://washdiplomat.com/dc-based-organizations-dominate-2020-list-of-worlds-top-think-tanks/#:~:text=Washington%2Dbased%20think%20tanks%20among,for%20American%20Progress%2C%20or%20CAP%20( |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228175631/https://washdiplomat.com/dc-based-organizations-dominate-2020-list-of-worlds-top-think-tanks/#:~:text=Washington%2Dbased%20think%20tanks%20among,for%20American%20Progress%2C%20or%20CAP%20( |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |work=Washington Diplomat}}</ref> these include the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]], [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]], [[Peterson Institute for International Economics]], [[The Heritage Foundation]], and [[Urban Institute]].<ref>[https://guides.library.upenn.edu/c.php?g=1035991&p=7509974 "Public Policy Research Think Tanks 2019"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203154727/https://guides.library.upenn.edu/c.php?g=1035991&p=7509974 |date=December 3, 2022 }}, [[University of Pennsylvania]]</ref> D.C. is home to many non-profit organizations that engage with issues of domestic and global importance by conducting advanced research, running programs, or public advocacy. Among these organizations are the [[UN Foundation]], [[Human Rights Campaign]], [[Amnesty International]], and the [[National Endowment for Democracy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.ned.org/contact/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY |language=en-US |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319194919/https://www.ned.org/contact/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Major medical research institutions include the [[MedStar Washington Hospital Center]] and the [[Children's National Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2010 |title=Top 200 Chief Executive Officers of the Major Employers in the District of Columbia 2009 |url=http://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/publication/attachments/DOES_Top200.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115081218/http://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/publication/attachments/DOES_Top200.pdf |archive-date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=September 6, 2012 |publisher=D.C. Department of Employment Services}}</ref> The city is the country's primary location for international development firms, many of which contract with the D.C.-based [[United States Agency for International Development]] (USAID), the U.S. federal government's aid agency. The [[American Red Cross]], a humanitarian agency focused on emergency relief, is also headquartered in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charity Navigator - Rating for American Red Cross |url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/530196605 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.charitynavigator.org |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119120209/https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/530196605 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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